July 1 is the legally mandated statutory deadline for the finalization of the entire budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

The U.S. House passed President Trump's massive budget bill on Thursday with a 218-214 vote, two days after the Senate ...

Since Michigan legalized fireworks sales, state lawmakers have routinely introduced bills to change fireworks regulations ...

Lawmakers now have three additional months to reach a compromise on the likely more than $80 billion budget before the next ...

Senate Democrats and GOP leadership continue negotiations as local districts face uncertainty over funding for the 2025-26 ...

The Michigan Senate recently passed a package of bills that aim to cut out the middleman for people in drug recovery.

The Michigan Senate has approved legislation aimed at strengthening Mackinac Island's authority to regulate fees associated ...

The Legislature adopted the July 1 deadline in 2019 after a protracted budget standoff between Democratic Gov. Gretchen ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was among the Michigan Democrats who criticized the Senate's passage of Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill ...

The Michigan Senate voted to ban bump stocks and ghost guns. But Republican opposition indicates the GOP-controlled House won ...

The Senate approved a bill Tuesday that attempts to allow Mackinac Island to regulate all types of fees charged to customers ...

Jake LaJeunesse, who was born and raised in Houghton, recently announced his campaign to take over State Senator Ed McBroom’s ...