A2: State Budget

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Booth Newspapers reports that state Rep. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) was one of only two senators to vote for a bill Wednesday night that would have raised the state income tax rate from 4.35% to 4.8%. Michigan legislators continue fighting over how to balance the 2010 budget. The government shut down briefly early Thursday morning before a contingency bill was passed, giving legislators another 30 days to deal with a $1.8 billion deficit. [Source]