Michigan zoning laws target dollar stores
Selling low-cost goods? Not in my neighborhood Read more
Michigan’s updated pandemic playbook heavy on lockdowns, light on proof
Government can’t show its work for emergency plan Read more
Gilchrist-led trip spent $245,000 on 2024 overseas trip
Michigan spent $24,000 sponsoring the Farnborough Air Show in the United Kingdom Read more
Carrollton teacher hopes that Michigan lawmaker ‘chokes on a bag of [expletive] and dies’
Video shows teacher’s tirade during public comment at Bay City Commissioners’ meeting Read more
Consumers Energy requests another rate hike one week after approval of $154 million increase
‘Monopolies are gonna monopoly,’ says Mackinac Center expert Read more
Whitmer seeks $7.8M for road funding solution, six years after pledging to fix the roads
Proposal comes after a $5M study on a vehicle mileage tax Read more
Conservation officers may soon need warrants to enter private land
Bill follows lawsuit against state employees for Fourth Amendment violations Read more
Farmers, builders accuse state environmental agency of bullying and overreach
Tractors circled Capitol as farmers testified Read more
EGLE flap leaves 150,000 tons of waste headed for Michigan landfills
As energy company leaves state, business owners allege bullying, intimidation and harassment by environmental agency Read more
Michigan’s outdated food stamp cards cost poor families $846K in stolen benefits
State hasn’t adopted chipped cards six months after fed’s suggestion Read more
Michigan Education board member claims funding cuts after record funding
Only 24% of 4th graders can read proficiently and 24% of 8th graders are proficient in math Read more
Trustee vows to stay on after apparent threat at Grosse Pointe school board meeting
‘Fortunate for you, I’m no Luigi ... but you might be a Brian Thompson’ Read more
Michigan’s $3M bet on EV maker Bollinger Motors hits a bump
Clawback provisions should recoup $949,000 investment, agency says Read more
Property owners fight back against $25K daily wetland fines
Federal court asked to strike down Michigan’s wetlands law Read more
SOAR program promised 8,812 jobs, delivered none
Republicans lawmakers want to redirect money from corporate welfare to roads Read more
Whitmer’s COVID emergency orders survived three years after lockdown
State law still contains insufficient guardrails Read more
Michigan regulators order family fishing spot filled
Lawmaker calls for funding cuts over pond dispute Read more
Even after bankruptcy, Detroit is in debt
Watchdog group counts the tally as $1,600 per taxpayer Read more
Michigan’s auto industry boondoggle: billions in subsidies, 287,000 jobs lost
State’s manufacturing workforce keeps shrinking Read more
Michigan’s highways in worse shape than those of most states
One bright spot in recent comparison: safety record of rural interstates Read more
Michigan pushes $762M pre-K expansion while K-12 performance declines
Studies cast doubt on impact of early education Read more
Lawmakers a step closer to cutting income tax
Bill would drop income tax from 4.25% to 4.05% Read more
Bills would redirect corporate welfare to pave roads
Lawmakers find $3B in Michigan’s vast budget to fix roads without hiking taxes Read more
Whitmer praised at the time of lockdown orders
Governor was ‘guided by science’ to keep booze, weed and gambling businesses open while shuttering gyms, churches and workplaces Read more
Michigan roads still crumbling despite nearly 47% budget hike since 2018
Proposed 8.5% corporate tax would be third highest in Midwest Rankings Read more
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