Grand Rapids museum has benefited from a decade of pork
Legislative earmarks go back to at least 2014
Michigan lawmaker calls for homeschool registry
Foster care is already regulated by the state
Whitmer $25M rebate plan favors EVs, new cars
Rebates are higher for vehicles made by UAW members; used cars are excluded
Blaming homeschoolers for foster abuse is a dodge
The state has better tools to protect children and should not be targeting families
MEA head boasts of membership growth, but numbers tell a different story
Among non-retirees, MEA membership is declining
After getting $824M in state aid, GM to cut 900 jobs at Orion Assembly
GM CEO claimed investment would not have been possible, except for corporate welfare
Girl Scouts get $1M in 2024 from Michigan taxpayers
Chapter receiving grant has $20M in assets
Electric vehicles scar the environment
Moving around energy costs harms the earth more than you know
Whitmer EV directive is years behind Whitmer environmental plan
‘Exceptions shall be disfavored’ in Michigan’s mandated switch to electric
Educator behind embattled reading theory to keynote Troy School District conference
Parents blame ‘units of study’ program for their children’s reading woes
Prior to recall, Green Township board violated campaign finance law
Signs that attacked critics failed to name the source of their funding, as required by law
Campaign finance violation puts Nessel, Benson on opposite sides
Nessel has advocated for a group Benson referred to Nessel for criminal prosecution
Growing Michigan Together Council says more education spending will draw people to state
The facts tell a different story; school funding does not play a causal role in success
Park Township short-term rental owners win court injunction
Township ban will be paused until case resumes in August 2024
Ford Marshall plant dubbed worst deal of 2023
Taxpayers spent $1.7B; governor’s allies ran expensive smear campaign against dissenters
Michigan data privacy legislation exempts governments
Government services could gain an advantage over private businesses
Growing Michigan Together Council omits energy transition
If Michigan’s energy transition is the path to prosperity, why doesn’t Whitmer’s advisory board say so?
Public Service Commission ruling on the Line 5 Tunnel is a small pre-holiday win for Michiganders
One bit of good news to balance the glut of Grinch-like energy news coming out of Lansing
Three Michigan cities swim with the help of state taxpayer funds
Three community pools lap up over $7 million in 2024 state budget
Whitmer signs clean energy package; it will cost you
By 2040, Michigan utilities will be forced to run mostly on solar panels and wind turbines
EV battery maker lays off quarter of staff
Our Next Energy ‘on track’ to build facility after $237M welfare package
Selective subsidies are a losing strategy for Michigan
Corporate welfare does not fuel high-growth states and is not the answer for Michigan
Two Detroit museums net $4M each in state budget
Detroit museums awarded money from the state budget two years in a row
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