Michigan House, Senate pass 100% clean energy bill
‘Reliability and affordability is going to explode,’ one lawmaker warns
Michigan lawmakers approve $114 million bailout for school districts, $30M for Highland Park
Unpaid water bills and school debts are assumed by the Michigan taxpayer
Case closed: Flint Water Crisis ends without a single prosecution
Nessel distances herself from failed effort; Michigan taxpayers have spent $60M; the final bill will be bigger
100% clean energy bill heads to Michigan House
Bill takes two different stances on nuclear energy, depending on the date
Michigan financial disclosure bills double fines, strengthen spousal disclosure
Senate oversight committee approves bills at 12-minute meeting
Michigan bill would require governments to negotiate minimum staffing
Delie: Bill is not a matter of public safety, but a needless expansion of government
UAW reaches tentative agreements with Stellantis and GM, ending strike
All three automakers are headed back to work; four-day work week left out of deal
Automakers pump brakes on EV transition
Ford, GM and Honda all backtrack from EV projects in same week
Whitmer differs with Benson — and Whitmer — on financial disclosure for spouses
Governor cites identity politics for her concern, but bills treat all spouses equally
Ford’s UAW strike has ended; will BlueOval Battery Park resume?
Union leadership and state officials had linked pause to the strike
McMorrow admits EV transition is government-driven
Senator says EV transition is good business, but admits the driver is government regulation
Michigan 100% clean energy bill gains 30 pages, passes committee in 16 minutes
Senate Bill 271 was amended behind closed doors
Michigan financial disclosure bills need teeth, authors admit
Penalties should include high fines, denial of office for non-filers, experts say
Michigan financial disclosure bills go easy on non-filers
Filing an inaccurate disclosure would cost $1,000 under Michigan bills; not filing at all would cost half that
Ford halts work at Marshall site, but state keeps spending
No pause in Michigan Strategic Fund’s $65M giveaway to embattled BlueOval Battery Park
Now is not the time to throw out teacher standards
Senate bill would nix important job-performance measurements
Michigan House Ethics Committee has not met since June
Transparency legislation is languishing, vice-chair claims
Whitmer might sign fewer laws with Democratic majority
With a Republican legislature, Whitmer signed 278 laws last year. She’s below 200 in 2023.
Lansing treats taxpayer money like Publishers Clearing House
Lawmakers bring home large, taxpayer-funded checks to their communities. Literally and figuratively.
State representative on energy committee owns solar company
Michigan Rep. Joey Andrews claims company is dormant, but records show it was never dissolved
Lenawee County learns that property it bought for $2.3M is worth $440K
When the Phoenix Project failed, county was stuck with property
Lansing takes step toward control of wind, solar zoning
Appointees of the governor, not local officials, would have the final say on large wind and solar projects in Michigan
Park Township enforces ban on short-term rentals
Property owners consider suing as long-neglected ban takes effect this month
House subcommittee investigates COVID exodus policy held by U-M
University of Maryland gets congressional letter for its 5-day dorm exile, which University of Michigan follows
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