Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said budget negotiations continue.

Road funding could be a sticking point in reaching a deal.

While the Senate has passed a budget, the House has yet to.

GRAND RAPIDS — As budget negotiations — or a lack thereof — have seen Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blow past a statutory deadline to have a state spending plan in place for the next fiscal year, Whitmer stressed Monday, Aug. 25, that time is dwindling to avoid a government shutdown.

While a statutory deadline directs lawmakers to have a state budget in place by July 1, lawmakers and the governor's office have until the fiscal year officially begins on Oct. 1 to agree on a budget, or a government shutdown will take place.

"There's so many things we've got to get negotiated," Whitmer told reporters

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