MIRS Monday, July 6, 2026

MIRS recaps the all-nighter state lawmakers pulled to finalize state budget deals before July 4. The end product was $6 billion smaller than the budget created last year. Together, they eliminated more "ghost employees," tapped into stagnant accounts and tried tightening Michigan's Medicaid practices to make ends meet. But Democrats like state Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn) and Senate…