Michigan Legislature still lacks energy reliability bills, but House hearing comes Wednesday
Lawmakers promised oversight for Michigan’s biggest utility companies, then rammed through right-to-work repeal instead Read more
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Michigan can have workers’ rights or mandatory union dues, but not both
Right-to-work repeal in Michigan would diminish workers’ freedom and empower labor unions Read more
Two Michigan House bills shower favors on unions
House Democrats aim to make union dues tax refundable, give organized labor extra political privileges Read more
Why this Michigan paraprofessional left AFSCME
AFSCME has seen its Michigan membership fall by 49% since 2012, when right-to-work was signed into law Read more
U.S. House, Senate vote to declassify docs on COVID-19 origins
Senate gives unanimous consent; Michigan House delegation opposes in party-line vote Read more
Report: TikTok banned on state of Michigan devices — except for Whitmer
MLive reports that governor is the sole state employee who has sought the TikTok exemption Read more
Michigan House passes right-to-work repeal in party-line vote
Repeal bills still need to pass the Michigan Senate and be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to become law Read more
House labor committee approves right-to-work repeal; full House to consider bill
Spring break deadline leads to rushed hearing, says committee chair Haadsma Read more
Tlaib defends Biden student loan scheme, which faces Supreme Court review
Dearborn Democrat has also criticized court for eroding civil rights laws Read more
Manufacturing output is on the rise in America, but manufacturing jobs plummet
Manufacturing jobs are down 28% since 2001 Read more
Mackinac Center on TV: Patrick Wright talks MEA settlement
Mackinac Center paid $77K by teachers union to settle January 2022 lawsuit Read more
Energy reliability is not on the agenda in the Michigan Legislature
None of the 3 energy-related bills submitted in 2023 would improve energy reliability in Michigan Read more
Mackinac Center awarded $77K for reporting that MEA improperly took COVID-19 relief money
MEA and MESSA improperly took $12.5 million in COVID relief money through Paycheck Protection Program Read more
‘All options are on the table,’ including burying power lines, Michigan utility regulator says
MPSC chief Dan Scripps says Michigan’s grid is not performing at the level the public deserves Read more
Michigan Democrats are the party of corporate welfare
For the Democrats who run Lansing, fixing the roads takes a back seat to picking winners and losers Read more
The good news and bad news in House Bill 4001
Tax cut survives, but spending package includes $1.65B in corporate welfare and handouts. Read more
DTE can’t tree trim its way to reliability
After ice storms and thundersnow cause mass outages, DTE must admit: Burying power lines underground is the answer Read more
Whitmer copies the failed initiatives of her predecessors
From green energy to college credits, Whitmer plays the classics from the Snyder and Granholm eras Read more
Michigan spends a quick $3B picking winners and losers
Legislators pass 5 bills, call for $2.9B to be handed out to the few, as chosen by state officials Read more
MSU ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate
MSU says COVID-19 is now a matter of ‘personal health responsibility,’ not a public health crisis Read more
Germany defends the internal combustion engine against the rest of Europe
As EU speeds toward the EV transition, Germany asks regulators to pump the brakes Read more
Congress rebuffs ESG investing, but Biden expected to veto bill
How the Michigan delegation voted on allowing retirement funds to be used for ESG investing Read more
Michigan senator rakes in donations from energy companies, blasts them on Twitter
Stephanie Chang accepts thousands in campaign contributions while demanding environmental justice Read more
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DTE, Consumers’ peak-hour pricing plans have it all backward
Stanford study undermines utility peak-hour rate planning Read more