"Today I released my balanced budget recommendation. It's got: ✅ Tax cuts for seniors, families, and workers✅ Investments to help all students read, eat, and succeed✅ Protections for health careAnd a lot more. Here's what my budget means for you & your family:- Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) February 11, 2026"
""My balanced budget proposal will build on our strong record of bipartisan success. It doubles down on shared, long-term priorities to create good-paying jobs, fix roads, save Michiganders money, and ensure every child can read, eat, and succeed. Let's work together to deliver another balanced, bipartisan budget on time and keep moving Michigan forward," said Whitmer."
"The publication focused on options available to state tax officials to offset rising medical bills and healthcare costs. Whitmer has also emphasised the need to ringfence Medicaid funding amid continued federal pressures in 2026. Sports and online betting were included in the budget materials, with proposed Medicaid contributions expected to be funded in part through updated gambling taxes."
The budget outline recommends raising revenue by adjusting taxation on gambling, nicotine products, and advertising to generate nearly $800 million to stabilize Medicaid funding. The plan would end gambling operators' ability to deduct promotional bets from tax filings and update sports and online betting taxes. The proposal pairs targeted revenue measures with tax cuts for seniors, families, and workers and investments in literacy programs, free school meals, higher education, and road repairs. The measures aim to ringfence Medicaid amid federal funding pressures and deliver a balanced state budget.
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