Michigan’s $82 billion budget (2022 budget $70 billion)

Michigan’s $82 billion budget: Your guide to Michigan politics

"Democrats passed a record $81.7 billion budget late Wednesday night, committing billions in federal funding and a major surplus to make a statement about the priorities of a state government controlled by Democrats for the first time in decades.

• “This budget is a statement of our words,” House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, said. 
• “This budget reflects the priorities of the people. … If we go back home, our constituents will ask us what have you done for us? How have you made our lives better? This budget does that.”..