Here at the State of Michigan, our fiscal years ends on September 30. Since the governor and the legislators haven’t come to terms yet, we have no budget for next year. The governor wants to raise taxes and increase the budget by 1.7 billion dollars. The legislature wants to cut taxes and 1.7 billion out of the budget.

With out a budget, state government can’t operate. So, if they haven’t got a budget in place by Monday, the state will close. And so, we are making preparations for closing down the state.

I just hope I find out one way or the other. I would hate to get up a 5:30 on Monday only to discover that the state is closed.