Budget blitz begins with Michigan Senate committee action as House tees up new appropriations bills

The Democratic-led state Senate on Wednesday set the stage for several pieces of its Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget, as several appropriations subcommittees voted to send their bills to the full committee for consideration.

Legislation setting the budget for Michigan’s community colleges and institutions of higher education, alongside spending plans for the Departments of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Development, Transportation, and Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) were each referred to by their respective Senate …