{"id":2493293,"date":"2025-10-01T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-lawmakers-pass-continuation-budget\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:37:22","slug":"michigan-lawmakers-pass-continuation-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-lawmakers-pass-continuation-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan lawmakers pass continuation budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/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-lawmakers-pass-continuation-budget%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=2493293&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 lawmakers have passed a short-term continuation budget to prevent a statewide government shutdown, providing funding for one week while they finalize the full state budget. This temporary measure allows the Michigan House and Senate to complete negotiations on a comprehensive budget deal. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D),and House Speaker Matt Hall (R) jointly assured that a complete budget would be approved within the week. The two chambers,controlled by opposing parties,had previously passed separate budgets but were in a weeks-long stalemate. Recently, leaders announced they reached an agreement on a budget framework that combines key priorities from both parties, including provisions for school aid and long-term road funding. Despite the delay, they emphasized maintaining government services and clarity in budget spending. michigan remains the only state without a fully approved budget for the next fiscal year. <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 lawmakers pass continuation budget while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vos-says-budget-should-happen-this-month-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vos says ... should happen this month - Washington Examiner\">final state budget<\/a> is ironed out<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan<\/a> lawmakers passed a short-term continuation budget early Wednesday to avert a statewide government shutdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The continuing budget will fund the state government for one week, giving&nbsp;lawmakers that long to finalize a budget deal between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan House<\/a> and Senate. A joint statement by Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a>, state Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, a Democrat, and state Speaker Matt Hall, a Republican, said the legislature will pass a full budget &ldquo;this week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3832126\/pennsylvania-background-checks-gun-purchases-bill\/\">Pennsylvania GOP defectors push gun control bill across finish line in state House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3831900\/hakeem-jeffries-criticism-trump-ai-video-sparks-another\/\">Jeffries&rsquo;s criticism of Trump&rsquo;s AI video sparks another video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3831107\/supreme-court-gop-candidate-sue-illinois-mail-ballot-lawsuit\/\">Supreme Court to decide if GOP candidate can sue over Illinois mail ballot law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><em>&ldquo;<\/em>Both chambers have adopted greater transparency measures to protect taxpayer dollars in the budget and committed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >negotiated permanent transparency law change<\/a>,&rdquo;<em> <\/em>the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders noted they only needed to draft the bills for the budget and put them through a legal review.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic-controlled state Senate and the Republican-controlled state House had each passed their own budgets, but negotiations between the chambers had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3808321\/michigan-possible-government-shutdown-budget-negotiations-stalemate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">been at a stalemate for weeks<\/a>. Last week, state leaders said they had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826876\/michigan-leaders-announce-budget-deal-government-shutdown-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">come to an agreement<\/a> on a budget &ldquo;framework&rdquo; ahead of the Oct. 1 budget deadline.<\/p>\n<p>But details of that agreement were publicly sparse. It was said to combine the top priorities of Democrats and Republicans and would include a school aid measure, which might include free school meals, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-leaders-announce-budget-deal-ahead-of-shutdown-deadline\/\" title=\"... leaders announce ... ahead of shutdown deadline\">long-term road funding deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do have a budget agreement. We&rsquo;ll get the bill written, and we will vote it out as soon as possible, after it&rsquo;s ready,&rdquo; Brinks told reporters after the vote.<\/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>HERE&rsquo;S WHERE POSSIBLE 2028 PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS ARE GOING AS THEY VISIT EARLY PRIMARY STATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I certainly wish that we weren&rsquo;t here at this moment tonight, but I think the important thing to remember is that we were able to come to an agreement, even in a time like this, with divided government,&rdquo; Brinks said. &ldquo;We will be keeping government services open. The people in Michigan can still get what they need from their government for the next week, despite this minor delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michigan remains the last state without a full budget approved ahead of the next fiscal year.&nbsp;<\/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 lawmakers approve short-term budget to avoid shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2493294,"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\/01\/michigan-state-legislature-votes-jan-2025.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4463,64390,3673,4601],"class_list":["post-2493293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget","tag-continuation-2","tag-lawmakers","tag-michigan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/michigan-state-legislature-votes-jan-2025.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493293","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=2493293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493297,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493293\/revisions\/2493297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2493294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}