The state Senate this morning sent the last six budget bills to Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
The governor has promised to sign the bills but says she's likely to make line-item vetoes.
The spending bills are for higher education, general government, community health, human services, state police and energy, labor and economic growth.
So, no shut down necessary - but the battle is far from over, as more vetoes will happen. Will the Senate Republicans choose to leave critical areas unfunded out of spite alone? We will see...