Senator Winnie Brinks

Grand Rapids’ John Ball Zoo will not receive $30 million from the state budget next year to help fund a proposed new aquarium in the city

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

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

Democratic Michigan Senate leadership says its new health care proposal would lower insurance costs for residents

A Michigan Court of Claims judge will hear arguments today on disputed spending in the state budget that legislative Republicans want stopped

House speaker Matt Hall said he plans on making affordability a top issue

Michigan House Republicans sued 16 state departments and challenged the legality of a formal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel

House Speaker Matt Hall said the lawsuit is necessary to rein in wasteful and unnecessary spending

Brinks says priorities for next year include passing a new state budget on time

A divided House and Senate are on track to set a record low this year in bills signed into law since Michigan became a state in 1837