Prior to recall, Green Township board violated campaign finance law
Signs that attacked critics failed to name the source of their funding, as required by law
Campaign finance violation puts Nessel, Benson on opposite sides
Nessel has advocated for a group Benson referred to Nessel for criminal prosecution
Growing Michigan Together Council says more education spending will draw people to state
The facts tell a different story; school funding does not play a causal role in success
Park Township short-term rental owners win court injunction
Township ban will be paused until case resumes in August 2024
Ford Marshall plant dubbed worst deal of 2023
Taxpayers spent $1.7B; governor’s allies ran expensive smear campaign against dissenters
Michigan data privacy legislation exempts governments
Government services could gain an advantage over private businesses
Public Service Commission ruling on the Line 5 Tunnel is a small pre-holiday win for Michiganders
One bit of good news to balance the glut of Grinch-like energy news coming out of Lansing
Three Michigan cities swim with the help of state taxpayer funds
Three community pools lap up over $7 million in 2024 state budget
Whitmer signs clean energy package; it will cost you
By 2040, Michigan utilities will be forced to run mostly on solar panels and wind turbines
EV battery maker lays off quarter of staff
Our Next Energy ‘on track’ to build facility after $237M welfare package
Selective subsidies are a losing strategy for Michigan
Corporate welfare does not fuel high-growth states and is not the answer for Michigan
Two Detroit museums net $4M each in state budget
Detroit museums awarded money from the state budget two years in a row
The missteps of the Michigan Legislature were many in 2023
Forced unionization, pork, and corporate welfare are the story of first half of the 102nd Legislature
In Michigan, regulations contribute to high housing costs
Half as many housing permits were issued in 2022 as in 2005 in Michigan
Ford pares back Marshall plant, and state incentives will follow
Automaker will hire 800 fewer people than planned; investment will shrink by $1.3 billion
Auditor: 97% of Michigan’s $18B in COVID spending was federal money
A single firm earned nearly $149M producing commercials
Flint business consultants get $500K from 2024 state budget
Comes on the heels of grants in 2019 and 2020
In Michigan, central planning is not the path to freedom
If you disagree with elected officials, there is a process for that. Not so much for bureaucrats.
EV battery maker gets $189M in corporate welfare, lays off 170 employees
Mass layoffs come less than two years after incentive package
MSU loses claim that student privacy trumps transparency law
Universities increasingly cite federal privacy law to withhold information
Michigan township’s ban on short-term rentals brings lawsuit
Park Township’s enforcement of long-neglected ban began in October. Litigation soon followed.
Michigan lawmakers roll the dice on grant for Greektown
Street redesign in downtown Detroit bags $20M of taxpayer cash
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