Company set to receive state subsidies fails to deliver again
LG Energy Solutions was set to receive funds to develop battery plant
Supreme Court ruling could weaken renewed dues skim
Bill targeting home health care providers expected to pass House
Insults fly as State Board of Education discusses declining literacy
‘People ... are passionate about what’s best for children’
Unclear whether MSU Trustee resides in Michigan or Texas
Renee Knake Jefferson listed as Texas homeowner from 2021-23, property records show
Union targets home health helpers’ paychecks under the guise of collective bargaining
Bill aims to resurrect dues skim from 2005-13
Reading scores plummeted as Michigan schools adopted now-discredited curriculum
Midland school district is still using the Calkins method
Michigan Senate passes bill to reallocate money used for state debt to other projects
The long term cost to taxpayers is $1.4B over 14 years
Hundreds of bartenders, servers rallied at the Michigan Capitol urging the Legislature to ‘Save MI Tips’
Many in industry oppose looming changes
Mackinac Center sues economic development agency over alleged FOIA violations
Lawsuit: MEDC took payment for documents it hasn’t produced
St. Johns school board proposed bond it didn’t understand, video suggests
$92 million bond failed by 109 votes
Michigan taxpayers give $200,000 for NASCAR-owned race track
Racing business has $425M in corporate sponsorships
At Jackson Schools, bulk of federal COVID funds went straight to teachers
HVAC systems need updating, district says
In just a year, Michigan State Police write up 6,719 motorists for distracted driving
State’s new law aims to reduce road deaths and injuries
Nessel cites Loper Bright ruling in Civil Rights case
U.S. Ed. Dept. claims Michigan violated rights of kids with disabilities
Michigan lawmaker aims to ban the sale of lab-grown meats statewide
Critic says bill would remove consumer choice
Michigan fines, disciplines at least 132 people under 2020 implicit bias training
Rule breakers fined a collective $75,000 in 2024
State earmarks give Flint nonprofit $2 million over two years
100k Ideas gives marketing ideas to new businesses
Michigan small businesses fear impending minimum wage hike
Law also require all Michigan employers offer paid sick leave
Ascension Genesys Hospital nurse charges Teamsters with additional abuses
Complaint alleges union deducted dues without permission
Minority-owned businesses get $10 million in 2025 budget
Earmarks part of $1B of unvetted spending
Labor Day is a good time for Michiganders to remember their labor rights
CapCon gives brief history of labor law
Funding up, academic performance down in Michigan schools
Only 5% of Detroit 8th graders proficient in math
State taxpayers fund local infrastructure projects
Eight local governments get a piece of 2025 budget
Whitmer claims historic investment in student mental health resources
Governor cut student mental health funding by $300 million
Court nixes Flint hospital’s COVID shield claim in patient death
Hurley Medical Center claimed immunity after death of 91-year-old attacked with IV pole
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