State Shutdown Threatened in Michigan

State Shutdown Threatened in Michigan
Published: 9/28/07, 2:28 AM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Legislative leaders and the governor negotiated into early Friday over a temporary state budget and possible tax increases, hoping to avoid a government shutdown next week.

The new fiscal year begins Monday, but the budget legislation has yet to pass and officials haven't resolved a projected $1.75 billion shortfall.

Negotiations in the Republican-led Senate and Democrat-led House broke around 1 a.m. Friday but were expected to reconvene at 1 p.m.

Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants an agreement to raise taxes before she signs a temporary budget, but neither the Republican-led Senate nor the Democrat-led House has agreed to tax hikes.

Without a temporary budget, essential services such as prisons and police would be kept running, but some offices would be closed.

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Neanderthalls. Looks like they are back. Granholm needs be shrill to deal with these jackals. To paper over a one billion dollar deficit, is the Legislature on drugs. All brought about because the GOP does not think there should be business taxes of any stripe. As if it will make the business climate any better. Business taxes are higher in Ill and Wisconsin and they fare better than Mich. The problem with Mich jobs is legacy costs which the state government has little control over.

I just did. Particularily the Mich ., state senate GOP leader needs to get a piece of your mind.