michigan budget

Hall jumped on the Trumpian bandwagon of delaying the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, the bridge that Canada paid for. This also is a negotiating tactic. It's from the "never miss an opportunity to screw your neighbor" school of negotiating.

The $1.1 billion budget for the 2026-2027 school year prioritizes security initiatives and includes pay raises for all employees.

The clock is ticking on Michigan's state budget, and there's growing skepticism lawmakers won’t meet the July 1 deadline.

The Republican state House leader won’t guarantee that Michigan will have a new balanced budget in place by the rapidly approaching July 1 deadline.

The Legislature returns to the state Capitol on Tuesday with a month until the legal deadline to have the state budget finalized.

For Republican House Speaker Matt Hall, the bills are part of his party's plan to shrink Michigan's budget and trim excess spending from state programs.

The consensus on Michigan's revenue forecast is a bit better than earlier this year, but the state is still projected to be short of a balanced budget by about $1 billion.

The chair of the Senate appropriations committee says revenue is tighter this year, but she hopes to adopt a balanced budget without raising taxes.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer unveils her 2026–27 budget as Republican Speaker of the House Matt Hall rejects new taxes, setting up an election-year showdown in Lansing.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer's proposal rolls back spending compared with the current budget. State officials say there's less revenue available this year, and less help from the federal government.