Troy school district paid literacy consultants $173,000
District didn’t apply for state literacy grant
Reps publicly bash corporate handouts but vote for them
Voting records show two politicians support taxpayer subsidies
Michigan hasn’t defunded education
Lawmaker’s claim is false: Per-pupil funding from state sources increased more than $5,000 from 2012 to 2023
Clinton County Regional Education Agency to funnel $18 million to private organizations
Money part of $1B in hand-picked projects by lawmakers
Salem Township uses public resources to push road millage renewal
Unclear whether advocacy violates Michigan Campaign Finance Act
Michigan judge buries local cemetery ban
Green-graveyard entrepreneurs win as circuit court rules Brooks Township violated constitution
Two state grants pump $3 million into Detroit gym
One grant flows through a regional education agency more than 100 miles away
Michigan mom seeks just compensation in home foreclosure
Manistee County seized and sold home, then kept $102,636 more than owed
Teamsters threatened us for not authorizing paycheck deduction, nurses allege
Grand Blanc hospital employees file unfair labor charge with federal labor board
Whitmer’s ‘kitchen table’ budget stuffed with $1B of pork
Money could have fixed roads and sewers, lawmaker says
Escanaba, promised a $1B investment, carries on despite project cancellation
State officials had pledged $200M in support
Whitmer has supported $16.2 billion in subsidies since 2001
Amount enough to run government without income tax for a year
Business group, lawmaker disagree over impact of minimum wage hike
South Haven Chamber of Commerce says the mandate will raise consumer prices
Michigan gives $250,000 to a private school
Action could violate the 1970 Blaine Amendment
Women-focused business groups get $3 million in 2025 budget
Nonprofits share an interest in vaguely worded mission statements
Four Michigan orchestras get $2.34 million in 2025 budget
Earmarks part of $1 billion of pork spending
Michigan’s spending bonanza must end, economic expert says
State will have $350 million left in fiscal year 2024-25
State health department has 23 DEI employees
Annual income for REDI positions $27,000 more than the average Michigander
Wealth creators stung by Michigan minimum wage ruling
Survey says 94% of restaurant operators will raise prices as Supreme Court mandates hike
Michigan gives $9.1 million to favored faith-based organizations
Earmarks for hand-picked groups were not vetted
Michigan Education Association’s power is on a long decline
Union has lost nearly 40,000 members since 2012
Michigan sports catch $25 million in 2025 budget
Frankenmuth facility scores $10M subsidy
Emails contradict Park Township’s short-term rental ban
Officials never enforced 1974 law, evidence shows
Do 8 of 10 Americans want an electric vehicle?
Several surveys go against state agency claim that desire for EVs is widespread
Auditor finds fault with state oversight of child welfare program
State data say 437 children harmed while under its care
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