With no budget deal, state partially shut down

? Michigan’s state government partially shut down early today with no budget deal in place for the new fiscal year.

Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm was still awaiting key votes in the Republican-controlled Senate after 12:01 a.m., the deadline for approving a state budget. The state has no authority to spend money without a budget in place.

Parts of a temporary budget fix that would have avoided a shutdown were approved Sunday, but lawmakers at midnight were still scrambling to reach a deal on tax increases to help plug a $1.75 billion deficit.