{"id":2491655,"date":"2025-09-26T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-leaders-announce-budget-deal-ahead-of-shutdown-deadline\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:19:00","slug":"michigan-leaders-announce-budget-deal-ahead-of-shutdown-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-leaders-announce-budget-deal-ahead-of-shutdown-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan leaders announce budget deal ahead of shutdown deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-leaders-announce-budget-deal-ahead-of-shutdown-deadline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan leaders, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Republican House Speaker Matt Hall, announced a state budget agreement just before teh October 1 deadline that threatened a government shutdown. After weeks of stalemate between the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House, the bipartisan deal aims to lower costs, fix roads, cut taxes for seniors and working families, create jobs, fund schools, and keep residents safe and healthy. Key components include a school aid budget perhaps covering free school meals and a long-term road funding plan. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >agreement reflects compromises addressing priority issues<\/a> from both parties,demonstrating a collaborative effort to finalize the budget on time. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michigan leaders announce budget deal ahead of shutdown deadline<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2181996\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI), Democratic Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Republican Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall announced a state budget agreement Thursday after weeks of a stalemate in budget negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan<\/a> is&nbsp;the last state without a budget approved before the next fiscal year. The state was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3808321\/michigan-possible-government-shutdown-budget-negotiations-stalemate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">staring down a statewide government shutdown<\/a> if a deal between the Michigan House and Senate was not met by the Oct. 1 budget deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826935\/wisconsin-bill-would-end-pay-for-judges-suspended-for-wrongdoing\/\">Wisconsin bill would end pay for judges suspended for wrongdoing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3826147\/clarence-thomas-defends-overruling-precedents\/\">Clarence Thomas defends overruling precedents with recent Supreme Court rulings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826902\/new-yorkers-to-get-inflation-reduction-checks-this-fall\/\">New Yorkers to get &lsquo;inflation reduction&rsquo; checks this fall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leaders have said this agreement will allow them to pass a state budget by the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s agreement in the legislature puts us on a path to lower costs, fix the damn roads, and pass a balanced, bipartisan budget by October 1,&rdquo; Whitmer said. &ldquo;I am grateful to Majority Leader Brinks, Speaker Hall, and legislators on both sides of the aisle for working hard to move this budget forward. In Michigan, we&rsquo;ve proven again and again that we can work together to get things done by staying focused on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reality-bites-the-democrats\/\" title=\"Reality Bites the Democrats\">kitchen-table issues<\/a> that make a real difference in people&rsquo;s lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer also noted the &ldquo;economic uncertainty&rdquo; over the national economy under President Donald Trump, adding she was &ldquo;proud that we are taking action to lower costs, cut taxes for seniors and working families, create jobs, fund schools, fix roads, keep people safe and healthy, and so much more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3464666\/where-2028-presidential-contenders-visit-early-primary-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WHERE POSSIBLE 2028 PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS ARE GOING AS THEY VISIT EARLY PRIMARY STATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic-controlled state Senate and the Republican-controlled House had passed their own budgets but had not been able to come to an agreement for weeks. Whitmer, Brinks, and Hall met earlier this month to discuss an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Many details of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reaches-settlement-agreement-over-financial-records-with-house-committee-accounting-firm\/\" title=\"Trump Reaches Settlement ... Over Financial Records With House Committee, Accounting Firm\">agreement remain unknown<\/a>, but it is said to mesh with the top priorities of Democrats and Republicans. The budget agreement would include passage of a school aid budget, which might include free school meals, and a long-term road funding deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan leaders reach budget deal to avoid shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2491658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25254484054065.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[62966,51601,4601,46761,64131],"class_list":["post-2491655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-budget-deal","tag-government-funding-2","tag-michigan","tag-shutdown-deadline","tag-state-leaders"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25254484054065.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2491655"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2491660,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491655\/revisions\/2491660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2491658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2491655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2491655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2491655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}