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DTE makes 5,170-page case for $619 million rate increase

Five takeaways from DTE Energy’s February 2023 rate case Read more

Why this Michigan paraprofessional left AFSCME

AFSCME has seen its Michigan membership fall by 49% since 2012, when right-to-work was signed into law Read more

Michigan House passes right-to-work repeal in party-line vote

Repeal bills still need to pass the Michigan Senate and be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to become law Read more

Mackinac Center awarded $77K for reporting that MEA improperly took COVID-19 relief money

MEA and MESSA improperly took $12.5 million in COVID relief money through Paycheck Protection Program Read more

‘All options are on the table,’ including burying power lines, Michigan utility regulator says

MPSC chief Dan Scripps says Michigan’s grid is not performing at the level the public deserves Read more

Michigan Democrats are the party of corporate welfare

For the Democrats who run Lansing, fixing the roads takes a back seat to picking winners and losers Read more

MSU ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate

MSU says COVID-19 is now a matter of ‘personal health responsibility,’ not a public health crisis Read more

Congress rebuffs ESG investing, but Biden expected to veto bill

How the Michigan delegation voted on allowing retirement funds to be used for ESG investing Read more

Michigan senator rakes in donations from energy companies, blasts them on Twitter

Stephanie Chang accepts thousands in campaign contributions while demanding environmental justice Read more

On House Bill 4001, Michigan Senate Republicans deny immediate effect, preserve tax cut

State will cut tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%, not issue one-time checks of $180 Read more

Top Michigan Democrat blames DTE Energy for slow response to ice storm. Now what?

Will Rep. Abraham Aiyash’s criticism of Michigan energy giant translate into action? Read more

Train company in line for $15M subsidy sent contaminated soil to Wayne County

Norfolk Southern made the choice to send the toxic soil to Michigan, says Wayne County Executive Warren Evans Read more

Tucker Carlson joins the Overton Window podcast

Fox News host joins Mackinac Center podcast to talk life and political commentary Read more

U-M requires COVID boosters for students who live on campus

Lancet study concludes natural immunity is superior; U-M decides shots should still be mandatory Read more

Michigan leaders seek $750M for Ford site in Marshall

‘Not a cent’ of site-readiness funds will go to Ford directly, officials say; but the plan could bring the automaker nearly $1 billion in direct incentives and tax abatements Read more

Ann Arbor schools’ mask mandate did not stop the spread of COVID-19

District imposed a mask mandate when students returned to school in January Read more

Part-time grocery worker says AG had to intervene in dues skim

Michigan attorney general’s office helped employee use his legal right to opt out of union membership Read more

MEDC asks $5,700 for nondisclosure agreements

Government-by-NDA has been business as usual in Michigan. But the Mackinac Center insists on transparency Read more

Why a Michigan paraprofessional left his union

Since 2012, membership ranks of support staff in the Michigan Education Association have shrank 56% Read more

Don’t call it learning loss, says Ann Arbor superintendent

Superintendent Jeanice Swift disputes value of the term “learning loss,” admits COVID affected “trajectory of growth” Read more

Brighton school board members challenge union’s office space at high school

For decades, teachers union at Brighton Area Schools has been using district resources to conduct daily business Read more

Michigan Dem ignores COVID recommendations to cast vote

For second time in as many months, a House Democrat decides that voting outweighs the CDC’s 5-day quarantine policy, which the House observes for staffers Read more

Whitmer seeks ongoing $500M per year for corporate welfare fund

Budget director: SOAR incentive fund would be filled from corporate income tax collections above $1.3 billion Read more

Michigan had 18K electric vehicles in 2021; will it reach 2M by 2030?

Whitmer seeks $113M for charging equipment and subsidies Read more

Update your memes: Michigan Democrats have embraced corporate welfare

Progress Michigan meme misses the reality in 2023: In Democrat-run Lansing, corporate welfare is as popular as ever Read more