Lansing — The Republican-led Michigan House on Tuesday approved the final pieces of a nearly $79 billion annual spending plan that includes large cuts to Michigan State Police, the attorney general's office, civil rights operations and hospitals.

The chamber's spending plan, which would represent the smallest state budget since 2021, comes as the GOP-controlled House, the Democratic-majority Senate and the Democratic governor's office attempt to find middle ground amid their competing budget proposals.

The spending plan comes in nearly $6 billion lower than the Senate's $84.6 billion budget proposal approved in May and almost $5 billion lower than Whitmer's recommended $83.6 billion budget . Last year's budget came in at about $83 billion .

House Republicans celebrated the fundin

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