MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — With plenty of politicians and stakeholders gathered for the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference, the pending state budget is bound to be part of the conversation.

Michigan currently has a divided government, which means working out a new spending plan could take a while. The Democrats have pushed one through the Senate, but Republicans in the House don't seem impressed.

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, said some adjustments will need to be made because of changes in projections for state revenue. Still, she said, her party has put together a budget that will work.

"The Senate has passed a budget that was based on budget projection numbers, fiscal projection numbers that were created for that purpose of creating an ini

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