Dollars for bollards: State rep. invokes New Orleans terror tragedy for road barriers
Thin yellow line would cost taxpayers $5 million Read more
Michigan’s auto jobs drive South from 8 Mile to I-65
Motor State lost more than 125,000 auto jobs over the last two decades — a 41% drop — while Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and other states gained tens of thousands Read more
Budget request puts taxpayers on hook for $10M Lansing entertainment venue
Convention center got $5 million in 2023 Read more
$259M in tax funds spent, but Whitmer’s Mundy megasite has no buyer
Michigan must cut red tape, House Speaker says in response Read more
Michigan paid more in fraud than it would cost to fix Bridge cards
In 2015, agency admitted paying nearly $31M due to fraud Read more
Joe Tate seeks $52M in earmarks for Detroit nonprofits in 2026 budget
2026 budget likely a record $84B Read more
Michigan faces $890M bill looming for food stamp program
Feds cite fraud as reason to shift SNAP costs Read more
18,300 Michigan households could pay more under proposed education tax hike
New tax could push state to fourth-highest income tax rate behind California, New York and Oregon Read more
No buyer, other people’s money, no problem
Michigan eyes $40M school move for speculative project Read more
Michigan licenses more than 1 in 5 jobs
Permission-to-work rules lock many people out of Michigan’s labor force Read more
Ted Nugent: Michigan sues farmers over pigs that don’t exist
House committee addressed allegations of DNR agents harassing pig farmers and killing animals Read more
The Boar War: Michigan accused of harassing pig farmers using faulty science
Legislators allege the natural resources agency is using bully tactics to put pig farm operators out of business Read more
Fake card readers, real damage: Inside Michigan’s EBT crime campaign
State paid out $14 million in fraudulent food stamps in fiscal year 2024, report says Read more
Berston Field House hopes to catch $5M from taxpayers
Taxpayers have funded community center for six years straight Read more
249 years later, liberty still needs defending
Revolutionary spirit lives on in Michigan’s fight for liberty Read more
Michigan Department of Natural Resources paid quarter-million on ads at gas station pumps
Taxpayers foot $266,000 bill to pitch drivers statewide Read more
State records reveal little SNAP enforcement despite exploding fraud
State investigated few despite surge in food stamp fraud Read more
Nessel backs California-style consumer enforcement in Michigan bill
Legislation would let attorney general wield consumer deception law in oil lawsuit Read more
Michigan House rep overstates possible impact of work requirement
Number in dispute, some praise requirements for Medicaid Read more
Pothole fund pays 6% of submitted claims in 2024 and 2025
Michiganders claimed 14 payouts out of 218 claims last year Read more
Same drugs, different hospital: 18 times more expensive
Report urges hospital pricing transparency Read more
Michigan’s 2026 budget might carve $12M for Adrian Woodworking Institute
Spending aims to triple size of graduating class Read more
Nessel: DOJ can’t stop a nonexistent lawsuit
Federal, state lawsuits cite CapCon story Read more
Michigan wraps workers in 16,176 administrative rules
Mackinac Center scrapes government data so you don’t have to Read more
Consumers Energy makes 6th rate hike request in 6 years
Monopoly energy company asks for a historic rate increase three months after dipping more into consumers wallets Read more
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