Oct. 3, 2025 | This Week in Government: Better Late Than Never, Legislature Sleepwalks Across the Finish Line
October 3, 2025The FY25-26 state budget and road funding are among the top Michigan Capitol headlines in Gongwer News Service.
Legislature Funds Budget on the Backs of Businesses, Undercuts Competitiveness
October 3, 2025The Michigan state budget for fiscal year 2025-26 finally came to fruition, at the expense of businesses, which will incur…
Statement: State Budget Comes Amid Historic Challenges for Business
October 3, 2025As the fiscal year 2025-26 state budget passed in the early hours of Oct. 3, the Detroit Regional Chamber issued…
Lansing Fails to Pass Long-term Budget: What It Means for Michigan Business
October 1, 2025For the first time in 16 years, Michigan has entered a new fiscal year without a complete budget in place,…
Gridlock in D.C.: What the Federal Government Shutdown Means for Michigan Businesses
September 30, 2025As the Sept. 30 federal budget deadline approaches, political gridlock in Washington, D.C., threatens a federal government shutdown that could…
Fiscal Responsibility in Detroit: City Fortifies Finances Amid Economic Headwinds
September 26, 2025On Sept. 22, the City of Detroit’s budget office announced its 11th consecutive annual surplus since emerging from bankruptcy, a…
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Chamber Hosts Mary Sheffield, Reinforces Partnership for Detroit’s Future
September 26, 2025The Detroit Regional Chamber recently welcomed Mary Sheffield to an exclusive event with the Chamber’s Board of Directors and other…
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Sept. 26, 2025 | This Week in Government: Leaders Say They’ve Struck a Budget Deal
September 26, 2025The FY25-26 state budget and the federal 340 program are among the top Michigan Capitol headlines in Gongwer News Service.
What a Government Shutdown Means for Michigan Businesses
September 24, 2025Michigan’s fiscal year 2026 budget deadline is rapidly approaching. If the State Legislature does not reach an agreed-upon budget deal…
Michigan Businesses Fight Proposal to Block Federal Tax Benefits at State Level
September 24, 2025Crain’s Detroit Business Sept. 23, 2025 David Eggert A push to avert a budget hole by separating Michigan’s corporate income…
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