Michigan bills would make all juvenile crimes eligible for parole
Bills would make life sentences parole-eligible after 10 years Read more
Senate bill package expands Michigan’s green energy giveaway
Senate Bills 302 and 303 would allow local governments to finance enviromental hazard projects on individual properties Read more
Lansing is bogged down in symbolic legislation
May has 11 separate awareness-related designations Read more
MSU’s inclusive language guide lets the Spartan off the hook
If MSU isn’t willing to practice what it preaches, it should stop preaching Read more
France bans short-haul flights in favor of train rides
Freedom Friday: French government interjects itself in the economy, citing environmental reasons Read more
Ann Arbor firefighter files lawsuit over firing due to rejected religious exemption
Standoff on COVID-19 vaccine ended a 22-year career Read more
U.S. House disapproves Biden’s student loan pause
Michigan delegation supports pause in party-line vote. Read more
Benton Harbor pension system only 39% funded
State law requires 60% funding; Benton Harbor has been on a corrective action plan for years Read more
McClain: Gotion factory an attempt to ‘overtake’ Michigan
‘The CCP is not our friend,’ says Michigan rep on floor of Congress Read more
U.S. Education Secretary: Teachers know best
Handling of COVID-19 pandemic, growth of social and emotional learning cut into the idea of blanket trust Read more
Whitmer signs bill scrapping A-F grading system for schools
Seven Republicans join Democrats to support bill ending Michigan’s grading system for schools Read more
In Traverse City, less interest than expected in public broadband
Costs skyrocket as the public displays little interest in the broadband utility in northern Michigan Read more
Interstate voting compact takes another step toward reality
In Minnesota, ‘National Popular Vote’ bill is a governor’s signature away from becoming the law Read more
Michigan Senate enables state environmental regulations to exceed federal
Gov. Rick Snyder signed a ‘no more stringent’ law in 2018. Senate Bill 14 would gut it. Read more
In Wisconsin, Nessel asks federal court for emergency shutdown of Line 5
Nessel offered a friend of the court brief arguing in favor of shutting down Line 5 for environmental reasons Read more
Michigan Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday
Similar House bill sits in committee Read more
Traverse City energy customers may be liable for ballooning broadband costs
A federal loan program meant to lower rural utility rates would have the opposite effect on northern Michigan city Read more
Biden’s Robin Hood mortgages punish high credit scores
Directive will force low-risk borrowers to pay higher rates to subsidize high-risk borrowers Read more
Frequently Asked Questions: The CapCon Guide to Lansing
Michigan sends 148 lawmakers to represent 10 million people. Here’s how to find out what they’re up to Read more
Report: DTE peak-hour rates hurt the poor
Poorer customers suffer ‘greater discomfort indoors,’ Detroit News reports, as summer A/C costs approach California levels Read more
1619 Project creator paid $50K for Oakland University teacher seminar
Total cost of teacher confab: $97K Read more
Michigan, Florida go in opposite directions on paycheck protection for teachers
A tale of two states: Florida is growing and becomes freer as Michigan shrinks and caters to special interests. Read more
Green Township residents slam Gotion over environmental secrecy
Leaders in Big Rapids get no answers from battery company on lack of environmental impact studies Read more
CapCon’s agenda: facts and solutions
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How to strike a healthy balance between parents and teachers
Collaboration, common goals are the path to positive relationships between a child’s parents and teachers Read more