By Craig Mauger, Beth LeBlanc, MediaNews GroupMichigan lawmakers approved a bill early Wednesday morning to fund state government’s operations for one additional week, after their push to pass a new annual budget temporarily faltered inside the state Capitol. Gretchen Whitmer had announced plans to keep state departments going and state workers on the job without approved funding. “Tomorrow, state government will continue, and work will go on in the Legislature to finalize a balanced, bipartisan state budget this week,” Whitmer said in a Tuesday statement. An email from the governor to state workers Tuesday afternoon indicated state parks and Secretary of State offices would remain open, lottery sales would continue and state workers would avoid layoffs. “We have an agreement with the House and Senate to pass a full fiscal year budget,” Whitmer said in her message.