budget cuts

Hall said the Legislature will have to make deeper cuts this year that he would have preferred in the first place

House Speaker Matt Hall said the lawsuit is necessary to rein in wasteful and unnecessary spending

The opinion clears the way for the state to continue spending on the programs that were cut last year by the House Appropriations Committee

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) said putting that money back was non-negotiable

Rx Kids will keep paying new mothers and mothers-to-be, despite recent state funding cuts, but those cuts may affect future expansion

The decision caused outrage and confusion among lawmakers and funding recipients who had been counting on those state funds

The funding that was cut includes prenatal and newborn programs, museums and symphonies, and Flint water crisis recovery

More than a million low-income Michiganders will lose access to the federal SNAP program November 1st. In Ottawa County, the Holland Farmers Market is now hosting a food drive to help

Money for the plan comes from redirecting taxes on gas sales, budget cuts, and a new wholesale tax on marijuana

The state budget does not separately fund early childhood programs. The line item eliminated, the money is now distributed to school districts as a per pupil allocation with no spending requirement