With exactly four weeks before a possible partial government shutdown, the question hanging over Lansing remains: where do things stand in state budget negotiations?
Two months past the July 1 statutory deadline, the Republican-controlled state House just last week delivered the rest of their budget. But it appears to be a non-starter in the Democratic-controlled state Senate which passed their own budget months ago.
So, what happens next?
On this week’s It’s Just Politics, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta asked that question - and many others - of the state House and state Senate Appropriations Committees Chairs, Republican Representative Ann Bollin and Democratic Senator Sarah Anthony respectively.
Get caught up:
Five weeks past budget deadline, GOP Speaker Hall looks to push other leaders out of negotiations
GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill takes ‘dramatic’ bite out of state budget. Implications are massive.
This is “not normal.” Budget inaction leaves Lansing a complete mess.
And if you have questions about the state budget, send them to Zoe and Rick at politics@michiganpublic.org
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