Prolonged UAW strike will ‘collapse’ supply chains, Ford chair warns
Strike at Kentucky Truck Plant could have ripples throughout economy, Ford said
Whitmer’s support for local control may give way to push for solar and wind power
Local zoning decisions stand in the way of state directives
Nearly 1 million Michiganders are subject to occupational licensing laws
Mackinac Center forum considers occupational licensing and its discontents
Municipal groups urge local control as Lansing eyes statewide wind, solar permitting
Michigan Public Service Commission, not local communities, would be the permitting authority for wind, solar projects
Michigan growth council rejects transparency
Growing Michigan Together Council turns Detroit News reporter away from ‘public’ meeting
UAW strike expands again, as 8,700 workers walk off profitable Ford plant
Kentucky Truck Plant generates $25B in annual revenue
D-Day ship left adrift by Muskegon politics
$2.8M in state earmarks spark battle over legislative intent
One senator’s solution to Michigan’s job-killing energy transition: a new bureaucracy
Energy, auto industry and construction workers viewed as the victims of transition
Michigan bills would count recess as teaching time
Teachers of K-5 students could count 30 minutes of recess toward teaching time
UAW strike grows by 4,000; now affects 29,000 workers
Workers at Mack Trucks voted to reject a contract and will join the 25,000 other UAW members on strike
Michigan’s homeless bill of rights is a boon for litigators
Under House Bill 4919, relief would come via trial lawyer
Why Michigan loses people to other states
Policies that attract populations to other states are opposed by Whitmer and unmentioned by growth council
There is no such thing as ‘the state’s dime’
There are no free school lunches, rides on the QLine, or community college classes; taxpayers always foot the bill.
Report: Michigan ‘poorest we’ve ever been’ in personal income
Michiganders earn 87 cents for every dollar earned in America
Local parks and rec centers win big in 2024 Michigan budget
Four projects get earmarks totaling $4.25 million
Project-based learning, cooperation with school district, sets Isabella County charter school apart
FlexTech High believes that projects and problem-solving will translate to career success
Kalamazoo church donates its building to nonprofit, which seeks $7M in public and private donations
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition gets $250K from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 grant
Michigan bill would force schools to administer medical pot
Public and private schools would be required to furnish two staffers to administer, observe, student medical marijuana use
Whitmer changes tune on road funding
Governor now argues it’s possible to fix roads without raising taxes; in 2019, tax hikes were the only strategy
Why we emphasize transparency
Government works best when it’s watched closely. With outdated information, that can’t happen.
In the war over literacy, phonics wins
For years, a ‘whole language’ approach taught students to guess, not to read
There are now 25,000 UAW members on strike
UAW President Shawn Fain expanded the strike by 7,000 workers Friday
Recipient of $65M confident Marshall project will resume
Since Monday, three top officials have portrayed Ford pause as a tactic in UAW negotiations
Nessel tries again to shut down Line 5
Attorney General offers no alternate method for transporting 540,000 barrels of fuel daily
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