Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, expressed concern Wednesday about a potential state government shutdown on Oct. 1 as budget negotiations remain at an impasse .

“Given the track record that we’ve seen from House Republicans, I am concerned,” Brinks said of a potential shutdown. “We should have been doing all of this together as a legislature months ago. It’s not that it’s impossible to get it done, but the clock is ticking and there is a sense of urgency around it and it’s simply not responsible to delay any longer. It wasn’t responsible for the last six months. It’s less responsible now, so realistically I’m concerned.”

Lawmakers have until midnight Sept. 30 to agree on a budget for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to sign into law. This deadline marks the end of the curre

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