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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.

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

The Washtenaw County Health Department is relieved that the new state budget will continue to support essential local health services. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Washtenaw Intermediate School District is receiving more money per student thanks to Michigan’s new education budget. School officials, though, are disappointed with some aspects of the budget. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Marijuana businesses are filing lawsuits to try to stop a new wholesale cannabis tax from taking effect in January. The tax is part of a roads funding plan that’s part of the new state budget that was just signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Rick Pluta reports.

The Ann Arbor School Board meets tonight relieved that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed the state education budget into law. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, trustees say they can now focus on education.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget Tuesday totaling $80 billion for K-12 schools, higher education, and state government spending. Rick Pluta reports.

The co-author of Michigan’s original recreational cannabis initiative is blasting the state’s tax hike on marijuana sales. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Early this morning, the Michigan Legislature approved a roughly $80 billion budget for the fiscal year. State Senator Jeff Irwin is chair of the Appropriations Committee for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The Ann Arbor Democrat joined WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director Lisa Wozniak to provide a snapshot of the environmental implications of the budget.

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.