Michigan lawmakers work through the night on 'compromise' budget

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "But being able to do so without reducing any benefits for folks who are receiving Medicaid or food assistance is probably the proudest thing ... that comes out of this process.
51% : The ultimate agreement involved dozens of other bills that were tied to the budget's approval, including a long-sought measure by some Democrats that would double the cap on the state's transformational brownfield program, which allows businesses behind large developments to keep tax income tax and sales withholdings resulting from their projects, from $1.6 billion to $3.2 billion.
48% : Lansing -- Michigan lawmakers worked through the night into Friday morning on a new state budget that will use an array of spending cuts and funding maneuvers to close a $1 billion tax revenue gap.
48% : She sought a bevy of new taxes on smokers, gamblers and digital advertising.
41% : Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, refused to go along with the tax hikes.
32% : Health care costs had jumped, the Legislature had dedicated more tax dollars to roads, and the federal government, led by Republican President Donald Trump, had forced states to pay for a larger share of costs associated with food assistance for low-income families.

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