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Negotiations continued Wednesday in an effort to end the budget impasse at the state Capitol. We have more from Rick Pluta.

After months of waiting, the Michigan House passed the rest of its roughly $78 billion state budget proposal Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

State Representative Jason Morgan has introduced legislation to create a new state fund for public broadcasting in Michigan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has more on what the Ann Arbor Democrat is proposing.

Michigan House Republicans proposed toughening the state’s whistleblower protection law Tuesday. They say it would encourage government employees and contractors to report malfeasance. We have more from Rick Pluta.

School officials are taking the Legislature to task for missing session days without a K-12 budget in place. It’s been nearly a month since the fiscal year began for school districts. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan House and Senate are pushing a vote on a new budget for K-12 schools into next week. Colin Jackson has more on the negotiations Thursday that led to the decision.

The Michigan House could see its first look at the chamber’s school budget proposal today. Colin Jackson has more.

The Republican-led Michigan House asked the Democratic-led state Senate to take back its budget proposal Wednesday. Colin Jackson explains why.

It’s looking like state lawmakers won’t close the books on Michigan’s last state budget before an end-of-the-month deadline to do so. Colin Jackson has more.

The GOP-led state House adopted a stripped-down budget Thursday to serve as a stop-gap spending plan if negotiations bog down in the coming months. Rick Pluta reports.