Michigan to avoid government shutdown as leaders promise new budget ‘this week’

Gretchen Whitmer delivers a speech on Michigan’s budget and economy inside the Michigan State Capitol Building on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive.com)Michigan will avoid a state government shutdown. In a joint statement Tuesday evening, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, House Speaker Matt Hall and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks assured the public that government operations will continue Wednesday and that a new budget will be passed sometime “this week.”