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Michigan Lawmakers Pass $75.2 Billion Budget Proposal After Overnight Session
The bipartisan deal trims spending, rejects new taxes and adds $1.9 billion in supplemental funding for health and environment programs.
- Early Friday, July 3, 2026, Michigan lawmakers passed a $75.2 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027 after an all-night session, sending the spending plan to Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her expected signature.
- Legislators finalized the bipartisan spending agreement two days past their self-imposed July 1 deadline, successfully avoiding the government shutdown that wracked state government last year.
- The $75.2 billion package includes $52.3 billion for general government and $22.9 billion for education, with no new taxes or fee increases while preserving the state's rainy day fund.
- Allocations include $40.5 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services and a 2.5% per-pupil education increase; Sen. Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the budget 'provides the certainty and support Michigan families need and deserve.'
- House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, touted $3 billion in cuts to alleged waste and 'ghost jobs,' though State Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, criticized lawmakers having only 30 to 40 minutes to review the complex 1,001-page bill.
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Lawmakers finalize $85B state budget after all-night session
The state plans to spend $63 billion for state agencies with $12.6 billion coming from the general fund. Statewide K-12 and higher education receive $22.9 billion, with $20.6 billion coming from the state’s school aid fund and another $1.18 billion coming from the general fund.
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