Michigan lawmakers approved a plan early Wednesday morning to fund state government for another week as they finalize a spending agreement for the new fiscal year. The state’s previous budget had run out at midnight.

The extension buys more time to avoid a partial government shutdown, when non-essential services would stop running. Passing a balanced budget for the next fiscal year by October 1 is a constitutional requirement in Michigan. State officials announcing the funding plan did not specify what legal tactics would be used to extend state spending without running afoul of the state constitution.

Last week, legislative leaders and Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the framework for a state budget deal. They hoped it would pass before the old one expired.

Speaking to reporters a

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