As states cut Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 drugs, access to obesity treatment is increasingly tied to income—raising questions for both Medicaid and Medicare.

The debate over whether Michigan's leaders should tap the state's savings account could be one of the defining arguments of ...

Legislators hope they can endlessly borrow to avoid unpopular votes on spending cuts or tax hikes, but inflation won't wait ...

Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2026 budget proposes a $53 billion spending plan addressing state concerns with investments into ...

The budget also proposes a $400 million withdrawal from the state's Rainy Day Fund as the Whitmer administration grapples with changes in federal law.

Republicans, however, say a leaner budget with no tax increases, deeper spending cuts and broader tax relief for all ...

The spending bills effectively freeze funding for most programs aimed at supporting older adults. In some cases, the measures raised spending by small amounts.

LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday unveiled a record-setting $88 billion state budget plan, proposing to tap the state’s “rainy day” fund and raise “sin” taxes to fund key ...

Whitmer wants to shift $1.8 billion from the school aid fund to pay for public universities, community colleges and scholarships, which would continue a budget-balancing practice that divides the ...

Heading into her final budget season, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proposed $88.1 billion in funding for the 2027 ...

The five-year Rural Health Transformation Program is meant to expand and strengthen access to care, but state officials and experts warn the money isn’t enough to fix every problem.

Budget Director Jen Flood said the budget will include a variety of measures to close a $1.8B gap, including tax hikes and a withdrawal from reserves.