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Incoming House speaker wants $2.8B shift to fix local roads
Money earmarked for corporate welfare would fix the roads
Troy School district rejects mother’s request to watch dyslexic child’s classroom
Law allows parents to observe classroom
Michigan’s education department says it can’t evaluate virtual learning
Claims no authority to carry out 2020 audit recommendation
Federal bailout gives $635 million to carpenters union pension plan
There’s nothing in place to prevent a repeat
Legislature extends tax breaks for data center that brought only 2.6% of promised jobs
Bill could reduce state revenue by more than $90 million, says Senate Fiscal Agency
East Lansing drops fines for homeowners who allow long-term guests
Ballot measure overturns daily fines of $500
Michigan could make it almost impossible for parents to challenge library books
Proposal would ban out-of-district removal requests
Michigan Legislature gives $1 million to mystery golf nonprofit
Budget’s $1.25 million Sault Ste. Marie grant also includes quarter-million for a snowmobile track
Outgoing House bets on state-run venture fund, research subsidies and tax credits
Lawmakers plan to vote on Hollywood ‘giveaways’ and other costly items in lame-duck session
Detroit school district took 73 days to produce public records
CapCon sought records on $1.2B of COVID spending
Film credits, SOAR renaming, other bills likely in lame-duck session
Unclear what Michigan lawmakers will prioritize during last session of Democratic trifecta
Clean fuel proposal would drive up gas prices 34 cents per gallon by 2035
Michigan households could see gas costs rise by $350 per year
State’s early education plan could shutter private child care
Michigan seeks pre-kindergarten for all 4-year-olds
Hydra-Lock employees vote to decertify their union
Forced into a union by the repeal of right-to-work, they opted out
Whitmer boasts of Michigan’s energy prices, which are high for its region
Net-zero mandates will drive up costs even more
Legislators avoid constitutional requirement through opaque descriptions
‘It’s trickery,’ legislative critic says
Plainwell Community Schools seeks $40M bond for new building six months after last rejection
School district wants new track, gyms, HVAC and preschool building
Michigan election misinformation hotline stuffed with spam
Nearly all complaints were jokes, spam, or attacks, CapCon review shows
Michigan employment numbers have been falling since May
Nearly 32,000 jobs lost as state jobs lag most of the nation
Net-zero goals likely to turn off Michigan’s electricity grid
Grid operator projects insufficient electric capacity by 2032
Green energy nonprofit bank collects $5 million from taxpayers
Majority of past donations from Michigan Saves fund a Lansing lobbying and consulting firm
National energy association warns of higher winter heating bills
Colder weather, bad policies to blame
Grand Rapids seeks feedback on climate action plan
Proposal calls for eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions by 2040
Cato Institute gives Gov. Whitmer a ‘D’ grade for fiscal policy
Report grades governors on tax cuts, spending history
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