BUDGET UPDATE: Senate approves interim budget

WKAR Public Media

Published September 25, 2009 at 12:16 PM EDT

By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network

Lansing, MI – The state Senate has approved an interim budget in case an agreement is not reached five days from now. The Senate version of a one-month temporary budget reflects a 25 percent rollback in spending levels.

WE'LL HAVE MORE on the state budget process later today. Check this website and listen to All Things Considered with Gretchen Millich, starting at 4 p.m.

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