Belle Isle gets $10M earmark from state budget
American Rescue Plan is source of the funds Read more
Global Detroit gets $5 million from Michigan taxpayers
Legislative advocate cites ‘talent acquisition and retention programs’ Read more
Detroit to spend $6M in federal funds to restore decades-old fountain
Again, federal covid relief money is spent to renovate buildings and landmarks Read more
Detroit uses $14M in federal COVID-19 funds for a sports dome
Covid relief has an expansive definition, by design Read more
Detroit developer gets $6M in state funds for renovations to century-old apartment building
The latest in millions of public money spent on a vacant building Read more
Grand Rapids community lodge receives $6M from Michigan taxpayers
Part of a $90M bonanza for Michigan’s second-largest city and its suburbs Read more
Detroit Auto Show gets $8M boost from Michigan taxpayers
This year’s confab will make one more attempt to revive dying market for electric vehicles Read more
Detroit’s Pope Francis Center gets $7M in 2024 Michigan budget
Group had nearly $5M in net income, $12M in assets in 2023 Read more
Muskegon real estate developer gets $18 million from Michigan taxpayers
Earmarks help company with 250 employees Read more
Henry Ford museum, hospital win big in 2024 Michigan budget
Museum campus is already well-funded, without taxpayer aid Read more
Grand Rapids museum has benefited from a decade of pork
Legislative earmarks go back to at least 2014 Read more
Girl Scouts get $1M in 2024 from Michigan taxpayers
Chapter receiving grant has $20M in assets Read more
Three Michigan cities swim with the help of state taxpayer funds
Three community pools lap up over $7 million in 2024 state budget Read more
Two Detroit museums net $4M each in state budget
Detroit museums awarded money from the state budget two years in a row Read more
Grand Rapids Ballet awarded $1.8M in state budget
Ballets’ budget in 2022 was $3.2M Read more
Flint business consultants get $500K from 2024 state budget
Comes on the heels of grants in 2019 and 2020 Read more
Michigan lawmakers roll the dice on grant for Greektown
Street redesign in downtown Detroit bags $20M of taxpayer cash Read more
Michigan lawmakers give Ann Arbor $1M for a splash pad
All told, Tree City got $7M from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 budget Read more
Local parks and rec centers win big in 2024 Michigan budget
Four projects get earmarks totaling $4.25 million Read more
Kalamazoo church donates its building to nonprofit, which seeks $7M in public and private donations
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition gets $250K from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 grant Read more
Horse nonprofit gallops away with $1M from taxpayers
Legislative earmark for Detroit Horse Power is intended to build a Detroit equestrian center Read more
Skilled trades foundation, hip hop academy get $500K each in 2024 Michigan budget
Lansing gives out more pork to selected nonprofits Read more
Michigan grants $500K for electric boat charging solutions
Michigan Tech will study how far boaters can travel from their home docks before needing to recharge Read more
Michigan budget gives $5M for collection of racist images
Ferris State’s Jim Crow Museum has taken in $6M from taxpayers over two years Read more
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