The report notes the Michigan budget calls for more spending than Whitmer requested, but includes no tax increases or other ...

Researchers say a framework is likely in place to fix the shortfall, but it hasn’t been publicized. They urged state leaders ...

In Southfield on Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed her final education budget, focusing on literacy, free school meals ...

Michigan’s newly enacted state budget totals $75.2 billion on paper. The real figure is closer to $86 billion, according to a ...

The new education state budget, OK'd by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday, boosts scholarship funding and increases operational ...

The Fiscal Year 2027 budget, approved by the Legislature on July 3, redistributed $20 million within the Michigan Department ...

Michigan Republicans claim that state spending has exploded under Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but a review of the data ...

House Speaker Matt Hall says he is not getting enough credit for reducing the size of the budget, which critics say contains accounting gimmicks.

The 2026-27 budget includes no new taxes, no fee increases, and preserves state’s rainy-day fund, legislators say.

Democrats emphasized continued budget support for programs that help Michigan families. Republicans stressed fiscal ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — After a 19-hour session that began Thursday at noon, the Michigan Legislature voted Friday morning to pass an $85 billion state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, three days ...

Lansing pulled an all-nighter the first week of July to get a budget done. Lawmakers were still voting as the sun came up on July 3. Divided government makes for hard nights and harder compromises, ...