Michigan State Budget

Michigan Senate lawmakers discussed expanding the state’s Amber alert system to cover older and vulnerable adults in committee Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

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

President Donald Trump is reposting Republican claims about Michigan’s state budget on social media. Colin Jackson has more.

Officials are coordinating efforts to fight back against the House GOP eliminating state funding for arts and culture programs. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

With the school year already underway, the failure of state lawmakers to pass an education budget is placing schools that depend on funding for many critical programs in a state of uncertainty. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to Ypsilanti Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross about the anxiety felt by educators and administrators over what to expect from state lawmakers who have until October 1 to agree on a state budget or risk a government shutdown.

Negotiations continued Wednesday in an effort to end the budget impasse at the state Capitol. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The lieutenant governor and some Lansing lawmakers passed out lunches to elementary school students on Tuesday in the capital city. Colin Jackson has more.

State Senator Jeff Irwin says he’s scared what will happen if the state government shuts down on October 1st due to no state budget being passed. It’s already affecting the universal free breakfast and lunch programs in Washtenaw County and across the state. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Superintendent Jazz Parks says, unless a budget passes with the funding included, the program will end October 1. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

With just over a month before Michigan faces a government shutdown due a lack of a state budget, some local legislators are asking people to take action. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.