Lawmakers spend a quick $706M of Michigan’s money
More than half the money, $450M, will be spent on state-funded economic development plans Read more
Michigan home health workers would be protected from dues skim if right-to-work is repealed
Home health care workers are one group of people who would not be affected by right-to-work’s repeal Read more
The supremacy clause: Michigan Constitution ranks below its federal counterpart
On matters left to the state, Michigan Constitution is the supreme law. In areas Congress can legislate, federal law holds. Read more
CapCon on TV: Why toll roads aren’t the right move for Michigan
CapCon editor joins Fox 2 Detroit’s “Let It Rip” Read more
Traverse City area has two curling facilities, but Michigan taxpayers will pay $2M to build a third
Pork Friday: Taxpayer funds give curling club an unfair advantage over privately funded curling facility Read more
No, toll roads are not the answer in Michigan
Michigan will spend $4 billion on roads this year. It does not need to tap taxpayers for more money. Read more
Local governments in Michigan can’t keep extra cash from tax foreclosures, but state has other ways to claim money
An auction netted the county $260k, says an heir whose aunt’s property was taken by officials, but Medicaid administrators may take it all anyway Read more
Detroit Public Library admits losing $685K to wire fraud — two years after the fact
Local Thursday: Library has recovered 40% of the money, but is not insured for theft, Detroit News reports Read more
Only 3% of Michigan jobs are in the auto industry
In its heyday, the Michigan auto industry accounted for about 9% of all jobs in state Read more
To resolve Title IX complaint, Northwood University to open women-only awards, scholarships to all
Effective Jan. 30, a 54-year-old women-only award program predating Title IX must be open to all people Read more
Biden seeks $11B for international climate change projects
Biden said he wants to mobilize $100B for “climate action in developing nations” Read more
Michigan Healthy Climate plan: Build infrastructure for 2M electric vehicles by 2030
Less than 1% of vehicles sold in Michigan in 2020 were EVs. If Michigan builds charging infrastructure, will EVs come? Read more
U.S. Census report for 2022 shows migration from Michigan
Michigan is a state people leave; right-to-work repeal could drive Michigan’s jobs and people elsewhere Read more
Michigan bill would ban TikTok on government phones
Bill shows a growing acknowledgement of the U.S. rivalry with China Read more
The feds can’t find the Supreme Court leaker. You think they can fix climate change?
Government is not in the problem-solving business. It can’t even plug leaks. Read more
Michigan voters have rejected constitutional conventions since the 1970s
In 2026, voters will be asked again whether there should be a constitutional convention Read more
Hohman on EITC: Don’t call it a tax cut
Redistribution of other people’s money is not a “tax cut,” and the Michigan media should stop saying so Read more
Michigan has 37% of the auto jobs it had at its peak
Elissa Slotkin says Michigan’s auto jobs are “back on top.” But Michigan is far from the good old days Read more
What Whitmer said in Davos
Whitmer says America has done itself a disservice by focusing on college degrees Read more
Migration report shows Michigan is shedding people
Michigan is the fifth most-left state in 2022. In a decade-plus, Michigan has never gained more people than it lost Read more
How Michigan reps voted on defunding the IRS
A vote to pull the funding for 87,000 new IRS agents went strictly down party lines Read more
Jackson school board member says ‘Whiteness is so evil’
On social media, trustee Kesha Hamilton also told a man to avoid white people while hiking Read more
Stabenow maskless as she speaks to masked Ann Arbor students
Local Tuesday: 17-year-old students masked as 72-year-old senator goes unmasked during high school speech Read more
Michigan bill would require public sector employees to join unions, which is unconstitutional
MichiganVotes Monday: Bill ignores U.S. Supreme Court ruling that extends right-to-work protections to public sector employees, such as teachers Read more
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Is more money the answer to learning loss in Michigan?
Education-Trust Midwest report recommends schools get double the money for low-income students. But Michigan schools have struggled to translate more money into better outcomes. Read more