Biden infrastructure law was a $30B push for EVs
What will become of the EV when subsidies dry up? Read more
Whitmer: Taxpayers should fund community college for all
Price tag: To-be-determined; impact questionable Read more
Why you can’t buy cars on Sunday in (some parts of) Michigan
Law was passed at the behest of auto dealers; Detroit led effort before Lansing followed suit Read more
Detroit Achievement Academy wins $500K Yass Prize as finalist
Competition rewards transformational changes in education Read more
Whitmer ignores taxpayer in school lunch pitch
State of the State speech gives credit to politicians, not the public, for funding 2.8 million school lunches daily 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
Union membership reaches a 40-year low
The last 15 years have seen the number of government union members drop by 900,000 Read more
EPA: Wind, solar are intermittent, but electric buses can help
Power the electric grid with this one weird trick Read more
Michigan deserves the 3.9% income tax rate
Whitmer should support new bill from Rep. David Martin Read more
Board approves language for ballot effort restoring local control of solar siting
Appointees of the governor can override local will, per Public Act 233 of 2023 Read more
Hawaii offers a case study on the inadequacies of wind and solar
Rolling blackouts could prove deadly in Michigan winters Read more
Michigan population council: Nobody to blame for poor-performing schools
Michigan schools ‘built for bygone era,’ advisory board warns 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
Why $125M won’t buy many electric school buses
A round of Michigan bus grants in 2022 came to $391K per bus; nationwide average is $360K per bus Read more
Michigan 2024 budget includes $50M for teacher, admin mentoring
Another $150,000 budgeted for school board training, which is not yet a legal requirement Read more
State superintendent asks Michigan lawmakers for home school registry
Homeschool registry presented as safety issue, though officials cite no data Read more
Whitmer: Don’t expect a tax cut in 2024
Governor speaks on behalf of lawmakers, despite 54-54 tie in the House Read more
Bring back the public benefit
If Whitmer is cutting our costs, why are we all paying more? Read 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 Read more
Coming to Michigan in 2024: $125M of electric school buses
Rural districts will receive priority placement Read more
Michigan lawmaker admits: Free lunch is taxpayer-funded
Universal school lunch is a bill footed by taxpayers, not a gift given by politicians Read more
Whitmer climate plan views locals as barrier to progress
In 2024, appointees of the governor will have final say over large-scale wind and solar projects, not local officials Read more
Spending on public school in America now exceeds defense budget
In 2021, education spending eclipsed defense spending by $2B Read more
Michigan makes list of ‘Anti-Free Speech’ states
Amicus brief Missouri v. Biden puts state on collision course with First Amendment Read more
How will a Michigan homeschool registry make students safer?
Politicians who advocate the idea will not answer the question Read more