Katherine Dailey

The state's budget is officially signed! And my story on GOP House Speaker Matt Hall's response is coming soon.

Legislature passes $21.3B school aid budget, securing school meals and increased student funds • Michigan Advance Updated at 11:43 a.m. The state Legislature delivered on promises to preserve free school meals and increased per pupil funding, after months of tough negotiations ended in lawmakers passing an eight-...

Check out our coverage from the late-night Capitol sessions:
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2. michiganadvance.com/2025/10/02/m...
3. michiganadvance.com/2025/10/03/2...

In case you were wondering... we did not leave by midnight. But a general omnibus budget bill, an education omnibus bill and a marijuana tax that was key to the governor's roads funding plan all passed in the early hours of the morning.

The Michigan Advance team is in the Capitol and waiting on a budget.

What’s the over/under on them getting out of there before midnight?

Advocates, lawmakers urge Michigan Legislature to ‘Fund the Damn Schools’ ahead of budget deadline • Michigan Advance Hours before a budget deadline that if missed would shut down the state government — and three months after the statutory July 1 deadline to fund the state’s public schools — educators, activists, and...

Hours before a budget deadline that if missed would shut down the state government, educators, activists, and lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Michigan Capitol to demand a budget that would fully “fund the damn schools.”

Story from @kdailey.bsky.social

Michigan civil rights groups push back on ICE partnerships, urge local police to step away • Michigan Advance The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center have issued new legal guidance to local law enforcement agencies around the state on how to engage with federal immigration authorities — ...

The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center have issued new legal guidance to local law enforcement agencies around the state on how to engage with federal immigration authorities — and urging them not to do any of that enforcement themselves.

Story from @kdailey.bsky.social

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Get in touch (and add me to your press lists) at kdailey[at]michiganadvance[dot]com! And please reach out if you're in Michigan — I'm always open to tips and sources (message for Signal if you prefer), but also would love to just say hi and connect with other MI reporters!

Hello from my new job!

An incredible piece of reporting from ProPublica on proposed changes to HUD's federal housing assistance, including an end to eligibility for mixed-status families. If you're interested in learning more, I published a piece last week examining the impacts of this: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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I love covering housing, especially public and affordable housing, and I’m passionate about using my reporting to shed light on the issues of everyday people. I’m a New Jersey native and a lover of the Detroit Lions, and always looking for new music to listen to.

Haven’t ever posted on here before, so I guess this is as good a time as any to introduce myself on a new platform. I’m an investigative reporter, getting a master’s right now at the Medill Investigative Lab, and a fellow with the Investigative Reporting Workshop in D.C.