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Governor Whitmer: New State Budget 'Big Win For Michigan'; Plans To Sign It Into Law
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement Friday morning after the Michigan Legislature passed a bipartisan state budget. The balanced budget, the seventh of the governor's term, includ...
Jack Hall Oct 3, 2025

State Rep. Bohnak Praises Passage Of State Budget After All-Night Session
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S LATE-NIGHT INTERVIEW WITH STATE REP. KARL BOHNAK State Rep. Karl Bohnak early Friday praised the passage of a bipartisan budget agreement with key wins for the Upper Peninsul...
Jack Hall Oct 3, 2025

Eastern U.P. State Rep Fairbairn Hails Passage Of New State Budget
State Rep. Parker Fairbairn early Friday championed the passage of a state budget deal that he says would lower state spending by $1.1 billion, implement new transparency rules for special project fun...
Jack Hall Oct 3, 2025

Michigan School Lobby Scolds Legislature For Delayed Passage Of Budget
Peter Spadafore, executive director of the Michigan Alliance for Student Opportunity, issued the following statement following passage of the fiscal year 2026 school aid budget: "We are relieved that ...
Jack Hall Oct 3, 2025

ALL-NIGHTER: State Lawmakers Burn Midnight Oil To Pass Michigan Budget
An all-nighter in the Michigan Legislature as lawmakers work to finalize the 2026 Fiscal Year State budget. As of Friday 4:00 morning, the House and Senate were still in session trying to work out the...
Jack Hall Oct 3, 2025

Lane Closures Start Monday On Portage Lift Bridge For Routine Inspections
Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing routine bridge inspections on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between the cities of Houghton and Hancock beginning Monday, Oct. 6. ...
Jack Hall Oct 3, 2025

Michigan's Official Christmas Tree To Be Cut In Sault Ste. Marie
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) has selected the official 2025 state Christmas tree, a 68-foot spruce from Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Sault S...
Jack Hall Oct 3, 2025

Rep. Fairbairn: More Ice Storm Relief On The Way For Northern Michigan
State Rep. Parker Fairbairn announced that he has, thus far, secured $14 million for ice storm recovery efforts in Northern Michigan. The relief dollars come as part of a larger effort to push for the...
Jack Hall Oct 2, 2025

LANSING LATE-NIGHT: Sen. McBroom Gives Update On State Budget, Shutdown
UPDATE: 1:58 AM ET WEDNESDAY: A change of course for the state budget process early Wednesday morning as state lawmakers decided to pass a temporary state budget rather than have Governor Gretchen Whi...
Jack Hall Oct 1, 2025

Sen. Peters: Health Care Threatened; Federal Government Shutdown Begins
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) released the following statement on his vote on the continuing resolution (CR): "In my first term in the U.S. House of Representatives, I fought tooth-and-nail to pass ...
Jack Hall Sep 30, 2025

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