Michigan lawmakers could vote on a new state budget today. Here’s what we know will – or won’t – be in it.
Michigan budget talks: Free school meals, $10k per student, nearly $2B for roads
Posted inTalent & Education
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.
Posted inGuest Commentary
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.
Posted inMichigan Government
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.
Posted inMichigan Government
$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.
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Gretchen Whitmer hints she won’t run for president, blasts Trump tariffs
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used a Toronto speech to blast Trump’s tariffs and then implied she won’t run for president in 2028: ‘I don’t know if I need to be the main character in the next chapter’
Posted inOutdoors Life
Winter lovers, help us put together Michigan’s coolest bucket list
Bridge wants your suggestions for the Winter Dreaming Michigan Bucket List.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Swimming drone explores underwater mountain in Lake Superior
The Superior Shoal is a mass of underwater volcanic rock that rises out of the floor of Lake Superior. Researchers and filmmakers think it could be a magnet for life beneath the surface.
Posted inMichigan Government
How the federal government shutdown impacts Michigan: mail, benefits, parks
The US government shut down Wednesday morning. Michigan residents receiving federal benefits will still get them in most cases, but delays across most government sectors are likely.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan officials miss budget deadline but pass bill to stop state government shutdown
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state lawmakers failed to finalize a new budget by midnight as required by the Michigan Constitution. But they passed a temporary spending bill to stop a government shutdown.