K-12 budget

Governor Whitmer will deliver a speech in Lansing tomorrow where she is expected to call on the Legislature to send her a budget

Educators are gathering this week to discuss Michigan's stalled school aid budget and its impact on students, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning against eating fish caught near a PFAS contamination site, and more.

House and Senate budget leaders say they’re hopeful a budget can be done by the October first start of the fiscal year, but they’re not ready to make any promises in the current environment at the state Capitol

A look at how federal cuts to SNAP are affecting H.O.P.E Gardens, Meijer is being sued by a Canadian retailer, the Michigan DHHS is urging families to get caught up on their vaccines, budget talks in Lansing remain stalled on K-12 funding, and more.

Both leaders of the Michigan legislature say they’d support withholding lawmakers' pay if the state goes into a government shutdown

City leaders in Grand Haven are making adjustments to its short term rental rules in its Center Town District, the City of Grand Rapids is looking to get the Michigan Talent Partnership grant to attract talented workers, and more.

The Michigan State Legislature missed its July 1st deadline to pass a K-12 school budget and a new survey shows that parents are frustrated with the delay

Political gridlock in the state Legislature has left education funding in limbo. School News Network’s Charles Honey talks with Dan Behm, executive director of Education Advocates of West Michigan, breaking down the reasons for the logjam and what can be done about it.

Michigan kids are going back to school soon and districts still don’t know how much state funding they'll get for the new year

Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom provided city leaders with a progress report including changes to department policies, Michigan School officials are taking the state Legislature to task for missing session days without at school budget in place, and more.