LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing an $88.1 billion state budget for 2027 that gives tax breaks to seniors and families with school-age children while hiking a wide range of taxes and fees, ...

(The Center Square) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer officially signed off on the 2025-2026 budget, just hours before the one-week fiscal extension deadline was set to end. The K-12 education budget ...

Michigan lawmakers are ahead of last year's pace on finalizing a state budget, but challenges remain as House and Senate ...

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LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan's new $81 billion budget along with long-term road-funding bills Tuesday, capping a drawn-out process in which lawmakers missed two deadlines and had to ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state superintendent are urging public school districts to continue providing free meals to students amid uncertainty about the state budget. “As we continue pushing the ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked Michigan schools Wednesday to keep making free breakfast and lunch available to all students – even though there was no budget yet for the program. Governor Gretchen ...