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Michigan Gov. Whitmer Proposes $88.1 Billion Budget to Lawmakers
Proposal includes $13.6 billion general fund and $20.3 billion for schools, funded by new levies on digital ads, tobacco, and gaming to close a $1.8 billion gap, officials said.
- On Thursday, governor Whitmer unveiled an $88.1 billion FY2027 budget in Lansing, aiming to address a $1.8 billion shortfall with new taxes and funding proposals.
- Amid federal program changes, federal funding covers about 41% of the fiscal year 2027 plan, and the loss of pandemic-era funds created a $1.8 billion funding gap Gretchen Whitmer proposes to close.
- On Wednesday, the plan pairs $13.6 billion in general fund spending and $21.4 billion in school aid with revenue measures including a 4.7% digital advertising gross receipts tax and new tobacco, vape, and online gaming levies.
- With under 150 days until July 1, House Speaker Matt Hall said `We are not going to do any of that`, opposing tax hikes as lawmakers face tight deadlines.
- Given Wednesday, negotiators must weigh efficiencies, targeted cuts or new revenues as federal changes could add $94 million in SNAP administration costs and threaten coverage for about 200,000 Michiganders, officials say.
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Governor Whitmer’s $88-billion FY 2027 budget proposed
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s $88-billion budget has been proposed and introduced to lawmakers. She is proposing higher taxes on tobacco and electronic cigarettes, a new internet gaming tax rate on large casinos, a per-wager sports betting tax, and a digital advertising tax to handle federal spending cuts to Medicaid. Whitmer’s plan also calls for the state to pull $400-million from the rainy day fund, leaving that with …
Gretchen Whitmer proposes massive tax increases, rainy day fund raid to fund record-shattering $88.1 BILLION budget proposal - The Midwesterner
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s top budget officials unveiled a record $88.1 billion budget proposal Tuesday that relies on tax increases and a $400 million withdrawal from the state’s rainy day fund to close a projected $1.8 billion shortfall for fiscal year 2027, a gap they blamed on the 47th POTUS. State Budget Director Jen Flood and Deputy Budget Director Kyle Guerrant told lawmakers during a joint House and Senate Appropriations hearing that nearly…
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The Herald PalladiumWhitmer proposes $88.1B budget, as state reckons with federal impacts
At left, State Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Township), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and at right, State Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, listen to the presentation of Gov. Whitmer's FY 2026-27 budget presentation. Feb. 11, 2026 | Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance Heading into her final budget season, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proposed $88.1 billion in funding for the 2027…
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