Michigan lawmakers unveiled a proposed school aid budget for the 2026 state fiscal year, signaling an end to the months of funding uncertainty that have plagued educators across the state. More: Michigan lawmakers voting on 2026 budget, but fate of marijuana tax remains uncertain

Schools' fiscal year began July 1, but state lawmakers blew past the deadline in state law to pass a budget by then. Instead, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders aimed to deliver a budget by Oct. 1, the start of the state's fiscal year. But as midnight that day passed without a vote on a spending plan, lawmakers bought themselves some time with a stopgap funding plan to avert a partial government shutdown for a week.

While the temporary spending has kept the lights on for state government, it had an i

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