Overview

• With hours left before the new fiscal year, negotiators say they have an agreement in principle but no written budget ready for votes.
• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told state employees operations will continue Wednesday, signaling expectation of a full-year budget or short-term continuation.
• Central disputes focus on paying for roads, including a proposed 24% wholesale marijuana tax tied to nearly $2 billion for local repairs.
• The House reports confidence in its votes, while the Senate continues to wrestle with revenue pieces including House Bill 4951 on marijuana taxation.
• Educators and advocates rallied at the Capitol to protect school funding for meals, special education, and mental health as a partial shutdown risk looms, with potential service closures and payment delays if no deal passes by midnight.