This story is a more detailed version of the article above. It mentions that, while Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Granholm have announced an overall agreement on a state budget, details about high-profile issues such as Medicaid benefits, prison closures and university funding were unresolved. Almost every state department is going to see its funding reduced in the new spending plan. "If you're going to have a budget without new fees and tax increases, the reality is you have to make cuts in the big budgets," said Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema. Wayne State University and Northern Michigan University are not expected to see the significant cuts approved earlier by Republican lawmakers.