Whitmer claims credit for helping Michiganders, but her policies raise costs
Electricity, income taxes, higher due to governor’s policies
Whitmer’s $83.5B budget won’t fix the roads, lawmakers say
Critics chide her lack of road funding plan
Michigan’s net-zero dream would raise electric rates, decrease reliability
‘Tons of pain for essentially no gain,’ former MIT professor says
Michigan senators hold hearings on 9 stranded bills
Democrats seek court order forcing Republican House to forward legislation Democratic House failed to send to Whitmer
Employment decline leaves Michigan near the bottom nationwide
State’s 5% unemployment rate in December was the sixth highest among the states
DNR expert speaks for the trees
Push for solar power could ‘greatly increase deforestation in Michigan’
Michigan has achieved 0.2% of state fleet transition goal
State needs to buy 14,452 more EVs
Michigan energy companies pocket $14B in loans from feds after hiking rates
Over a decade, state regulators approved 17 out of 18 requests for a rate hike
Civil Service Commission considers one-time authorization requirement for dues deductions
Proposal would also change requirement that employees be reminded of right not to join a union
Granholm’s Energy Department ignored warning about conflict of interest in $14B of loans given to Michigan energy companies
Inspector general warned that energy projects posed fraud risk
Michigan will miss goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, climatologist says
State consumes too much power to rely solely on renewable energy
Expert agrees with Billy Bob Thornton in ‘Landman’: Solar, windmill developments are environmentally harmful
‘Landman’ character points out ill effects of solar panel, wind turbine production
Whitmer’s latest pitch for Michigan’s auto dominance: ‘We don’t care what you drive’
Statement makes a turn from governor’s push for electric vehicles
Michigan University Hospital, union feud over parking spots
Nurses wanted closer parking to avoid taking the bus, paying for a parking permit
Republicans, Democrats offer bills to fix upcoming tip credit, minimum wage changes
Preventing damage to Michigan enterprises called ‘crucial to the worker and the business’
More money, fewer riders for SMART system
Lame duck lawmakers ram through forced transit expansion
Tax increment financing fuels Westland’s $12M park, expected for 2025
TIF money to supply more than half the funds; federal, state grants supply rest
State gave company $1.4M to choose Michigan, after it had already chosen
German auto company started working on site months before public subsidy
After subsidy failures, Whitmer calls for more subsidies
Only 9% of jobs promised in 20 years of deals materialized
Troy districts’ teacher contract discourages parents’ visits to the classroom
Michigan law, by contrast, recognizes role parents play
House Republicans serve up reforms for tipped wage and paid leave
Bills would drop 3-day ‘no-call no-show’ allowance
Flint bureaucracy keeps water turned off during freezing winter, landlord says
Flint renters caught in catch-22 over rental inspections, water services
Drive less, use less energy, switch to electric vehicles, says Grand Rapids climate action plan
Plan aims to reduce emissions by 85% by 2030 and 100% by 2040
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