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Podcast 83 Legislative Update Aug. 5, 2025
Host: Deena Bosworth
Guests: Samantha Gibson and Jimmy Johnson of MAC
Topics: Budget stalemate.
That’s the theme of the summer at the State Capitol in Lansing, reports MAC’s Podcast 83 team in a new episode this week.
Sitting in for regular host Stephan Currie, Director of Governmental Affairs Deena Bosworth led her team through the “whys” and “what nows” of Michigan’s current budget mess.
“The elephant in the room is roads,” said Samantha Gibson, governmental affairs specialist. “The governor says, ‘I don't want a budget that doesn't have a road funding deal negotiated as part of it.’ And in the meantime, the political landscape in Lansing and at the federal level is no party is passing the other party's legislation. The six bills that have been signed into law this year are, I would say, nonpartisan issues.”
“It's going to be difficult for local units of government that don't know what their allocations are going to be, right (due to the budget delays)?” responded Bosworth. “We've seen lots of numbers come out on that ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act and what that financial implication is on Michigan's budget. We're talking a revenue shortfall of almost $700 million, and we're talking increased costs. So that brings us about $1.1 billion that they have to come up with in order to make things work right.”
“Speaker (Matt) Hall and House Republicans have put their road funding plan out,” noted Gibson. “The Senate has yet to be forthcoming on what their plan may or may not be. The governor has been vocal in her need for a road funding plan and that she's not interested in a budget that doesn't include one.”
To learn more about what August and September may bring to the State Capitol, click here or on the image above.
See video versions of all Podcast 83 episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@michiganassociationofcount2606
Visit the Podcast 83 page at www.micounties.org
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By DerekHost: Deena Bosworth
Guests: Samantha Gibson and Jimmy Johnson of MAC
Topics: Budget stalemate.
That’s the theme of the summer at the State Capitol in Lansing, reports MAC’s Podcast 83 team in a new episode this week.
Sitting in for regular host Stephan Currie, Director of Governmental Affairs Deena Bosworth led her team through the “whys” and “what nows” of Michigan’s current budget mess.
“The elephant in the room is roads,” said Samantha Gibson, governmental affairs specialist. “The governor says, ‘I don't want a budget that doesn't have a road funding deal negotiated as part of it.’ And in the meantime, the political landscape in Lansing and at the federal level is no party is passing the other party's legislation. The six bills that have been signed into law this year are, I would say, nonpartisan issues.”
“It's going to be difficult for local units of government that don't know what their allocations are going to be, right (due to the budget delays)?” responded Bosworth. “We've seen lots of numbers come out on that ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act and what that financial implication is on Michigan's budget. We're talking a revenue shortfall of almost $700 million, and we're talking increased costs. So that brings us about $1.1 billion that they have to come up with in order to make things work right.”
“Speaker (Matt) Hall and House Republicans have put their road funding plan out,” noted Gibson. “The Senate has yet to be forthcoming on what their plan may or may not be. The governor has been vocal in her need for a road funding plan and that she's not interested in a budget that doesn't include one.”
To learn more about what August and September may bring to the State Capitol, click here or on the image above.
See video versions of all Podcast 83 episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@michiganassociationofcount2606
Visit the Podcast 83 page at www.micounties.org