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The stalled Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act cleared a big hurdle this week. Lawmakers in the U.S. House passed the bill -- thanks in…
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Budget talks in the House and Senate may close Michigan's pension program for new teachers.Supporters say this would help ease Michigan's growing debt.…
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The Michigan House of Representatives approved a spending bill last night that would provide $39.5 billion in general spending. The bill passed 60-47,…
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Michigan Republican legislators are divided when it comes to the budget.The Detroit News reports the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and…
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I’m not often astonished by the things legislators do, especially since our politics have been afflicted by the disease of term limits, a condition that…
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Well, at first glance it might look like the legislature came to its senses yesterday, at least so far cutting the state income tax is concerned.…
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Gov. Rick Snyder rolled out his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year this week. Not everyone is happy, including some members of Snyder's own party.…
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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder released his budget proposal this week, and there's a lot of discussion about how the state's money will be spent, or not…
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Governor Snyder's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018 came out this week.One thing it did not contain is a tax cut. That's something many Republican…
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Back in a more sincerely religious era, people used to say “Man proposes; God disposes.”But when it comes to state budgets, it’s more a case of “the…