In a Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 photo, Olivet College students Lakisha Pressley and Rakiya Little, both of Detroit, rally outside the state Capitol in Lansing, in the hopes that Michigan Tuition Grant funding will be restored to state spending priorities moving forward. A budget impasse in Michigan is starting to take a toll on government programs and services. (Beth LeBlanc/Detroit News via AP)
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A budget impasse in Michigan is starting to take a toll on government programs and services.
Sheriff's offices, jails, charter schools, private colleges, hospitals, local governments and nonprofits are casualties of the standoff that has dragged on much longer than expected.
Nearly two months ago, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed an unprecedented $947 million in funding to restart broken-down budget talks.
She and the Republican-led Legislature want to reverse some or many of her vetoes. But they remain at odds over Republicans' push to curtail her powers after the first-year governor shifted funding within state departments.
A popular school truancy program in rural northeastern Michigan has begun laying off staff. Sheriffs are worried about road safety. And college students are anxious that they might not get tuition assistance.
FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate as Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, House Speaker Lee Chatfield, right, and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, rear, react, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. A budget impasse in Michigan is starting to take a toll on government programs and services. Nearly two months ago, Democratic Gov. Whitmer vetoed an unprecedented $947 million in funding to restart broken-down budget talks. She and the Republican-led Legislature want to reverse some or many of her vetoes. But they remain at odds over Republicans' push to curtail her powers after the first-year governor shifted funding within state departments. (AP Photo/Al Goldis File)
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In a June 25, 2018 photo, road construction workers pour and spread wet concrete over rebar mesh on the I-75 Rouge River Bridge downriver. A budget impasse in Michigan is starting to take a toll on government programs and services.(John T. Greilick/Detroit News via AP)
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In a June 25, 2018 photo, road construction workers pour and spread wet concrete over rebar mesh on the I-75 Rouge River Bridge downriver. A budget impasse in Michigan is starting to take a toll on government programs and services. (John T. Greilick/Detroit News via AP)
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