Published July 23, 2026 at 7:52 AM EDT

A new report is questioning whether the state's newly approved budget is actually balanced, as required by the state constitution. 

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan suggests the recently signed state budget for Fiscal Year 2027 would run a deficit.
 
Researcher Bob Schneider says Michigan’s general fund usually has money left over from past years to handle it. But this year...
 

 
The State Budget Office says the budget is balanced.
 
The state says administrative changes to get there—like lapsing some business incentive funding—aren’t included in budget documents.

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