Overview

• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and House Speaker Matt Hall said they will pass the School Aid and state budgets before the new fiscal year begins.
• The announcement is a framework rather than a finalized deal, with appropriations work and full chamber votes still to come next week.
• State officials said the plan dedicates nearly $2 billion per year to repair local and state roads, while Hall put early-year funding closer to $1.5–$1.8 billion.
• Hall said the road plan would shift fuel tax revenue, tap future growth in corporate income taxes, and add a 26% wholesale marijuana tax.
• Leaders said the package pairs GOP priorities like tax relief, earmark transparency, and eliminating “ghost employees” with Democratic aims such as education funding and health care protections, promising lower costs and greater efficiency.