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Michigan Legislature misses its own deadline for setting state budget
Lawmakers now have three additional months to reach a compromise on the likely more than $80 billion budget before the next ...
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Senate leadership: K-12 budget unlikely this week
That means school districts have started a new fiscal year without knowing how much money they'll be getting from the state.
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Funding talks for Michigan schools roll on as state lawmakers pass budget deadline
Senate Democrats and GOP leadership continue negotiations as local districts face uncertainty over funding for the 2025-26 ...
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Legislature fails to pass budget by self-imposed July 1 deadline
The Legislature adopted the July 1 deadline in 2019 after a protracted budget standoff between Democratic Gov. Gretchen ...
Michigan Senate votes to help Mackinac Island intervene in ferry prices
The Senate approved a bill Tuesday that attempts to allow Mackinac Island to regulate all types of fees charged to customers ...
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Senate-approved Big Beautiful Bill might have ugly impacts on rural health
Senate Republicans narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, with a tiebreaker from Vice President JD ...
Democrats' chances of beating GOP's leading Michigan Senate candidate—polls
"Our economy has been flat here for a decade. We're going to change that," GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers told Newsweek.
Democrat McMorrow to report $2M haul for Senate bid
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow's campaign said she raised over $2.1 million in her first fundraising quarter for U.S. Senate.