Days after missing the deadline, Michigan lawmakers finally passed a budget at around 2 am Friday. Here’s what’s in the $81B spending plan.
Michigan gets a new state budget: Winners, losers in the $81B deal
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ACLU seeks release of Michigan immigrant with life-threatening leukemia
The man has been held in custody since August and his wife says he didn’t receive medication for 22 days.
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Michigan church shooting: Victims identified, remembered
Bridge Michigan will update this story as it verifies the identities of those killed and injured in the attack.
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New GOP push: Make Michigan school board candidates declare political party
Lawmaker says his proposal would improve transparency and turnout. Clerks say it will add costs and confuse voters.
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Opinion | Think budget stalemate is scary? Approving a ‘con-con’ in 2026 would be worse
This summer’s budget debacle could be just a warm-up act if Michigan voters were fooled into approving Proposal 1 on the 2026 ballot, which would approve a constitutional convention.
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Michigan budget talks: Free school meals, $10k per student, nearly $2B for roads
Michigan lawmakers could vote on a new state budget today. Here’s what we know will – or won’t – be in it.
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Retiring superintendent: Michigan students need more days in the classroom
No one knows just how many days of instruction Michigan students are receiving, thanks to flexibility lawmakers have allowed in recent years. That’s a problem, State Superintendent Michael Rice says.
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Opinion | Cannabis consumers shouldn’t bear burden of fixing Michigan’s roads
Cannabis consumers already pay more than their fair share. Any increase would raise costs for consumers, devastate an already strained industry and fail to deliver the budget gains being projected.
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Michigan OKs Consumers gas hike; average monthly bills to raise $6.44
State regulators approved a $157.5 million natural gas rate hike for Consumers Energy, raising average customer bills by $6.44 a month starting in November.
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$50M for controversial UP copper mine on chopping block in Michigan budget
A state budget still under negotiation is not expected to include $50 million for the controversial Copperwood mine project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.