LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Lansing lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had months to come up with a new fiscal budget for Michigan by Oct. 1, but the deadline came and went without a real deal signed.

A continuation budget reached instead.

Instead, the governor went for the runner-up prize: a continuation budget to keep the Michigan government open.

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Last week, Gov. Whitmer, House Leader Matt Hall (R-Richland Township), and Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) made a bipartisan agreement to pass a full state budget. However, both sides are still sifting through the details.

“The Michigan state government will stay open,” said Governor Whitmer. “We’re on the verge of making huge progress to fix our state and local roads, feed our kids at school, cut taxes for seniors and working families, protect access to affordable health care, and keep Michiganders safe in their communities.”

Uninterrupted services? How so?

Whitmer continued, “In the meantime, state government will continue providing uninterrupted services and state employees will work today, getting things done for their fellow Michiganders.”

State Senator Michele Hoitenga (R-Manton) pushed back against Gov. Whitmer’s declaration that the government is not shut down. “Without a budget, there are no funds approved to keep the government running. I guess that means there will be a lot of IOUs floating around….” Sen. Hoitenga wrote on Facebook just after midnight on Oct. 1.

Senator Hoitenga added, “My two cents: families have been feeling the pinch as prices have risen and budgets have tightened over the last few years.” She went on, “Meanwhile, Michigan’s budget has skyrocketed under the Democrat trifecta, far outpacing inflation. Although I’m disgusted by the lack of a budget, I stand with Republican efforts to rein in this tax-hungry, bloated system. It’s essential for the government to tighten its belt and prioritize fiscal responsibility, just as families are forced to do every day.”