James introduces bill that would have blocked Michigan’s Gotion giveaway
Bill would prohibit American tax dollars from going toward companies owned by the Chinese Communist Party Read more
Highland Park bailout passes Michigan Senate
In party-line vote, Michigan’s upper chamber approves $20M water bill bailout for Detroit suburb Read more
Gotion will siphon more water than Nestle
Whitmer supports Chinese facility that will draw 139,000 daily gallons more than the project she ran against in 2018 Read more
Huizenga bill would protect the gas stove from federal regulators
House STOVE Act responds to Biden administration’s interest in regulating gas stove out of existence Read more
Michigan House bill lets government schools deduct union dues from paychecks
House Bill 4233 would repeal prohibition on union financing through taxpayer-funded resources Read more
Get ready to pay Highland Park’s water bill
Senate Democrats advance plan to give Detroit suburb $20M state bailout Read more
Michael Moore ends film festival 2 years after $1M grant
Taxpayers gave a cool million for anti-capitalist auteur’s movie shindig in Traverse City Read more
Weingarten: ‘We spent every day ... trying to get schools open’
Teachers union head, testifying under oath, denies a long, clear public record Read more
Michigan in bottom 10 among states in new report
U.S. News puts Great Lakes State in 41st place, with failing grades in crime, fiscal policy, infrastructure Read more
Unions celebrate compulsory private sector dues as public sector membership wanes
Public employees can invoke their Janus rights, and opt out of paying unions Read more
With COVID emergency over, Michigan senator pushes for remote meetings
With a two-seat majority in the House and Senate, Democrats who run Lansing don’t have a vote to spare Read more
Electric vehicle transition kills hundreds of jobs at GM
Automaker looks to cut $2B in spending, per Detroit Free Press Read more
Biden: COVID vaccine mandates terminate May 11
Visitors to America can travel like it’s 2019. Employees and contractors can work without medical coercion. Read more
Whitmer decrees April 28 ‘Worker’s Memorial Day’
Don’t expect the day off, though Read more
Michigan bill would require 100% renewables by 2035
Senate Bill 271 takes two different views on nuclear: It’s not renewable before 2035, but is renewable afterward Read more
MSU professor peddles ‘catastrophic’ myth against school vouchers
How a criticism of voucher programs actually provides a strong defense Read more
Michigan’s plan for energy transition: Leap before it looks
Energy transition fails to consider trade-offs, unreliability of renewable sources Read more
Parents are responsible for their child’s education
Journalist uses tiny percentage of population to smear parents Read more
Report: ‘Net-zero’ Britain will struggle to keep the lights on
Across the pond, a utopian vision runs into reality, bringing a darker, colder new normal Read more
Grand Valley State underwrites identity-based graduation events
‘Grand Valley does not segregate any of its graduation events,’ school says Read more
Granholm envisions all-EV military by 2030
Plan would make U.S. military more dependent on China Read more
Michigan Treasury stiffs workers on new tax cut
Michigan tax authority refuses to update withholding schedules for employers to reflect 2023 tax cut Read more
Michigan’s income tax cut was 16 years in the making
Both parties fail to bring back Michigan’s pre-2008 tax rates Read more
Lansing Math: Michigan pays $340,000 per (promised) job at Gotion factory
New $175 million round of corporate welfare brings state’s tab for Mecosta County project to $800M Read more
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Michigan bill would keep local officials ‘remote’ from public
Local officials work in the public square, not in a square on Zoom Read more