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Whitmer boasts of vehicle rebate missing from the state budget

Lawmakers cut out the item before voting Read more

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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

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Wayne-Westland School District facing $30M deficit

Deficit caused by overspending, clerical error Read more

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Michigan House OKs bill creating museum tax authority

If enacted, the plan could cost Oakland County taxpayers $167M over 10 years Read more

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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

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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

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Michigan lawmaker pitches $2B transit proposal

Wayne State University professor calls plan another boondoggle Read more

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Michigan State Ed board seeks more charter school regulations

Board resolution singles out schools that educate more than 150,000 Read more

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Michigan House budget proposal cuts payments on pension debt by $630M

Other legislation would allocate $3B to corporate handouts Read more

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Bills could force some Michigan landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers

Property group opposes the plan, citing bureaucracy Read more

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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

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals remands Line 5 lawsuit to state court

Attorney General Nessel’s effort to close the pipeline continues Read more

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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

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Whitmer touts 38,000 jobs ‘announced’ but not created

Michigan has lost 2,600 auto jobs since Whitmer’s election Read more

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Environmental agency seeks $200K contract to develop strategy on maritime port electrification

Experts disagree on program effectiveness Read more

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Nessel to sue fossil fuel industry, but still flies over driving

Nessel’s flights cost a total of $6,202 Read more

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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

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Lawmaker: $4.4B of corporate subsidies is ‘legislative malpractice’

Rep. Dylan Wegela says money should have funded infrastructure, schools and communities Read more

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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

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Expert: Summer gas blends will raise fuel prices

Federal government reports cleanest air since 1970 Read more

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Data counter Whitmer’s claim of growing Michigan

Since 2020, Michigan ranks 49th in job growth Read more

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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

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Michigan Supreme Court rejects request to overrule canvassers’ action on $15 wage proposal

Court declines to override decision Read more

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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

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Petition to keep local control over large wind, solar facilities fails to reach 2024 ballot

Advocates will try again in 2026 Read more

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