8 of America’s most expensive cities to heat are in Michigan
Of the top 500 costly cities, 15 are in Michigan Read more
Muskegon real estate developer gets $18 million from Michigan taxpayers
Earmarks help company with 250 employees Read more
Michigan roads are falling apart faster than they’re being fixed
In a decade, 48% of Michigan’s busiest roads will be in poor condition Read more
EV mandates, energy transition threaten grid, regulator warns
Decline of ‘resource adequacy’ in Michigan will cause shortfalls starting in 2028 Read more
Henry Ford museum, hospital win big in 2024 Michigan budget
Museum campus is already well-funded, without taxpayer aid Read more
Michigan paid $245M to the dead, jailed and ineligible
Audit: People under 16 or over 80 got $177 million in payments Read more
Half of Ford dealers sit out the EV revolution
Company claimed two-thirds were interested last year, but the fraction keeps getting smaller Read more
Has the first tax hike of 2024 just dropped?
Tobacco tax bill would take nearly $400 million and give a boost to smuggling Read more
Whitmer’s population council shoots blanks
Growing Michigan Together report long on groupthink, short on ideas for growing state population Read more
A tale of two Michigan growth strategies
What Michigan’s growth council can learn from the Mackinac Center Read more
Nearly half of Buick dealers opt out of EV revolution
Buyout has cost General Motors $1 billion so far Read more
Michigan population council wants licensing reform, Whitmer doesn’t
Governor vetoed reform similar to the one her own council is recommending Read more
Taxes matter to Michigan’s population growth
Growth officer and council should take note Read more
Grand Rapids museum has benefited from a decade of pork
Legislative earmarks go back to at least 2014 Read more
Why you should never believe corporate welfare promises
Planners’ forecast for Ford plant was comically wrong; will anybody be held to account? Read more
Michigan lawmaker calls for homeschool registry
Foster care is already regulated by the state Read more
Whitmer $25M rebate plan favors EVs, new cars
Rebates are higher for vehicles made by UAW members; used cars are excluded Read more
Blaming homeschoolers for foster abuse is a dodge
The state has better tools to protect children and should not be targeting families Read more
MEA head boasts of membership growth, but numbers tell a different story
Among non-retirees, MEA membership is declining Read more
After getting $824M in state aid, GM to cut 900 jobs at Orion Assembly
GM CEO claimed investment would not have been possible, except for corporate welfare Read more
Girl Scouts get $1M in 2024 from Michigan taxpayers
Chapter receiving grant has $20M in assets Read more
Electric vehicles scar the environment
Moving around energy costs harms the earth more than you know Read more
An invitation to help CapCon find the news
Michigan Capitol Confidential is going local in 2024 Read more