Budget Cuts

Michigan already faces a teacher shortage, including special education teachers, a problem that is worse in districts that can’t afford to pay teachers the same salaries as wealthier areas.

Suzanne McAtee has attended the classes offered through Munson Hospital's Fruit and Vegetables Prescription Program since they began five years ago.

The House and Senate have passed different versions of the budget for the 12 months that begin Oct. 1 but both versions would eliminate money for the program that serves women in prison.

Northwest Michigan is giving books to preschoolers in response to decreasing literacy rates. Declining donations and state funding uncertainty cast a shadow on the program. Other states fully fund the efforts.

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan's local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.

It's led to questions about the board's financial future and how they got into this situation.

A union spokesman says the Marquette and Grand Rapids offices are in "dire need of staffing."

Michigan public school officials are reacting to news that there could be “devastating” cuts to school budgets next year.Bridge Magazine first reported…

Environmental groups are raising concerns about proposed cuts to state funding for drinking water infrastructure improvements.The house appropriations…

About eighty students at Eastern Michigan University walked out of class Thursday morning to protest budget cuts on campus. A student leader walks through…