Michigan Senate Dems finalizing $84.5B budget: Time for House to ‘get serious’

Michigan Senate Dems finalizing $84.5B budget: Time for House to ‘get serious’

The $84.5 billion spending plan advancing in the Senate includes $3 billion for long-term road funding. The catch: Democrats don’t yet know where that money will come from.

How Michigan Democrats are breaking with Gov. Whitmer on tax, school policy in new state budget

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-controlled Michigan Senate approved Wednesday a $84.6-billion budget plan that was marked by higher spending on public schools and economic relief than what Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed in February.