Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, on the House floor Wednesday. (Ben Solis/Michigan Advance)

The Michigan Capitol building in Lansing. (Susan J. Demas/Michigan Advance)

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, on the House floor Wednesday. (Ben Solis/Michigan Advance)

The leader of the Michigan House of Representatives said Thursday that he expects his Senate counterpart will deliver the votes needed to pass a proposed 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, and if not, he says the budget deal would fall apart at the seams.

Such a scenario would also lead to a full Michigan government shutdown, as House Speaker Matt Hall reiterated there will not be another continuation budget to keep the lights on if the deal brokered between him, Senate Majority Leader Winn

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