9 things you might have missed in Gov. Whitmer’s budget proposal Updated Feb 12, 2021; Posted Feb 12, 2021 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces the reinstatement high school winter contact sports on Feb. 4, 2021 during a press conference.Michigan Executive Office of the Governor Facebook Share Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday kicked off budget season with her budget proposal, which clocked in at a historic $67.1 billion. It’s the first step of determining how much state money goes where in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which runs from Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022. Some of the toplines included $300 million for bridge repairs, $192.4 million across two fiscal years for programs that assist people with community college costs, and a per-pupil increase of $82 to $164 for K-12 schools.