K-12 budget

Whitmer said economic headwinds and federal cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and other programs made balancing the budget more challenging.

The K-through-12 budget includes help for districts with declining enrollments and more help for special needs students

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

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

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.