Michigan State Budget Office

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.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has set a Friday hearing on whether to block an official opinion that restored $645 million in grants for projects that were abruptly cut by a GOP-controlled state House committee. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a formal opinion Wednesday that reverses budget cuts enacted last month by the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge in Detroit will hear arguments today on whether a new wholesale tax on marijuana was adopted in violation of the state Constitution. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer stopped in Macomb County Monday to ceremonially sign a road funding bill that became law last week. Colin Jackson has more.

There is now less than a week for the Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer to finalize a bipartisan budget deal before the deadline that would trigger a partial state government shutdown. We have more from Rick Pluta.

It’s now less than two weeks before Michigan government goes into a partial shutdown without approval of a new state budget. The state’s new fiscal year begins October 1. Rick Pluta reports.

The Michigan State Budget Office is making contingency plans for a partial government shutdown. That would come if there’s no budget deal between the Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer by October 1. Local school districts are in the same position. We have more from Rick Pluta.

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

The Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer face tough choices now that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act has reset the state’s budget picture. An independent study released Wednesday says Michigan needs to come up with $1.1 billion to balance the state budget. Rick Pluta reports.