Two Michigan lawmakers join Mackinac Center’s tax cut lawsuit
Some $714 million in state tax revenue at stake in action to restore lawful tax cut
Biden takes swipe at Mackinac Center in student loan announcement
Admits student loan payments will resume in fall but attacks ‘special interests’ for fighting debt-cancellation schemes
Gotion is ‘wholly owned’ by a Chinese company, and 2 other takeaways from its foreign-agent filing
Gotion’s FARA declaration contradicts its articles of association
Skilled trades foundation, hip hop academy get $500K each in 2024 Michigan budget
Lansing gives out more pork to selected nonprofits
The house always wins: Michigan’s coming housing crisis will be man-made
Help today for Michigan’s renters will bring headaches tomorrow
‘Charging can be a challenge’ says Ford CEO as EVs gather dust
Farley’s reality check comes as Dearborn automaker is set to lose $4.5B on electric vehicles in 2023
Under new Michigan law, schools can value seniority over quality
For a decade, merit pay policies were beyond collective bargaining negotiations. That changes with Public Act 115 of 2023.
Michigan grants $500K for electric boat charging solutions
Michigan Tech will study how far boaters can travel from their home docks before needing to recharge
There are no free school lunches
Michigan’s universal free lunch program gets glowing media hype, but you’re still paying for it
Michigan House bill would restrict landlord use of credit scores
Landlords report increase in fraudulent applications for rent
Michigan senator says Democrats copied and pasted his veterans legislation
Four versions of the same bill sit in committee
‘Renters rights’ legislation is about optics, not solutions
Renters may acquire new rights, but will they have affordable quality housing?
Michigan budget gives $5M for collection of racist images
Ferris State’s Jim Crow Museum has taken in $6M from taxpayers over two years
State Board of Ed seeks ‘constitutional clarity’ on second Michigan department of education
By unanimous vote, board questions legality of Whitmer’s MiLEAP department
Déjà vu: Michigan going all-in on taxpayer-subsidized battery plants
State battery subsidies have been an enormous bust so far
Insurance ‘Bill of Rights’ would create uncapped liability for emotional distress
Claimants could get cash settlements for ‘anxiety and humiliation’ they don’t even feel
Mackinac Center on TV: Wright explains student loan lawsuit on Fox & Friends
‘Bad policy, illegally enacted,’ Wright says of Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness scheme
DTE offers $2,000 in subsidies, special charging rates for EVs
Electric companies are not a disinterested party in America’s EV transition. They see a way to sell more product, and they facilitate that with subsidies
Michigan bill revives film subsidies, adds cash giveaway for touting state in commercials
Film subsidies failed to have a lasting impact the first time around
Southfield ballot question pits democracy against technocracy
Proposals to amend city charter stem from a belief that democracy is too messy. It isn’t.
Michigan’s 2024 budget is built on a shaky assumption
If courts rule that Michigan’s income tax cut is permanent, not event-driven, the state’s budget assumptions would be faulty
Whitmer (again) touts thousands of jobs that don’t exist
Governor misrepresents job announcements as jobs
Nonprofit founded by Michigan veterans gets $5M in 2024 budget to build out camp
Michigan has more than a half-million veterans, more than 5% of the state population
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Whitmer ignores inflation woes, says that things have gotten cheaper
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