Nessel oil and gas lawsuit ‘grave abuse of power,’ business leaders say
Michigan Chamber of Commerce warns lawsuit will interrupt population, job goals
Michigan Supreme Court rejects request to overrule canvassers’ action on $15 wage proposal
Court declines to override decision
27 Michigan school districts to get 97 electric school buses
EV school buses cost up to three times more than a diesel school bus
Petition to keep local control over large wind, solar facilities fails to reach 2024 ballot
Advocates will try again in 2026
Water rate increase not a tax hike, court rules
Local government ready to start infrastructure projects
Michigan is 2.3% toward 2030 EV registration goal
Energy expert says 2 million EVs would double demand for energy
Michigan taxpayers spend more to get the same or worse government services
Lawmakers need to care about outputs, not just inputs
Business scorecard shows Michigan still in COVID business slump
Report says Michigan lags behind Midwest neighbors
Short-term rental bills seek tax hikes, more regulations
Proposed legislation targets owners who rent property for more than 14 days per year
Michigan school employee: Stop using genders at historical school
Employee says using boy, girl distinctions is harmful
It’s hard to know if remote work saves taxpayer money
Reporting requirement implemented for 2023 not in current budget
New bipartisan innovation fund proposal reminiscent of past state grant program
The previous program cost more than $274,000 per job per year
Charter school advocate says state education board accusations inaccurate
Advocate responds after resolution calls for more regulation
Auditor blasts People Mover finances
Detroit Transportation Corp. rife with financial issues, according to audit
Paraprofessional in Traverse City gets MEA decertified and replaced
Support personnel of Northwest Education Services get new union
Unemployment agency undercalculated penalties for fraud
Virtually no attempts to recover payments
As union membership plummets, home help care spending in Michigan has skyrocketed
Ten years after SEIU scheme came to an end, spending is up 85%
Whitmer gives the state billions in pork, corporate welfare, not better roads
A slight improvement in roads matched by their continued long-term decline
Statewide bill on short-term rentals not needed, local official says
‘Look to your local ordinance and enforce the same’
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’
Michigan’s arbitrary process for banning license plates
Government prohibits words for products it advertises
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
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