State Budget

Talk in Lansing right now about possibly creating new revenue for the government to fund schools or other services is helping "frame the moment" for tax-the-rich efforts, says Rachelle Crow-Hercher of the Invest In MI Kids ballot proposal committee.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 07/07/2025) (TROY) – Four Democratic lawmakers representing parts of Oakland County spoke to a filled room...

Rice: Schools Passing 'Overly Cautious' Budgets Due To Missed Deadline In Lansing

As the sun set on the July 1 statutory deadline, no budget bills passed the Legislature and a conference committee has not been set into motion, despite the House being gaveled in for eight hours and the Senate’s K-12 bill being listed on the agenda for through passage.

With one day to go until the statutory July 1 budget deadline expires, House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) told MIRS on Monday that Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township)’s budget approach has been destined for failure from the start.

July 1 Deal For School Budget Not Far-Fetched

Cuts To U-M, MSU Can't Be Absorbed By Restricted Endowment Funds, MASU Says

House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) told MIRS on Friday that he is “ready to work in good faith” to get a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget done for the K-12 schools by July 1 and that he's prepared to meet with the Governor, the Senate Majority Leader and the Budget Office to make it happen.

The University of Michigan would lose 65.1 percent of its state funding and Michigan State University 18.3 percent of its state funding, with the remaining 13 state universities gaining around 25 percent more, under a higher education budget proposal the House passed late Thursday evening with the minimum 56 "yes" votes needed.

House D's Introduce $24B School Aid Budget

A joint statement from 17 education organizations on Friday calls for the Legislature, but more specifically the House, to pass a budget by the July 1 statutory deadline so that schools can set their budgets accordingly.

Senate Health Policy Dedicates Nearly 2 Hours To Medicaid Hearing

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.

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).

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.

Gov Says No On Backup Budget

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.

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.

$75M For Northern Michigan OK'd By House Appropriations Committee

Funding For County Veterans Programs Short $3.6M