Lawmakers release 7 agencies from requirement to report severance payments
Less transparency means more corruption and waste, lawmaker says Read more
Judge won’t give Michigan immunity in Enbridge lawsuit
Court schedules oral arguments for July 31 Read more
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Two arts organizations will receive $1.25 million from taxpayers
Unclear what lawmakers requested the earmarks Read more
Saginaw lawmaker earmarked $1.9M to fix elementary school pool
School district blames ‘bugs’ after pages vanish from website Read more
Who spent $13M on five state museums?
Legislature doesn’t name sponsors of grants in 2025 Michigan state budget Read more
Bills aim to return Michigan to bad old days of dues skim
Voters soundly rejected this shady union funding practice in 2012 Read more
Michigan’s new green energy plan looks like its old plan
A decade after losing millions on ‘next-gen’ projects, Michigan gets federal approval for relaxed loan guidelines Read more
Whitmer boasts of vehicle rebate missing from the state budget
Lawmakers cut out the item before voting Read more
Speech therapist could lose license for not completing implicit bias training
FOIA records show worker failed to complete 20 credit hours, including implicit bias training Read more
Wayne-Westland School District facing $30M deficit
Deficit caused by overspending, clerical error Read more
Michigan House OKs bill creating museum tax authority
If enacted, the plan could cost Oakland County taxpayers $167M over 10 years Read more
Taxpayers get three small wins in $83B budget
Massive spending package moves $670M from debt payoff, but lawmakers reject bills on SOAR extension, film credits, data center tax breaks Read more
As Janus anniversary draws nears, public workers retain right to union representation
It’s the flip side of union’s power of exclusive representation Read more
Michigan lawmaker pitches $2B transit proposal
Wayne State University professor calls plan another boondoggle Read more
Michigan State Ed board seeks more charter school regulations
Board resolution singles out schools that educate more than 150,000 Read more
Michigan House budget proposal cuts payments on pension debt by $630M
Other legislation would allocate $3B to corporate handouts Read more
Bills could force some Michigan landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers
Property group opposes the plan, citing bureaucracy Read more
Michigan House scheduled to vote June 20 on diverting $670M from teacher debt to other projects
Teacher pension retirement system nearly $30B in debt Read more
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals remands Line 5 lawsuit to state court
Attorney General Nessel’s effort to close the pipeline continues Read more
Flavored e-cig ban leads to more youth cigarette smoking
Study finds unintended consequence as youth turn to cigarettes instead of less-harmful alternative Read more
Whitmer touts 38,000 jobs ‘announced’ but not created
Michigan has lost 2,600 auto jobs since Whitmer’s election Read more
Environmental agency seeks $200K contract to develop strategy on maritime port electrification
Experts disagree on program effectiveness Read more
Nessel to sue fossil fuel industry, but still flies over driving
Nessel’s flights cost a total of $6,202 Read more
AAA survey: 63% of US adults say it’s ‘very unlikely’ next vehicle purchase is electric
Barriers to EV adoption are cost, inconvenient charging, and range anxiety Read more
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CapCon celebrates Independence Day with Patrick Henry’s 1775 speech Read more