Bill Would Repeal State Prohibition Of Local Bans On Grocery Bags
Cities could also ban or tax cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, aluminum, glass or other ‘auxiliary containers’ Read more
Hazel Park Superintendent Talks Years Of Cuts, But Per-Pupil Funding Up
District’s inflation-adjusted state funding higher per student since 2011 Read more
From A 1776 Philadelphia Hall To A 2020 Michigan Courtroom, This Tussle Goes On
Not just a textbook subject, separation of powers matters to these real Michigan lives and livelihoods Read more
Whitmer Orders Bars To Close - Again
'They are noisy, requiring raised voices and allowing for more projection of viral droplets' Read more
No, New York Times, Michigan Schools In Poor Communities Get More, Not Less
Reality still trumps media and special interest narratives Read more
Michigan’s No. 10 In State Excise Tax On Liquor Tax — With Other Taxes And Fees That Follow
State government is also the sole wholesaler here of hard liquor Read more
Upton Joins The Other ‘Do As I Say’ Politicians On Social Distancing
Posted himself violating executive order on Facebook Read more
New York Times Discounts Michigan’s Consistent Increase In School Funding
Newspaper characterizes $900 million increase above inflation as ‘hollowed out’ funding Read more
Is Whitmer’s Baseball Order Political Theater?
Rescinds already-rescinded restrictions, and after MLB says ‘play ball’ Read more
Glowing New York Times Portrait Of Whitmer In Epidemic Paints Incomplete Picture
Relevant facts that challenge newspaper’s narrative left out Read more
23 Michigan House Democrats Buck Whitmer, Nessel On Line 5 Pipeline
Up-north residents who depend on pipeline to heat their homes are concerned Read more
The COVID-19 Models That Rule Our Lives Got It Wrong
‘Substantially inflated’ death estimates came from flawed assumptions Read more
Michigan’s Unemployment Rate, Once Even With U.S. Average, Now Exceeds It By Far
State's unemployment rate hit 21.2% in May Read more
Whitmer Cites COVID-19 Pockets To Delay Reopening State
Statewide, new cases and deaths lower this week than previous week Read more
Facebook Moderator Boasts Deleting Users For MAGA Hat
‘I am going to delete them for terrorism’ Read more
Federal Judge Blasts Whitmer’s Lockdown Defense
Describes argument to keep gyms closed as not science but ‘trust us, they’re still dangerous’ Read more
Michigan, Other States Want More Flex On Federal Virus Relief Money
This state in line for more than $3 billion Read more
Michigan Population Winners And Losers
Surprises include Ann Arbor decline, topped only by last place Detroit Read more
Media Anecdotes Galore, But Little Data On Frontline Workers Catching COVID-19
Walmart silent since early April; big New York grocer reports 0.5% rate Read more
Why Can Funeral Directors Only Manage One Home Per County?
Bill seeks to keep rural undertakers from going under Read more
State Says Michigan Capitol Confidential Wrong, It Did Not Demand Dam Water Be Raised In Lawsuit
Attorney General’s remedy was ‘restoring ecosystem to ... state prior to the Drawdowns’ Read more
Township Officials Sue Tax Hike Opponents For Successfully Committing Politics Online
Voters deprived officials of opportunity to spend more Read more
Misleading Pictures Of Detroit School Funding
It’s not hard to get things wrong when big revenue sources are left out Read more
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