MI Legislature Has One Month to Pass Budget, Avoid Government Shutdown

MI Legislature Has One Month to Pass Budget, Avoid Government Shutdown

Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORK LANSING, Sept. 3, 2025 ~ The Michigan Legislature now has one month to pass a budget to avoid a government shutdown, something easier said than done due to partisan gridlock. The GOP-controlled House recently passed its proposed budget months after the Democrat-controlled Senate passed its own budget, though debates between the government bodies over road funding, education, and DEI programs still loom over …