Detroit airport bans parking of faulty Chevy Bolts
Experts warn of mandate-driven problems Read more
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Whitmer wafts 32% tax on pot
Governor conditions road fix on hike of corporate and marijuana taxes Read more
House votes to end NDAs on public spending projects
Michigan was ranked last for transparency in 2022 Read more
Midland woman sues public schools over document charges for records
‘Our hill to die on is to hold public servants accountable for what they were elected to do’ Read more
Michigan State Police lease first EV at $1,062 per month
State has 30 electric vehicles Read more
DNR uproots plan to lease forest for solar facility
Legislative, environmental groups’ pushback contribute to change Read more
Michigan electric vehicle maker to close two locations after pocketing $900,000 subsidy
Company returning production to South Carolina Read more
Michigan Dept. of Trans. failed to monitor 29% of sampled vehicle logs — audit
Almost 16k driving usage hours not reported Read more
Troy schools spent $14k on ‘whole language’ literacy conference
District also paid $173k to host balanced literacy consultants Read more
Michigan House resolves to disclose enhancement grants, recipients
Resolution targets pork spending Read more
Michigan spends $6.9M advertising 'cost-free' pre-K
Michigan taxpayers on the hook for ‘free’ education of rich children Read more
Michigan Senate OKs paid sick leave compromise
Proposal would raise minimum wage to $15 by 2027 Read more
Michigan economic development agency gives former member $202M in grants
Projects span Detroit, Lansing, Pontiac Read more
Whitmer wants to tax large companies, pot to fix potholes
Second-term governor calls on large companies to pay ‘fair share’ for road plan Read more
Whitmer claims credit for helping Michiganders, but her policies raise costs
Electricity, income taxes, higher due to governor’s policies Read more
Whitmer’s $83.5B budget won’t fix the roads, lawmakers say
Critics chide her lack of road funding plan Read more
Michigan’s net-zero dream would raise electric rates, decrease reliability
‘Tons of pain for essentially no gain,’ former MIT professor says Read more
Michigan senators hold hearings on 9 stranded bills
Democrats seek court order forcing Republican House to forward legislation Democratic House failed to send to Whitmer Read more
Employment decline leaves Michigan near the bottom nationwide
State’s 5% unemployment rate in December was the sixth highest among the states Read more
DNR expert speaks for the trees
Push for solar power could ‘greatly increase deforestation in Michigan’ Read more
Michigan has achieved 0.2% of state fleet transition goal
State needs to buy 14,452 more EVs Read more
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Michigan energy companies pocket $14B in loans from feds after hiking rates
Over a decade, state regulators approved 17 out of 18 requests for a rate hike Read more
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Civil Service Commission considers one-time authorization requirement for dues deductions
Proposal would also change requirement that employees be reminded of right not to join a union Read more
Granholm’s Energy Department ignored warning about conflict of interest in $14B of loans given to Michigan energy companies
Inspector general warned that energy projects posed fraud risk Read more
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