Growing Michigan Together Council omits energy transition

If Michigan’s energy transition is the path to prosperity, why doesn’t Whitmer’s advisory board say so? Read more

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Public Service Commission ruling on the Line 5 Tunnel is a small pre-holiday win for Michiganders

One bit of good news to balance the glut of Grinch-like energy news coming out of Lansing Read more

Pork Stories

The problem with pork

Michigan lawmakers grant $1B in earmarks annually Read more

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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

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Whitmer signs clean energy package; it will cost you

By 2040, Michigan utilities will be forced to run mostly on solar panels and wind turbines Read more

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EV battery maker lays off quarter of staff

Our Next Energy ‘on track’ to build facility after $237M welfare package Read more

Commentary

Selective subsidies are a losing strategy for Michigan

Corporate welfare does not fuel high-growth states, and is not the answer for Michigan Read more

Pork Stories

Two Detroit museums net $4M each in state budget

Detroit museums awarded money from the state budget two years in a row Read more

Commentary

The missteps of the Michigan Legislature were many in 2023

Forced unionization, pork, and corporate welfare are the story of first half of the 102nd Legislature Read more

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Grand Rapids Ballet awarded $1.8M in state budget

Ballets’ budget in 2022 was $3.2M Read more

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In Michigan, regulations contribute to high housing costs

Half as many housing permits were issued in 2022 as in 2005 in Michigan Read more

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Ford pares back Marshall plant, and state incentives will follow

Automaker will hire 800 fewer people than planned; investment will shrink by $1.3 billion Read more

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Auditor: 97% of Michigan’s $18B in COVID spending was federal money

A single firm earned nearly $149M producing commercials Read more

Pork Stories

Flint business consultants get $500K from 2024 state budget

Comes on the heels of grants in 2019 and 2020 Read more

Commentary

In Michigan, central planning is not the path to freedom

If you disagree with elected officials, there is a process for that. Not so much for bureaucrats. Read more

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EV battery maker gets $189M in corporate welfare, lays off 170 employees

Mass layoffs come less than two years after incentive package Read more

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MSU loses claim that student privacy trumps transparency law

Universities increasingly cite federal privacy law to withhold information Read more

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Michigan township’s ban on short-term rentals brings lawsuit

Park Township’s enforcement of long-neglected ban began in October. Litigation soon followed. Read more

Pork Stories

Michigan lawmakers roll the dice on $20M grant for Greektown

Street redesign in downtown Detroit bags $20M of taxpayer cash Read more

Commentary

Hill Harper and the problem of financial disclosure in Michigan

Feds have teeth to police incomplete financial disclosures; under bills headed to Whitmer’s desk, Michigan does not Read more

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Detroit charter network up for $1 million award

Charter schools overcame resistance from Detroit’s school district Read more

Pork Stories

Michigan lawmakers give Ann Arbor $1M for a splash pad

All told, Tree City got $7M from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 budget Read more

Commentary

Is democracy too messy in Michigan?

While voters speak up in Oakland and Mecosta County, Lansing lawmakers dismantle local control Read more

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Nessel distances self from AG opinion in lawsuit response

AG argues that the interpretation driving Michigan tax law is “not at issue” in suit Read more

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Sine Die: Democrats lose majority; Legislature will adjourn for the year

Bills passed in January will require bipartisan support Read more

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