So, what’s going on with the state budget?

Lawmakers had until October 1 to approve a spending plan or Michigan was facing a government shutdown. They didn’t approve a budget by the deadline, but there’s been no shutdown.

State Representative Joey Andrews tells us although a budget agreement has been reached, it’s not finalized and logistically couldn’t have gotten a vote in time. So, the Legislature did something else.

“ After midnight, the Legislature passed what amounts to the Michigan version of a continuing resolution,” Andrews said. “S o we basically, using last year’s budget formulations, funded one week of government expenditures across the board.”

This bumps the shutdown date back by seven days. Andrews is expec

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