Rep. Matt Hall

Friday’s appearance came on the heels of President Donald Trump naming Michigan in a national address Thursday night

RxKids covers lower-income communities across both urban and rural areas across Michigan

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

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about struggling rural healthcare systems, the introduction of legislation mandating hospitals cut prices or lose nonprofit status, and Michigan agritourism where some farmers are disputing township regulations.

A breakthrough in budget discussions between Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration and House and Senate leaders is raising hopes a new state budget can be approved by the July first deadline.

The State Budget Office said Hall is inducting other issues into what should be straightforward discussions

The bill is part of an ongoing feud between House Republicans and Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel, who issued an opinion earlier this year that blocked House GOP-ordered budget cuts

House GOP leader Matt Hall says he’s holding out for more budget cuts and no withdrawals from the state’s “rainy day” savings.

House Speaker Matt Hall said he wants the budget to be balanced without pulling money from the Budget Stabilization Fund

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