The Metro: The values revealed in Michigan’s latest state budget

By: Sam Corey

7 October 2025 at 17:08

“Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value,” former President Joe Biden used to say.

What he meant was that budgets aren’t just numbers on a page. They represent the things that we prioritize, the stuff we want expanded, and the work we want to shrink.

The 2026 Michigan state budget took some time to sort out, but late last week a $75.9 billion budget was finally passed.

Robyn Vincent spoke with Zach Gorchow, the president of Gongwer News Service Michigan to learn more about what the state budget reveals.

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