Michigan Township charges reporter $164,000 for records related to fire chief, church shooting
‘Everything is wrong about this invoice’
Michigan drops $1.8M on EV chargers for fewer than 100,000 registered statewide
State’s electric vehicle revolution stalls at 5% of 2 million goal by 2030
Park Township short-term rental owners plan to appeal after lawsuit loss
Judge ruled that government can regulate short-term rentals
Senate bill would increase taxpayer-funded brownfield incentives
Previous subsidies have wasted taxpayer money and failed to bring development, Mackinac Center says
Whitmer says SNAP abuse rare; CapCon investigation says otherwise
SNAP fraud pushed lawmaker to upgrade to chipped SNAP cards
Ann Arbor spent $4.5 million of its ARPA funds on solar panels
‘Replacement of lost public sector revenue’ allowed under federal guidelines
Michigan slips nationally in tax competitiveness ranking
Other states move ahead after making reforms
Lifelong Michigan education agency didn’t answer 60% of calls
Good enough for government work, perhaps
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Bill would cut required training hours for barbers
Michiganders seeking to cut hair must complete more training hours than police officers and EMTs
Michigan clawing back $2.7B from 350,000 people
Five years later, Michigan wants billions back
Park Township officials admitted in emails that short-term rentals were allowed
Park Township caught in contradiction over short-term rental crackdown
Six-figure salaries increase by 474% at Michigan health department
Payroll surges over 4 years, while errors cost taxpayers millions
Mackinac Center calls on lawmakers to ease licensing barriers for people with criminal records
A job is key to rehabilitation, report says
College enrollment is seeing a flight to quality, report says
Enrollment up at U of M-Ann Arbor, other institutions at which students are more likely to complete their program
Michigan taxpayers foot $1 million bill for an imaginary job threat
State pays companies to exist as job growth stagnates
State budget contains fewer earmarks than in years past
New procedures in place for requesting earmarks, receiving funds
A Court of Appeals ruling could bring financial consequences for school districts
October decision could exacerbate schools’ challenges as employee costs spike
State to buy, raze $18M century-old hunting ranch in Cheboygan County
Property includes a ranch, cabins, pole barns, and an airstrip
Rochester School Board may be considering new restrictions after trustee reveals tax proposal
Board president says no agenda items scheduled for next meeting, but proposed change would clamp down on public information
Rochester school board punished trustee who shared tax proposal
Woman censured for sharing public information
Lawmakers spike $50 million request for copper mine
Earmark lawsuit pressed lawmakers’ use of taxpayer money
East Lansing climbs out of pension hole
Five years left on an income tax meant to shore up city’s retirement system
Michigan’s ‘corporate giveaways’ machine faces shutdown under new bills
Bills follow million-dollar scandals at economic development agency
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Jobs agency ghost-writes its own public relations
Self-serving spin, stonewalling and secretiveness is the agency’s true bailiwick
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