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Some big issues are still unsettled for Michigan's budget

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff

Published June 10, 2014 at 5:31 PM EDT

The chamber of Michigan's House of Representatives.

The budget clock is ticking in Lansing.

Only three days remain for lawmakers to wrap up work on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and get it done before their self-imposed deadline of early June before their summer break.

Some big issues have been tackled, but there are big ones still unsettled.

Jonathan Oosting, the Capitol reporter for MLive, and Kathy Gray, the Lansing reporter for the Detroit Free Press, spoke to us today.

*You can listen to our conversation above.

There are a few things to expect from this new budget:

Road funding may receive about $400 million.
The higher-education budget could increase significantly.
An increase in revenue-sharing payments to cities, counties, villages, and townships.
A new helicopter for Michigan State police, and a new post in Marshall.
Film incentives will likely stay at $50 million.
The School Aid Fund could increase.
Community colleges could receive a 3% bump.

–Bre'Anna Tinsley, Michigan Radio Newsroom