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State officials say they’re looking for answers as to whether more could have been done to track and prepare for storms and tornadoes last week that caused at least four deaths. We have more from Rick Pluta.

On Tuesday, the Michigan House approved a more than $150 million spending bill to work on runways at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard base. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan officials Wednesday unveiled an $88.1 billion proposal for the next state budget. Rick Pluta and Colin Jackson have more in this joint report.

The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday evening to restore most of the funding that a House committee had canceled last week. As Colin Jackson explains, the Senate vote is the first step toward potentially undoing budget cuts by a House committee that bypassed the Senate and governor by using a rarely invoked section of state law.

Bipartisan Michigan bills to have earmarks publicly listed and discussed before being included in the budget moved out of a state Senate committee Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

More than two days past the deadline, the Michigan Legislature met into the early morning to finally approve a bipartisan $80 billion budget for the new fiscal year. Rick Pluta reports.

The state Legislature is giving itself another seven days to finalize a new state budget. We have more from Colin Jackson and Rick Pluta in this joint report.

The Michigan Senate passed a resolution Monday aimed at budget transparency as part of a dash for the Legislature to wrap up a budget deal before the new fiscal year begins Wednesday. Colin Jackson and Rick Pluta have more in this joint report.

This is a big week in Lansing as lawmakers return to the Capitol to vote on a new state budget just ahead of the constitutional deadline. Rick Pluta reports.

Michigan Senate Democrats are sharing their thoughts on what it will take to fund roads in the upcoming state budget. Colin Jackson has more.