Whitmer boasts of vehicle rebate missing from the state budget
Lawmakers cut out the item before voting Read more
Speech therapist could lose license for not completing implicit bias training
FOIA records show worker failed to complete 20 credit hours, including implicit bias training Read more
Wayne-Westland School District facing $30M deficit
Deficit caused by overspending, clerical error Read more
Michigan House OKs bill creating museum tax authority
If enacted, the plan could cost Oakland County taxpayers $167M over 10 years Read more
Taxpayers get three small wins in $83B budget
Massive spending package moves $670M from debt payoff, but lawmakers reject bills on SOAR extension, film credits, data center tax breaks Read more
As Janus anniversary nears, public workers retain right to union representation
It’s the flip side of union’s power of exclusive representation Read more
Michigan lawmaker pitches $2B transit proposal
Wayne State University professor calls plan another boondoggle Read more
Michigan State Ed board seeks more charter school regulations
Board resolution singles out schools that educate more than 150,000 Read more
Michigan House budget proposal cuts payments on pension debt by $630M
Other legislation would allocate $3B to corporate handouts Read more
Bills could force some Michigan landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers
Property group opposes the plan, citing bureaucracy Read more
Michigan House scheduled to vote June 20 on diverting $670M from teacher debt to other projects
Teacher pension retirement system nearly $30B in debt Read more
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals remands Line 5 lawsuit to state court
Attorney General Nessel’s effort to close the pipeline continues Read more
Flavored e-cig ban leads to more youth cigarette smoking
Study finds unintended consequence as youth turn to cigarettes instead of less-harmful alternative Read more
Whitmer touts 38,000 jobs ‘announced’ but not created
Michigan has lost 2,600 auto jobs since Whitmer’s election Read more
Environmental agency seeks $200K contract to develop strategy on maritime port electrification
Experts disagree on program effectiveness Read more
Nessel to sue fossil fuel industry, but still flies over driving
Nessel’s flights cost a total of $6,202 Read more
AAA survey: 63% of US adults say it’s ‘very unlikely’ next vehicle purchase is electric
Barriers to EV adoption are cost, inconvenient charging, and range anxiety Read more
Lawmaker: $4.4B of corporate subsidies is ‘legislative malpractice’
Rep. Dylan Wegela says money should have funded infrastructure, schools and communities Read more
Michigan higher education policy is out of wack — here’s how to improve it
Give the money directly to students, not the universities Read more
Expert: Summer gas blends will raise fuel prices
Federal government reports cleanest air since 1970 Read more
Data counter Whitmer’s claim of growing Michigan
Since 2020, Michigan ranks 49th in job growth Read more
Nessel oil and gas lawsuit ‘grave abuse of power,’ business leaders say
Michigan Chamber of Commerce warns lawsuit will interrupt population, job goals Read more
Michigan Supreme Court rejects request to overrule canvassers’ action on $15 wage proposal
Court declines to override decision Read more
27 Michigan school districts to get 97 electric school buses
EV school buses cost up to three times more than a diesel school bus Read more
Petition to keep local control over large wind, solar facilities fails to reach 2024 ballot
Advocates will try again in 2026 Read more