Whitmer axes Environmental Rules Review Committee
Snyder-era committee was designed as a check on state regulators
Global Detroit gets $5 million from Michigan taxpayers
Legislative advocate cites ‘talent acquisition and retention programs’
Feds fund 98% of the Office of Global Michigan
Money and ideas driving refugee resettlement in Michigan come from Washington
Whitmer supports opt-out system for state park passes
Only 36% of vehicle owners in Michigan buy $10 park passes. So lawmakers want to make it mandatory.
Michigan LGBTQ+ commission’s first act is to condemn congressman
The group, meant to develop policies for state government, takes on federal official for months-old remarks
In Detroit schools, nothing succeeds like failure
Conventional schools get more money to do worse, while charter schools do better with less
Right-to-work no longer rules in private sector
Agency fees still apply; public sector workers still have right-to-work
UAW to invest $40M to expand footprint to South
Autoworkers union looks beyond Big Three for growth
Michigan Senators: Factor $700M tax cut into 2025 budget
Mackinac Center lawsuit will soon have its day in appeals court
What Michigan could lose with National Popular Vote
Beware efforts to turn features of our constitutional system into bugs
Slippery slope: State board members warn against homeschool registry
Two members offer pushback at plan, warn of unstated dangers
Michigan’s new growth plan: Open homes to refugees
Sponsors are expected to help refugees find housing, jobs and schooling
After UAW strike, Ford promises equal and opposite reaction
2023 strike was a watershed moment, automaker says
Michigan taxpayers funded artistic and financial flops in last film-subsidy effort
In movies and subsidy programs, the sequel is rarely better
Don’t redirect pension funds
Lawmakers should be wary about lowering pension debt payments
Michigan job, population numbers fall behind national trends
Recovery from pandemic has also lagged the national average
Growth officer: Michigan a ‘leaky bucket’ for young people
Southeast Michigan would be shrinking if not for immigration
EVs force technology on drivers
Mass adoption of the EV will create a world more hostile to cash
Fast EV adoption will shrink Michigan’s population
The quicker the transition, the deeper the job and population loss will be, says U-M forecast
COVID cash grew government in Michigan
Government jobs accounted for 32% of job growth in 2023
Michigan’s school funding amendment is a harmful relic
Anti-Catholic 1970 law holds students back while other states get ahead
Flint schools get $156M in COVID funds, ask for debt relief
District seeks $56M bailout from Michigan Legislature
Wayne State the only college in Michigan to still require COVID vaccine
WSU is one of only 68 in the nation
Michigan vehicle owners would have to opt out of park passes under House bill
People could only opt out of the $10 park pass within a 30-day window
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