Michigan State Budget Office

Patrick Waterman is Ottawa County's next county administrator, The Michigan State Budget Office is making contingency plans for a partial government shutdown, it's now easier for jail inmates to get IDs upon release, and more.

The Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer face tough choices now that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act has reset the state’s budget picture.

The Michigan State Budget Office estimates passage of ‘The One, Big Beautiful Bill Act’ will reduce the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by $900 million, impacting 1.5 million people, That’s 15% of Michiganders.