Detroit Evening Report: $1B boost for roads and schools in new Michigan budget
Michigan lawmakers pass 2026 state budgetAfter months of waiting and two missed deadlines, the 2026 state budget has finally passed....
Three days late, MI Legislature approves $80 billion budget
“Let us pray,” intoned Senator Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) shortly after midnight.She got directly and succinctly to the point with her...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan avoids state shutdown as federal government closes
State and national budget updatesMichigan leaders have avoided a state government shutdown, even though the governor has not yet signed...
Michigan Legislature passes week-long stopgap budget
Michigan lawmakers approved a plan early Wednesday morning to fund state government for another week as they finalize a spending...
Senate approves Trump’s $9B in cuts to public media, foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including...
The Metro: How Trump’s attack on public media threatens democracy and access to information
President Trump is taking direct aim at NPR and PBS—threatening to cut a billion-dollar lifeline from America's public airwaves. He...
Whitmer signs budget that offers K-14 guarantee
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23.4 billion education budget Tuesday that includes a guarantee the state will pay for at...
Whitmer: Senate GOP tax cut plan “not sustainable”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a strong signal Wednesday that a $2.5 billion tax cut plan adopted this week by the...
Whitmer’s budget turns heads in election year
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to significantly boost state spending and approve some targeted tax cuts. That’s amid...
Gov. Whitmer’s proposed budget, explained
Michigan has a $7 billion budget surplus. That’s thanks to federal pandemic stimulus funding as well as the state's booming...
Whitmer offers record $74 billion budget plan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal is now on the table with a record-setting $74 billion in revenue to work with....
Whitmer to present spending plan this week
The first step toward spending Michigan’s surplus from tax revenue and federal recovery funds begins this week. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...