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Lenawee County learns that property it bought for $2.3M is worth $440K

When the Phoenix Project failed, county was stuck with property Read more

Lansing takes step toward control of wind, solar zoning

Appointees of the governor, not local officials, would have the final say on large wind and solar projects in Michigan Read more

Park Township enforces ban on short-term rentals

Property owners consider suing as long-neglected ban takes effect this month Read more

House subcommittee investigates COVID exodus policy held by U-M

University of Maryland gets congressional letter for its 5-day dorm exile, which University of Michigan follows Read more

Prolonged UAW strike will ‘collapse’ supply chains, Ford chair warns

Strike at Kentucky Truck Plant could have ripples throughout economy, Ford said Read more

Whitmer’s support for local control may give way to push for solar and wind power

Local zoning decisions stand in the way of state directives Read more

Nearly 1 million Michiganders are subject to occupational licensing laws

Mackinac Center forum considers occupational licensing and its discontents Read more

Michigan growth council rejects transparency

Growing Michigan Together Council turns Detroit News reporter away from ‘public’ meeting Read more

UAW strike expands again, as 8,700 workers walk off profitable Ford plant

Kentucky Truck Plant generates $25B in annual revenue Read more

D-Day ship left adrift by Muskegon politics

$2.8M in state earmarks spark battle over legislative intent Read more

Michigan bills would count recess as teaching time

Teachers of K-5 students could count 30 minutes of recess toward teaching time Read more

Why Michigan loses people to other states

Policies that attract populations to other states are opposed by Whitmer and unmentioned by growth council Read more

Project-based learning, cooperation with school district, sets Isabella County charter school apart

FlexTech High believes that projects and problem-solving will translate to career success Read more

Whitmer changes tune on road funding

Governor now argues it’s possible to fix roads without raising taxes; in 2019, tax hikes were the only strategy Read more

There are now 25,000 UAW members on strike

UAW President Shawn Fain expanded the strike by 7,000 workers Friday Read more

Recipient of $65M confident Marshall project will resume

Since Monday, three top officials have portrayed Ford pause as a tactic in UAW negotiations Read more

Nessel tries again to shut down Line 5

Attorney General offers no alternate method for transporting 540,000 barrels of fuel daily Read more

Biden spent 12 minutes at the UAW picket line, 87 seconds speaking

President’s very brief speech followed by San Francisco Bay Area fundraiser Read more

Despite Ford ‘pause,’ board approves $65M for Marshall site

BlueOval Battery Park could have received as much as $270M of $1.7B in corporate welfare already Read more

Ford pauses EV battery project; UAW calls decision ‘shameful’

Though the Ford-CATL project sought non-union labor, striking union sees pause as a threat Read more

Midland nonprofit gets $1M state earmark for training educators, students

Managing emotions, developing resiliency among the topics covered Read more

Biden to join UAW picket line in Michigan Tuesday

President takes up UAW boss’s offer to join striking workers Read more

Whitmer pension grants are a $553M bailout for governments

Michigan municipalities that made promises they can’t keep get half-billion dollar bailout Read more

UAW strike expands nationwide at GM, Stellantis facilities, as Fain invites Biden to picket line

Ford and UAW have made progress, union says, and strike will not expand at Dearborn automaker Read more

Report: UAW spokesman seeks ‘reputation damage’ of automakers in negotiations

Detroit News report finds ill intent expressed in text messages Read more