Two weeks to go and still no state budget deal

Two weeks to go and still no state budget deal

LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Time continues to tick away until the new start of the new fiscal year, and the Michigan Legislature still doesn't have a budget deal. There is some hope that lawmakers can reach an agreement within the next two weeks, though there are so far no signs of that actually happening. Lawmakers disagree on what's causing the holdup, but one key sticking point may be road funding. "Roads is a big deal," state Rep. Bradley Slagh,…

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