Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed state budget for the next fiscal year, rolled out Wednesday, includes a record investment in education.

Whitmer proposed a few new revenue sources, including a new 32% tax on vapes and other non-tobacco nicotine products, increased license fees for hunting, fishing and boating and a requirement that people opt-out of the $14 annual pass to state parks when they register their vehicles.

Without the benefit of a politically friendly Legislature for the final two years of her tenure, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer skipped Thursday’s rollout of an $83.5 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal,

Reaction to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget for 2026 is coming in. Below are a few of the statements 6 News has received. There is no excuse for the continued failures of the Whitmer Administration to provide direct support to students struggling to learn and teachers struggling to teach,

Beyond a historic 4.1% hike in per-student funding and a bid to intensify academic transparency, the list of recommendations would largely uphold existing priorities and programs for 1.4 million public school students.

State Budget Director Jen Flood presented Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed spending plan that will fund state agencies next year.