Michigan Capitol Confidential

While Whitmer Touts Job Gains, Michigan Has Yet To Recover From COVID Shutdown

Bureau of Labor Statistics undercuts governor's sunny auto employment claims Read more

Will Detroit Schools Ever Unmask?

Easter came and went, but the mandate lives on Read more

At-Risk Funding Favors Poorer Communities

Pols make equity claims that are contradicted by the numbers Read more

Electric Vehicle Subsidy Would Provide Relief For The Rich

Bills aim to let Michigan taxpayers help wealthy drivers get into expensive electric cars Read more

Good Teacher Not Rewarded By Contract She Helped Negotiate

This year’s winner worked against compensating instructors based on job performance Read more

Schools Get Rich In Poor Neighborhoods

Whitmer’s Black Leadership Advisory Council repeats disinformation about funding Read more

The New Republic Says Unions Are Making a Comeback

But the ancient magazine of political insiders gives no evidence, and Michigan numbers indicate the opposite Read more

Traverse City Public Broadband System Has Way Fewer Customers, Money Than Predicted

Taxpayers and ratepayers are on the hook for this potential boondoggle Read more

‘Economic Development’ Week Skips the ‘Development’ Part

Corporate welfare claims are grand, but the results are practically nonexistent Read more

TV News Crisis: Schools Get More Money and Teachers, But Fewer Kids

Whitmer seeks lavish bonuses to solve phantom staff shortage Read more

Detroit Public School System Flush With Cash

Spending is up 54% per pupil, while COVID infusion totals more than $1 billion Read more

Whitmer Says She’s Working To Cut Costs For Families, But Won’t Sign Tax Cut That Does It

David Jaye Gets the DROP On City Retirement-Padding Schemes

Former state senator takes a lick at triple dippers Read more

Michigan Hair Shampooers Must Get A Cosmetology License That Requires 1,500 Hours of Training

But an EMT who helps critical-care patients needs only 194 hours to get a state license Read more

City Lifts Psychic Ban Without Thinking of Future

State law prohibits Petoskey from licensing fortunetellers Read more

Mayor Has Police Remove Woman From Public Meeting For Criticizing Him

Short-term rentals generate heat in New Buffalo Read more

Lansing Bus System: Free Rides To Vote On New School Levy

Government entities all-in when one of them seeks new taxes Read more

Inflation On The Menu At Some Fast Food Restaurants Here

State Teacher Of The Year’s Classroom Walls Busy With Leftist Activism

Public Schools Struggle, Union Chief Says, But Staff Employment Is Up

Farmington Schools’ Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Consultant Wants Dissenters Targeted And Pressured

Whitmer’s Support Of Nuclear Power Shows How Renewable Energy Has Fallen Short

Asking feds to help keep Palisades nuclear plant’s reactor in service Read more

Key Senate Committee Proposes School Spending 27% Above 2016

Not enough, says state superintendent, even as statewide enrollment declined Read more

Lucky 8-Ball Says: Signs Point To Legal Trouble for Local Bans Of Fortune Tellers

The heartbreak of an inaccurate Ouija board Read more

Policies In Flux: One Couple’s Tumult With Short Term Rental Restrictions

First there was no ban on their summer rental plan, and then there was Read more

While Whitmer Touts Job Gains, Michigan Has Yet To Recover From COVID Shutdown

Will Detroit Schools Ever Unmask?

At-Risk Funding Favors Poorer Communities

Electric Vehicle Subsidy Would Provide Relief For The Rich

Good Teacher Not Rewarded By Contract She Helped Negotiate

Schools Get Rich In Poor Neighborhoods

The New Republic Says Unions Are Making a Comeback

Traverse City Public Broadband System Has Way Fewer Customers, Money Than Predicted

‘Economic Development’ Week Skips the ‘Development’ Part

TV News Crisis: Schools Get More Money and Teachers, But Fewer Kids

Detroit Public School System Flush With Cash

Whitmer Says She’s Working To Cut Costs For Families, But Won’t Sign Tax Cut That Does It

David Jaye Gets the DROP On City Retirement-Padding Schemes

Michigan Hair Shampooers Must Get A Cosmetology License That Requires 1,500 Hours of Training

City Lifts Psychic Ban Without Thinking of Future

Mayor Has Police Remove Woman From Public Meeting For Criticizing Him

Lansing Bus System: Free Rides To Vote On New School Levy

Inflation On The Menu At Some Fast Food Restaurants Here

State Teacher Of The Year’s Classroom Walls Busy With Leftist Activism

Public Schools Struggle, Union Chief Says, But Staff Employment Is Up

Farmington Schools’ Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Consultant Wants Dissenters Targeted And Pressured

Whitmer’s Support Of Nuclear Power Shows How Renewable Energy Has Fallen Short

Key Senate Committee Proposes School Spending 27% Above 2016

Lucky 8-Ball Says: Signs Point To Legal Trouble for Local Bans Of Fortune Tellers

Policies In Flux: One Couple’s Tumult With Short Term Rental Restrictions

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Schools Get Rich In Poor Neighborhoods

Traverse City Public Broadband System Has Way Fewer Customers, Money Than Predicted

Good Teacher Not Rewarded By Contract She Helped Negotiate

Whitmer Says She’s Working To Cut Costs For Families, But Won’t Sign Tax Cut That Does It

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