Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law a new 24% tax on marijuana to create new revenue that will help fund long-promised major road repairs.

Fights and delays marked this year's budget process in Michigan, but state lawmakers ultimately came together to pass a bipartisan spending plan.

Gov. Whitmer signed an $81 billion state spending plan into law in behind closed doors after months of contentious negotiations in the Legislature.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s state budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Tuesday, following its passage through the state House and Senate early last Friday, Oct. 3. That followed legislators ...

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the 2026 fiscal year budget into law on Tuesday. This is the seventh bipartisan budget that she has signed. Lawmakers say the fiscal year 2026 ...

Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan's new budget along with long-term road-funding bills Tuesday, capping a drawn-out process in which lawmakers missed two deadlines and had to enact short-term spending ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the new state budget into law on Tuesday, Oct. 10. It totals $81 billion, including a general fund total of $14.1 billion.

“This balanced budget delivers on the kitchen table issues that make a real difference in people’s lives,” Gov. Whitmer said. “Our budget fixes the damn roads, cuts taxes for seniors and working ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget Tuesday totaling about $80 billion for K-12 schools, higher education, and other state government spending. The closed-door signing ceremony in the governor’s ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. LANSING — By year's end, the Legislature will pass ...

Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bipartisan fiscal year 2026 budget into law. Click to read more!

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the new state budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which includes a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana and a 20-cent increase on the existing 31-cent gas tax, and allocates $1.18 ...