State Budget Stall: Schools Left in Limbo

Budget negotiations stall over holiday as both sides point fingers

(The Center Square) – Michigan politicians failed to finish negotiations by the July 1 deadline for the state’s budget, instead recessing for the July 4 holiday.

State budget stall: Schools left in limbo

Michigan school leaders continue to be upset that lawmakers left town without passing a school budget bill.

K-12 leaders say budget inaction leaves schools, students, families hanging - WDET 101.9 FM

Michigan school districts face tough choices as their fiscal years began Tuesday while the Legislature remains deadlocked on the state K-12 budget. The Republican-controlled House and the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, adjourned and left town earlier this week after it became clear they would not reach a deal by the July 1 deadline set in state law. There are big differences between the chambers’ differing versions and it appears poss…