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The Michigan Environmental Council hopes to work with the legislature to find money for issues it says were underfunded by the Governor's budget proposal.

State House, Whitmer administration pause court battle, work on budget-cut settlement

Rick Pluta

The Whitmer administration and Michigan House Republicans have agreed to put a legal fight over GOP-ordered budget cuts on hold because a settlement may be in sight.

Politics & Government

Judge is asked to block $645 million in disputed state spending

Rick Pluta

The case of $645 million in state spending unilaterally canceled by a Republican-led state House committee is scheduled for its first court hearing.

House Speaker Matt Hall during the State of the State Address on February 26, 2025.

Politics & Government

State House Republicans challenge AG Nessel's opinion blocking budget cuts

Rick Pluta

After a formal opinion from the Michigan attorney general undid Republican budget cuts, the GOP is asking a judge to allow the cuts to go forward temporarily while they argue in court that they should be permanent.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, speaks in a video announcing her formal opinion that the law used by a Republican-led state House panel to rescind hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding without approval from the Senate or governor is unconstitutional.

Politics & Government

AG opinion strikes down Michigan House GOP budget cuts

Rick Pluta

In a formal opinion, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says cuts to the current fiscal year budget that were ordered last month by the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee are unconstitutional.