Commentary

Jennifer Granholm’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad EV trip

Even NPR admits non-Teslas have a road trip problem after Energy Department staffers block charger and citizen calls 911 Read more

32-hour work week would be the end of Detroit

If Detroit becomes a part-time town, it will stop being Detroit. Read more

Auto buyers have good reasons for avoiding e-cars

Electric vehicles are the least effective way of satisfying consumers' needs Read more

Michigan’s got the bloated budget blues

Taxpayers get little return from spending increases Read more

In words and deeds, Whitmer sends mixed message on China

Speech demands Michigan reduce reliance on goods from China, while touting Chinese EV battery plants Read more

A new school year offers Michigan parents a new chance to engage

Here’s how to follow the goings-on in your school and school district Read more

Freeway floods, power outages show Michigan failing at what matters

Pride precedes fall as weather event shuts down boastful state Read more

McMorrow blames racism for out-of-control state spending

...or something like that; it’s hard to tell Read more

Whitmer ignores inflation woes, says that things have gotten cheaper

It’s easy for those who live in the governor’s mansion to dismiss concerns about the cost of living Read more

The house always wins: Michigan’s coming housing crisis will be man-made

Help today for Michigan’s renters will bring headaches tomorrow Read more

There are no free school lunches

Michigan’s universal free lunch program gets glowing media hype, but you’re still paying for it Read more

‘Renters rights’ legislation is about optics, not solutions

Renters may acquire new rights, but will they have affordable quality housing? Read more

Southfield ballot question pits democracy against technocracy

Proposals to amend city charter stem from a belief that democracy is too messy. It isn’t. Read more

Michigan’s 2024 budget is built on a shaky assumption

If courts rule that Michigan’s income tax cut is permanent, not event-driven, the state’s budget assumptions would be faulty Read more

Michigan creates second education department, but the first has failed

MiLEAP and the school aid budget reflect a trend that lowers the quality of education available to Michigan’s neediest students Read more

Rocky Mountain Why: Michigan’s new energy regulator hails from think tank behind discredited gas stove study

Carreon’s background is in electric vehicles. Whitmer wants 2M on Michigan roads by 2030. Read more

What Troy cricket field giveaway says about Michigan

Lawmakers pay for a single cricket field in Troy, rather than defraying costs for all students to play sports Read more

In southeast Michigan, a little rain, then 180,000 power outages

It took just 1.13 inches of rain to knock out power in the DTE imprint Read more

In Michigan, earmarks are not cricket

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

From cradle to grave: Michigan is rapidly expanding education bureaucracy

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

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

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

‘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

‘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

Loser-takes-all: National Popular Vote would create dubious first in Michigan elections

Under House Bill 4156, a candidate could lose Michigan and win all of its electoral votes. Read more