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Foster family charged by Nessel were plaintiffs against her in 2019

Flore family’s involvement in two cases was ‘coincidental,’ says spokesman for Michigan AG

… Varying sources report that they fostered anywhere from 30 to 60 children during that time. The family received just over $562,000 in foster-related subsidies and spent $2,500 to $3,000 per month on food alone, according to the Blaze report. This does not include the money they spent on clothing, tutoring, … more

Six charts to change your mind about Michigan

Our state’s competitiveness ranges from poor to middling

… around $1 billion in business subsidies per year since 2000. Subsidizing … fashion among lawmakers. Subsidies were big in the Granholm … authorizing the fewest business subsidies, and it increased the most … is not to say that more subsidies cause economic losses. Careful … tend to demonstrate that subsidies are unhelpful but not so … more

Michigan climate policies only help utility giants

What’s progressive about green laws that let corporate behemoths pick the pockets of working Michiganders?

… lucrative to power companies. Washington gives out subsidies at taxpayer expense, paying “wind projects $26 … problems caused by wind and solar mandates and subsidies. Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner James … the price-distorting and warping effects of subsidies and public policies that have driven the advancement … more

Michigan Senate approves $1.6B in tax capture

Hire Michigan Fund would create annual uncertainty in general fund

… considered nearly $6 billion in selective subsidies. This does not count the $1 billion … they would have created without subsidies, Hohman said. “We know whether selective subsidies are effective. They’re not,” Hohman … happen without companies needing subsidies.” The program would cost each Michigan … more

Michigan taxpayers funded artistic and financial flops in last film-subsidy effort

In movies and subsidy programs, the sequel is rarely better

… short-lived blip of jobs appeared. The subsidies were widely derided by economists … approved for $1 million in select subsidies, paid for by everyday Michiganders. … did the state film office approve subsidies for documentaries about someone … little difference between a direct subsidy and a transferable tax credit. Regardless … more

Dickson: Why are we building electrified roads?

The real endgame is not roads that charge cars. Those are meant to draw car-buyers in

… the feds might to create and inflate demands for EVs, that’s a question only we can answer as consumers. But if our answer is yes, $30 billion in subsidies for the EV under Biden’s infrastructure law is just the beginning. In round two, your taxes will pay for your neighbor’s home charger. James David … more

Biden infrastructure law was a $30B push for EVs

What will become of the EV when subsidies dry up?

… infrastructure law, electric vehicle interests were granted $30.2 billion in subsidies over several years. These subsidies include: $5 billion for a national charging infrastructure $5 billion … more

Bring back the public benefit

If Whitmer is cutting our costs, why are we all paying more?

… governor hands out favors to some people and does nothing but raise taxes on everyone else. Lawmakers approved $4.1 billion in selective business subsidies last year alone. That’s taking money from everyone to hand out to big corporations. The handouts are a response to the siren song all politicians … more

The simple truth that Michigan’s population council can’t tell

Want to make Michigan competitive? Let people keep their money and send less of it to Lansing

… Legislature spent all but a tiny sliver — with no lasting impact. Just a year of favors granted. Corporations gained $5 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2023. It has been shown time and again that corporate welfare often fails to generate the amount of jobs that corporate and government officials … more

A tale of two Michigan growth strategies

What Michigan’s growth council can learn from the Mackinac Center

… places to grow areas in Michigan will be largely ineffective. CapCon reported in December 2022 that Detroit’s QLine streetcar will receive taxpayer subsidies of $85 million over the next 17 years. On an average day in September, October and November of 2022, only 2,463 riders used the QLine, while 10 million … more