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If Rentals Not ‘Affirmatively Lawful,’ Court Says They Can Be Considered Unlawful

Court of Appeals rules against Airbnb-type home rentals

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Tech Company Gets $2M in State Money, Fails Performance Test

After failing employment targets, Rigaku repays $825k

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Traverse City A Step Closer To City-Owned Broadband

Critic questions business assumptions of city contractor

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Bill: No Diploma Unless Student Submits Intrusive Federal Aid Form

'FAFSA' college assistance form requires families disclose extensive personal finance data

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County Road Commissions Fill Pension Potholes

Bills would encourage paying down retirement debts

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DTE Donated More Than $840,000 to Democrats, Pro-Whitmer Groups in 2018

Consumers Energy was also heavily involved in politicking

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Unfair and Unnecessary: Fiat-Chrysler Lands State Corporate Handouts

The $223.5 million is money that won't be spent on roads

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GOP Nearly Doubled Transportation Spending; Leftist Group Claims Republicans ‘Don't Care’

While controlling state government for eight years, Republicans authorized $7.4 billion in cumulative transportation increases

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Corporate Subsidy Agency Lets Firm Walk With $140,000, No New Jobs

But a year later the company celebrated its 100th birthday

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State’s Business Subsidy Cherry-Pickers Failed In Handout To Cherry Picker

Picking corporate subsidy winners and losers not like choosing fruit

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Tax Evasion and Avoidance: Michigan Ranks 14th in Cigarette Smuggling

Latest data shows the relationship between cigarette taxes and smuggling

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Bill Authorizes Herding Cats — Literally

Legislation authorizes ‘community cat’ programs for ‘community cat caretakers’

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Regulated Enough? Bill Imposes Licensing Mandate on Hunting, Fishing Guides

Current guides say state should enforce existing rules, not write new ones

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Analysis of the D.R.I.V.E. Alternative on No-Fault Reform

Proposal would increase lawsuits, incentivize fraud and drive insurers out of state

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If You Seek a Pleasant Road Funding Plan, Look About You

Lawmakers can spend more on roads without a tax hike

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Billions In Michigan Taxpayer Dollars Flowing To Big 3

Shhhhh! State officials refuse to reveal how much

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EVs Have Already Had More Than Enough Taxpayer Help

It’s time for EV to compete or fail on their own

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Whitmer Approves Further Delay In Watered-Down Teacher Ratings

Public school establishment resists accountability

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Communities Again Say ‘No’ To Industrial Wind Farm Developers

But state’s big utilities look to install hundreds of turbine towers

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Michigan May Have Turned a Corner on the Costs of State Employment

Benefits costs remain expensive but are declining

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Worries Over Medicaid Costs No Reason to Oppose No-Fault Reform

Any increased costs would be dwarfed by the savings drivers will achieve

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Dems Cite U-M Report To Knock Similar GOP Auto Insurance Reform

Legislature’s reform bills contain key medical cost, coverage cap features recommended by U-M unit

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Beyond the Fight over Social Studies Standards

Michigan families need more educational freedom

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Questions About Traverse City’s Fiber Network Plans

Board set to vote on action soon

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Two Detroit Cops Each Collected $100k-Plus Just In Overtime In 2018

237 Detroit police employees each collected $40,000 or more in 2018 overtime

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