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House To Senate: Fix Your Budget To Updated CREC Numbers
The House Republicans made a formal call to the Democratic-run Senate to amend the budget they passed last week since it no longer matches Friday's new Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) numbers.
6 days ago4 min read
Hall Suggests More Cuts To Fund Roads Following May CREC Numbers
ouse Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) suggested Tuesday further cuts to “corporate handouts,” arts and cultural grants, the COVID-19 task force and an estimated 2,900 vacant government worker positions to make up the $320.2 million difference between January and May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conferences (CREC).
May 211 min read
Senate Dems Hope For Caregiver, Children's Tax Credits Amid Fading Revenue
In the same week that state revenue projections are slightly lower than what they were in January, Senate Democrats are hoping conversations can still be had around proposed tax credits for unpaid family caregivers and families with infants and toddlers.
May 193 min read
Gov Says No On Backup Budget, Road Funding Done By End Of June Is 'Ideal'
Gov Says No On Backup Budget
May 63 min read
Earmarks Request Total $4B
The deadline to request budget earmarks passed as of midnight on Friday, and legislators have requested more than $4 billion among 530 requests to be negotiated for inclusion in this year’s budget.
Apr 282 min read
New Effectiveness Office Created In Senate’s LARA Budget
A proposed Regulatory Effectiveness Office within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) will attempt to find efficiencies within Michigan’s regulatory environment while maintaining consumer protection, but not with the abrasiveness of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, a state Senator said on Tuesday.
Apr 233 min read
$75M For Northern Michigan OK'd By House Appropriations Committee
$75M For Northern Michigan OK'd By House Appropriations Committee
Apr 172 min read
Funding For County Veterans Programs Short $3.6M
Funding For County Veterans Programs Short $3.6M
Apr 103 min read
Hall, Duggan Team Up On Public Safety, Violence Prevention Fund
House Speaker Matt HALL (R-Richland Township) and Detroit Mayor Mike DUGGAN Monday promoted this year's iteration of the Public Safety and V
Apr 84 min read
AG, 23 States Sue To Overturn $370M In Public Health Grant Cuts
(Source: MIRS.news , Published 04/01/2025) A coalition of 23 states, including Michigan, and the District of Columbia, is suing the U.S....
Apr 23 min read
Michiganders Like DOGE But Not Elon Musk, New Polling Shows
(Source: MIRS.news , Published April 1, 2025) New polling shows that a majority of Michiganders support creating a state-level Department...
Apr 23 min read
Possible Federal Cuts To Medicaid, Education Always On Flood's Mind
The state treasurer and budget director said they watch the federal government daily to see changes that could impact their 2026 budget.
Mar 262 min read
Veterans Home Population Down 48 Percent In Last 15 Years
Michigan’s veterans’ home population decreased 48 percent from Fiscal Year 2008 to FY 2023.
Mar 72 min read
History Shows Odds Of Post-Summer Budget Deal Are More Than 50/50
When is the Legislature going to send a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget to the Governor?
Mar 42 min read
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