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The state Senate passed its plan early last week before new, lower revenue estimates came out that put the proposal over budget

At-risk funding would go up by 25% for a total of nearly $1.3 billion. Districts would then have the option of putting a portion of that money toward reducing K-3 class sizes

The deadline for having the new budget finalized and signed into law is the start of the next fiscal year on October 1

The Kent County Opioid Task Force proposed a two-year spending plan to reduce opioid misuse and overdose deaths and to support recovery efforts

The increases are driven by goods and services price increases and competitive wage and benefit increases. The property tax millage rate will fall by 0.1%.

Sports commission generated $87.9 million in estimated economic impact, a 2.8% decrease from previous year.

Spending bills totaling around 645-million-dollars are heading to the governor after passing the Michigan Legislature this week

Friday as U.S. House members debated a spending bill averting a government shutdown, U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga introduced bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act of 2023.

Time is ticking for Michigan lawmakers to agree on the state’s next budget ahead of a scheduled break at the end of the month

Michigan Republicans say they’re still looking to play a bigger role in budget negotiations as the process inches along