State Budget

The Michigan Legislature will return to Lansing this week following its spring recess. Much of the focus over the next few months will be on the state budget.

Michigan has officially closed the books on the last fiscal year with a surplus that triggers an income tax cut of 0.2% for the 2023 tax year.

State funding for Michigan State University is going up under the newly-approved budget.

The state Legislature is on a summer break with much of the state budget still unfinished.That includes revenue sharing payments to local governments, as…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget chief and the Legislature’s Republican appropriations chairs announced they’re close to a final budget deal before the…

Michigan’s new budget attempts to tackle the shortage of employees in the state’s prisons.The boost in money for hiring new corrections officers would…

Governor Rick Snyder gave his final budget proposal today to mixed reviews. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle found things they did and didn’t like in…

The state got an idea Thursday of how much money it could have for the next couple years.Michigan is on track to add a little more to its bank account…

Plans to either cut taxes or overhaul the state’s teacher retirement system are being complicated by new revenue projections. They show less money than…