Michigan not ‘killing it’ in jobs creation, despite boast from VP Harris
State is in the bottom third for job creation
State handouts to Ford could be jeopardized by company’s investments elsewhere
Company agreed to ‘make best efforts to keep jobs in Michigan’
State budget amendment would require apprenticeships for workers on state-funded projects
No obvious out for those who have already been working
Great Lakes water levels down but within historical averages
No deep conclusions from shallow evidence
Anti-DEI organization launches training option for state-required training
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer added DEI requirement to licensing requirements for physicians, nurses, other professionals
Sen. Stabenow boasts about job growth that mostly reflects recovery from COVID-19 and pandemic policies
Job growth has been slow in Michigan
Officials differ on effects, reasons for homeschool registry
Proponents will ‘want entry into the house,’ state board member says
State ed board cites transparency in call for new charter school regulations
‘It seems to be an overreaction’
Michigan lawmakers send $1.2M to wealthy cities for splash pads
Novi, with per-capita income 61% higher than state average, gets $200,000
DeWitt Schools withdraws plan for pronoun lesson in grades preK-2
One-third of district third-graders not proficient in English
Michigan parents ask U.S. Supreme Court to strike down ban on aid to private education
State constitution makes Michigan an outlier in education choice
Bill in Legislature targets squatting
Sheriffs could immediately remove squatters from homes
Michigan’s efforts to boost housing are far short of what is needed
Even spending billions of dollars isn’t coming close to meeting demand
Michigan roads, bridges, on path to get worse over 10 years
We’re fixing the roads, Gov. Whitmer says
Michigan’s largest unions have seen plummeting membership over the past decade
Jobs and incomes are up, workplace injuries are down
Whitmer seeks federal emergency laws to cover mild winter
Warm weather casts doubt on Michigan’s future as haven from warm weather
Member of state ed board called for ending charter schools
Board of Ed member who said in 2016, ‘charter schools should end,’ among those voting to have state, school districts, veto new charter schools
Rochester parent takes quest for school records to Michigan Supreme Court
Asks for reversal of Feb. 22 Appeals Court ruling
Anti-eviction advocacy group in Detroit due to get $20M from taxpayers
State budget provides $2.5M; the rest comes from federal budget
No free lunch: Students aren’t embracing Michigan’s no-cost school meals
There’s been a mere 8% increase in students eating taxpayer-paid school lunches in Michigan
UAW membership drops significantly in Michigan
Membership is the lowest in more than a decade
Michigan’s property taxes keep increasing above inflation
Municipalities cry poverty, but the numbers tell a different story
Executive budget for 2024 gets a substantial boost from previous years
Inflation, policy changes, increased staffing explain the change
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