Whitmer Signs FY2027 Omnibus, Doesn’t Put A Price On It

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/21/2026) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 General Fund budget in her office Tuesday afternoon without ceremony. Her press release didn’t put a price on it, even as it faces scrutiny from reporters and researchers.

In Grand Rapids, Whitmer avoided questions about an upcoming budget analysis from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan that has pointed out that the FY ’27 budget is $600 to $900 million under what is needed, and news articles that have found federal funding stuffed into the boilerplate language bumps the $75.2 billion budget to $86.4 billion.

“It’s a balanced budget. I’m proud of this budget. We had to make a lot of hard decisions,” Whitmer said.

She said the shifting costs of H.R. 1 for administrative costs to the states for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid have made it harder because of those shifting costs.

“We were able to mitigate the brunt of that because of our work and because of negotiations that I think yield a budget that really reflects what we need to do in Michigan to take care of people and help keep money in their pockets and get ahead,” Whitmer said.

With her last budget, she said she was happy to get the funding to increase the administrative costs for both SNAP and Medicaid, and the funding to cover the staffing and implementation of H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The press release mentioned the $2.7 billion in Medicaid services spending that was not in the budget numbers but was added to the boilerplate language.

“At a time when Michiganders are struggling with higher costs, this budget puts money in their pockets,” Whitmer said.

She said it also cuts taxes, fixes the roads and creates jobs through investments.

“We delivered a budget last year that included historic new transparency, rooted out thousands of ghost employees, spent less than the year before and eliminated billions in waste, fraud and abuse. Now this year we’ve done it again,” said House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township).

He said the budget deal moves money from waste and puts it into roads, schools and public safety.

“This plan delivers value for Michigan’s taxpayers, and I’m glad we were able to get it done together,” Hall said.

Senate Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) said it protects food benefits, health care and invests in affordable housing.

“While each budget cycle during my time as majority leader has posed its own set of unique circumstances and challenges, Senate Democrats have remained dedicated to the same priorities since day one: Delivering opportunity, equity and real relief for the hardworking people of Michigan,” Brinks said.