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Michigan kills paycheck protection for teachers

Sen. McBroom votes with Democrats to pass bill, giving it the dint of bipartisanship Read more

News Story

Michigan offered company $28B in corporate welfare, and still didn’t land it

Cash incentive offered to Micron was bigger than Michigan’s budget for state police and corrections Read more

Commentary

In Michigan, earmarks are not cricket

District handouts in 2024 Michigan budget blow through previous spending levels Read more

News Bite

Solar panels have a carbon emissions problem

It takes them much longer than reported to become carbon neutral Read more

Washington Watch

Congressional panels investigate Ford’s ties to Chinese company

Committe chairs claim ‘significant portion’ of BlueOval Battery Park jobs will be filled by workers brought from China Read more

News Story

Solar panel push endangers Michigan’s economy and environment

Democratic senators continue to ignore the downsides of solar technology Read more

News Story

Film incentives still don’t make sense for Michigan

Michigan corporate welfare meets Hollywood accounting: What could go wrong? Read more

News Story

‘Diatribe’ has no complaints with big government check

Lansing awards $3.5 million to art organization disrupting ‘historical system of oppression’ Read more

Commentary

From cradle to grave: Michigan is rapidly expanding education bureaucracy

Michigan education establishment fails students, gets rewarded with money and influence Read more

News Story

Michigan manages to lose students while hiking higher ed spending

Enrollment at public colleges plummets as state gives away additional billions Read more

News Story

Mackinac Center sues MSU over Eagle Twp. land deal

University throws a blanket over 1,200-acre gift Read more

News Story

Near beers are real beers, Michigan regulators say

Monopoly on nonalcoholic beer distribution hurts brewers Read more

Commentary

Does Prop 2 render National Popular Vote unconstitutional in Michigan?

Before Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court, National Popular Vote faces a roadblock: The Michigan Constitution Read more

News Story

Defying Supreme Court and Congress, Biden unilaterally offers $39B in student loan forgiveness

President blames ‘past administrative failures’ for loans not being discharged earlier Read more

Commentary

DTE chooses politics over energy reliability

Michigan’s largest utility is suffering from cognitive dissonance: Its CEO warns of a premature energy transition, as company runs headlong into it Read more

News Bite

Whitmer commission to grow Michigan starts work at undisclosed location

Advisory board disregards transparency in favor of secrecy Read more

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Michigan removes means test for food stamps

Lottery winners once again eligible for SNAP benefits. They’ve taken advantage before. Read more

Analysis

On ‘Growing Michigan’ council, Alabas Farhat counts as fresh face

Whitmer’s search for youth appeal leads to Democratic Dearborn rep Read more

News Story

Whitmer creates second Michigan education department

In a flying LEAP, governor expands mandate of state education system Read more

News Story

Michigan law likely doesn’t allow for income-based energy bills

DTE boss’s plan runs into a brick wall: state law Read more

News Story

UAW boss warns of race to the bottom in electric vehicle transition

Fain takes issue with Ford Motor Co.’s $9.2B federal loan to build EVs Read more

Commentary

‘Can’t count on it’: DTE boss says the quiet part out loud on wind and solar

Hayes: Relying on wind and solar would leave Michigan in the lurch Read more

Commentary

‘Too good to be true’ New York $1B solar boondoggle a warning for Michigan

Promised a manufacturing hub, Buffalo got a Tim Horton’s coffee shop Read more

Washington Watch

Walberg bill would roll back anti-gas engine regulations

Proposed regulations would ‘hand the keys of America’s auto industry to China,’ Michigan congressman says Read more

News Story

Granholm promises ‘additive’ jobs as EVs transition shrinks head counts at automakers

Ex-governor has a rosy outlook, but EV transition means fewer Michigan auto jobs Read more

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