Governor Whitmer

The governor says she’s glad to see a deal on road funding, and that free school meals will continue for all students

The budget increases K-12 funding slightly and cuts economic development incentives that were championed by Governor Whitmer

The roads money comes from a mixture of budget cutting and other streams, many of which have faced their own criticism along the way to a final deal

On Wednesday, some school districts alerted families that funding for the program expired at midnight.

The state government is currently funded for the next week thanks to a budget extension approved early Wednesday morning

The extension buys more time to avoid a partial government shutdown, when non-essential services would stop running

Last week, the governor and legislative leadership on both sides of the aisle announced the framework for a budget plan that included around $2 billion for road funding

The House and Senate appropriations chairs just reached deals Friday on spending targets for different parts of the budget

One concern from schools as they've been waiting on a budget has been the part of the roads proposal that would remove the sales tax collected on gas to make room for higher fuel taxes

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks aid she expects rank-and-file lawmakers will concur with the spending plan