Emails contradict Park Township’s short-term rental ban
Officials never enforced 1974 law, evidence shows Read more
Do 8 of 10 Americans want an electric vehicle?
Several surveys go against state agency claim that desire for EVs is widespread Read more
Auditor finds fault with state oversight of child welfare program
State data say 437 children harmed while under its care Read more
Right-to-Work law repeal more than doubles federal complaints
Filed cases increase from 4 to 10 over one year Read more
Legal expert calls Michigan's oil and gas lawsuit ‘utterly unethical’
Attorney seeks $475 an hour or 25% of recovered settlements Read more
City of Lansing cleans up in 2025 pork projects
Budget funds city election, entertainment, infrastructure projects Read more
Michigan lags nationwide COVID recovery
Data say Michigan businesses saw more closures than the national average Read more
Report lays out costs of banning short-term rentals,
Hope College survey the latest development in fight in Ottawa County’s Park Township Read more
AFL-CIO receives $4M from state for workplace training program, veterans group gets $250K
Unspecified forestry-related program receives $750k in earmarks Read more
Lawmakers release 18 departments from requirement to report severance payments
Less transparency means more corruption and waste, lawmaker says Read more
Judge won’t give Michigan immunity in Enbridge lawsuit
Court schedules oral arguments for July 31 Read more
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Two arts organizations will receive $1.25 million from taxpayers
Unclear what lawmakers requested the earmarks Read more
Saginaw lawmaker earmarked $1.9M to fix elementary school pool
School district blames ‘bugs’ after pages vanish from website Read more
Who spent $13M on five state museums?
Legislature doesn’t name sponsors of grants in 2025 Michigan state budget Read more
Bills aim to return Michigan to bad old days of dues skim
Voters soundly rejected this shady union funding practice in 2012 Read more
Michigan’s new green energy plan looks like its old plan
A decade after losing millions on ‘next-gen’ projects, Michigan gets federal approval for relaxed loan guidelines Read more
Whitmer boasts of vehicle rebate missing from the state budget
Lawmakers cut out the item before voting Read more
Speech therapist could lose license for not completing implicit bias training
FOIA records show worker failed to complete 20 credit hours, including implicit bias training Read more
Wayne-Westland School District facing $30M deficit
Deficit caused by overspending, clerical error Read more
Michigan House OKs bill creating museum tax authority
If enacted, the plan could cost Oakland County taxpayers $167M over 10 years Read more
Taxpayers get three small wins in $83B budget
Massive spending package moves $670M from debt payoff, but lawmakers reject bills on SOAR extension, film credits, data center tax breaks Read more
As Janus anniversary draws nears, public workers retain right to union representation
It’s the flip side of union’s power of exclusive representation Read more
Michigan lawmaker pitches $2B transit proposal
Wayne State University professor calls plan another boondoggle Read more
Michigan State Ed board seeks more charter school regulations
Board resolution singles out schools that educate more than 150,000 Read more
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