Michigan House resolves to disclose enhancement grants, recipients
Resolution targets pork spending Read more
Michigan spends $6.9M advertising 'cost-free' pre-K
Michigan taxpayers on the hook for ‘free’ education of rich children Read more
Michigan Senate OKs paid sick leave compromise
Proposal would raise minimum wage to $15 by 2027 Read more
Michigan economic development agency gives former member $202M in grants
Projects span Detroit, Lansing, Pontiac Read more
Whitmer wants to tax large companies, pot to fix potholes
Second-term governor calls on large companies to pay ‘fair share’ for road plan Read more
Whitmer claims credit for helping Michiganders, but her policies raise costs
Electricity, income taxes, higher due to governor’s policies Read more
Whitmer’s $83.5B budget won’t fix the roads, lawmakers say
Critics chide her lack of road funding plan Read more
Michigan’s net-zero dream would raise electric rates, decrease reliability
‘Tons of pain for essentially no gain,’ former MIT professor says Read more
Michigan senators hold hearings on 9 stranded bills
Democrats seek court order forcing Republican House to forward legislation Democratic House failed to send to Whitmer Read more
Employment decline leaves Michigan near the bottom nationwide
State’s 5% unemployment rate in December was the sixth highest among the states Read more
DNR expert speaks for the trees
Push for solar power could ‘greatly increase deforestation in Michigan’ Read more
Michigan has achieved 0.2% of state fleet transition goal
State needs to buy 14,452 more EVs Read more
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Michigan energy companies pocket $14B in loans from feds after hiking rates
Over a decade, state regulators approved 17 out of 18 requests for a rate hike Read more
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Civil Service Commission considers one-time authorization requirement for dues deductions
Proposal would also change requirement that employees be reminded of right not to join a union Read more
Granholm’s Energy Department ignored warning about conflict of interest in $14B of loans given to Michigan energy companies
Inspector general warned that energy projects posed fraud risk Read more
Michigan will miss goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, climatologist says
State consumes too much power to rely solely on renewable energy Read more
Expert agrees with Billy Bob Thornton in ‘Landman’: Solar, windmill developments are environmentally harmful
‘Landman’ character points out ill effects of solar panel, wind turbine production Read more
Whitmer’s latest pitch for Michigan’s auto dominance: ‘We don’t care what you drive’
Statement makes a turn from governor’s push for electric vehicles Read more
Michigan University Hospital, union feud over parking spots
Nurses wanted closer parking to avoid taking the bus, paying for a parking permit Read more
Republicans, Democrats offer bills to fix upcoming tip credit, minimum wage changes
Preventing damage to Michigan enterprises called ‘crucial to the worker and the business’ Read more
Whitmer urges new taxes to fix Michigan roads
Tax could target gas, mileage, or tolls Read more
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More money, fewer riders for SMART system
Lame duck lawmakers ram through forced transit expansion Read more
Tax increment financing fuels Westland’s $12M park, expected for 2025
TIF money to supply more than half the funds; federal, state grants supply rest Read more
State gave company $1.4M to choose Michigan, after it had already chosen
German auto company started working on site months before public subsidy Read more
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