The budget votes began two days into the start of the 2026 fiscal year, after lawmakers passed a stopgap budget Oct. 1.
The budget cuts many state agencies but provides about $1.1 billion extra for the Michigan Department of Transportation.
LANSING — Michigan lawmakers unveiled and approved a long-awaited budget that makes funding cuts to many state agencies while allocating an extra $1.1 billion to the Michigan Department of Transportation, which is responsible for fixing state roads and bridges.
And shortly after 3 a.m. on Oct. 3, after days of protests and lobbying and arm twisting for and against the measure, the Senate voted 19-17 to impose a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana sales. The House earlier passed the same legislation on Sept. 25, meaning the controversial bill now goes to G