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GOP-led Michigan House sues all state departments, directors to maintain $645M in cuts
Michigan's GOP-led House challenges restored $645 million in funding, arguing legislative disapproval rights were bypassed by an unconstitutional executive opinion, delaying spending.
- On Jan. 9, 2026, the Republican-led Michigan House filed suit in the Michigan Court of Claims seeking to block restored spending of roughly $645 million after Attorney General Dana Nessel's opinion.
- A Dec. 10 House Appropriations Committee action canceled work-project requests originally submitted Nov. 14 by the State Budget Office, but Attorney General Dana Nessel ruled the disapproval law unconstitutional.
- State law allows unspent appropriations to roll over as work projects unless either chamber's appropriations committee disapproves, including $159 million for the Whitmer-backed Make It In Michigan Competitiveness Fund and grants like cash assistance for new mothers and a wig program for children with cancer.
- House lawyers moved for an injunction and temporary restraining order, asking Michigan Court of Claims Judge Michael Gadola to halt spending after funds reactivated less than 45 minutes post-opinion.
- With agencies bound to the AG opinion, the case tests who determines appropriation timeframes as Attorney General Dana Nessel's opinion directs state agencies and officers, while the State Budget Office reactivated funding soon after.
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Republican-led Michigan House files lawsuit to disallow $645 million in work project spending
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) and House Appropriations Committee Chair Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) speak at a press conference on work project spending. Dec. 10, 2025. | Photo by Katherine Dailey/Michigan Advance. Following up on a promise from earlier this week, the Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives has filed a lawsuit against 31 state governments departments and their heads in an effort to bar them from acc…
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