Michigan ends marathon budget sprint with an $84B plan
TL;DR
After nearly 24 hours, Michigan lawmakers approved an $84 billion budget for FY2027 and sent 67 policy bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, missing the July 1 deadline but avoiding a government shutdown; the package relies on accounting tricks to mask federal education funding shifts, increases per-pupil funding and literacy investments, includes $125 million in earmarks, and rejects new taxes while reallocating funds elsewhere.
- Michigan lawmakers pass $84B budget, 67 bills in marathon session Bridge Michigan
- Michigan lawmakers pass 'compromise' budget after 23-hour marathon session The Detroit News
- Michigan House passes $75B state budget overnight with no new tax increases FOX 2 Detroit
- Legislature adopts lean budget with no new taxes and a lift from short-term revenue Michigan Public
- Michigan lawmakers approve compromise budget after marathon session Detroit Free Press
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