Rep. Matt Hall

House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri said with a divided Legislature, House Majority leader Hall has no choice but to negotiate and make concessions

The plan would put over $3 billion toward road repairs, limit earmark spending for projects in lawmakers’ districts, and get rid of funding for unfilled positions

Governor Whitmer also discussed the budget, and weighed in further on the debate over using National Guard troops to patrol American cities

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

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

Hall says tax limitation laws in Michigan don’t do much to limit tax increases when property changes hands

The MI House Speaker said he understands the Democratic governor’s position, but the Medicaid rolls in Michigan will be trimmed

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks said Thursday that Hall is single-handedly driving the state toward a budget crisis

Brinks hopes talks with House Speaker Hall Wednesday will center around the state’s next budget

The state’s fiscal year does not begin until October, but a law says the Legislature is supposed to finish the budget by July first