Abby Rubely, spokeswoman for Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford, said an agreement was reached, but would not release specific details.

“We have come to a bipartisan, bicameral agreement, which establishes guidelines for reaching a budget resolution,” said Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, in a statement.

The numbers agreed upon Wednesday are spending targets for each budget
department, but funding for specific programs will be determined in conference committees. Legislators hope to have specific program funding decided by Tuesday, said state Sen. Alan Cropsey, R-DeWitt.

Once the committees have reached budget agreements, the state’s budget bills will go to the House and the Senate for a vote. Once the budget passes the Legislature, it is sent to Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The state budget is determined by integrating plans from the Legislature and Granholm. An agreement must be reached by Sept. 30.

“They have specific numbers reached, but how those work out within the departments, that’s what’s going on now,” Cropsey said.

Granholm’s office said in a statement the Legislature needs to write a budget
that creates Michigan jobs and does not cut college scholarships.

“The governor continues to oppose the Senate Republican budget cuts, because they would be harmful to our citizens and our state,” the statement read.

Dillon said in a statement that whatever cuts are made must move Michigan forward.

“While we’re making deep cuts to ensure that we’re using every tax dollar efficiently, we must also invest in the priorities that are essential to turning Michigan around and truly making progress as a state,” he said in the statement.