At least one key Michigan lawmaker expressed doubts that the governor and Legislature could finalize a budget before midnight.

Michigan Democrats and Republicans in Congress pointed fingers for the partial shutdown of the federal government, as workers were furloughed.

Detroit Mayoral Candidate Mary Sheffield was asked about a bevy of issues, from creating more economic development in the neighborhoods, to affordable housing, to dealing with the White House in a far ...

Over 29,000 civilian federal workers live in Michigan, many of them in Metro Detroit, the Congressional Research Service says.

A lengthy government shutdown would only complicate the employment picture, and possibly, further erode consumer confidence.

U.S. congressional leaders did not reach a deal so the government has been shut down. Michigan lawmakers are still hammering out a deal in Lansing.

When Michigan's top elected officials announced last week that they'd reached a deal to pass a new state budget by Oct. 1, averting a government shutdown ― without sharing many details of the deal, or ...

The US government shut down Wednesday morning. Michigan residents receiving federal benefits will still get them in most cases, but delays across most government sectors are likely.

LANSING — A budget deal announced late on Sept. 25 could prevent Michigan residents from awakening Wednesday, Oct. 1 to find both their state and federal governments simultaneously shut down for the ...

Days ago, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers in Michigan declared they had reached a compromise on state budget negotiations.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state lawmakers failed to finalize a new budget by midnight as required by the Michigan Constitution. But they passed a temporary spending bill to stop a government shutdown.

House GOP chair, U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, appeared on CNN and Fox News on Wednesday, after the government shutdown took effect.