Report: Michigan should subsidize electric vehicles from cradle to grave
Trade associations, nonprofits, expect 2 million EVs by 2030, up from 47,000 currently registered
Job subsidy deals have 91% failure rate
Study of front-page job announcements finds only one job for every 11 promised
The UAW’s strike on General Motors might haunt workers
GM recently laid off 1,000 workers
Michigan bill aims to separate look-alike soft drinks, alcohol in retail stores
Retail association neutral on bill after sponsors make changes
General Motors, Bedrock want Michigan taxpayers to foot $250M for RenCen redevelopment
GM recently cut 1,000 jobs but wants more taxpayer money
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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
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