Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), Democratic Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Republican Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall announced a state budget agreement Thursday after weeks of a stalemate in budget negotiations.

Michigan is the last state without a budget approved before the next fiscal year. The state was staring down a statewide government shutdown if a deal between the Michigan House and Senate was not met by the Oct. 1 budget deadline.

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