Michigan Lawmakers Resume Budget Talks, But School Funding Uncertainty Remains

Michigan Budget Talks Resume as Republicans Stand Firm Against Tax Hikes

As Michigan lawmakers returned to the Capitol this week to resume budget talks, one thing is clear: House Speaker Matt Hall and Michigan Republicans are standing firm, no new tax increases on Michiganders.  The central roadblock in Michigan’s budget negotiations is a sharp partisan divide over spending priorities and whether new revenue is required to fund initiatives such as road repairs.  House Republicans are pushing to pass road and school f…

Michigan Lawmakers Resume Budget Talks, But School Funding Uncertainty Remains

Two weeks have passed since Michigan lawmakers left the Capitol without a budget deal. Now they’re back—but for school districts across the state, the damage from that delay has already begun. The uncertainty continues as the state’s House and Senate return to negotiations this week without a clear path forward on K-12 funding. Local school boards were forced to pass their own budgets without knowing how much state aid they’d actually receive. F…

Duggan promises 'No Budget, No Pay' policy

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who is running for governor as an independent, has made a new campaign promise. Duggan says if he wins, he’ll introduce a new plan called “No Budget, No Pay.” That means if state lawmakers can’t get a budget in place by the July 1 deadline, their pay would stop. Both House Republicans and Senate Democrats have many differences, but Duggan said when it comes to funding the roads, one side is holding things up more than …

Duggan promises ‘No Budget, No Pay’ policy

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who is running for governor as an independent, has made a new campaign promise. Duggan says if he wins, he’ll introduce a new plan called “No Budget, No Pay.” That means if state lawmakers can’t get a budget in place by the July 1 deadline, their pay would stop. Both House Republicans and Senate Democrats have many differences, but Duggan said when it comes to funding the roads, one side is holding things up more than …