Detroit charter network up for $1 million award
Charter schools overcame resistance from Detroit’s school district
Michigan lawmakers give Ann Arbor $1M for a splash pad
All told, Tree City got $7M from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 budget
Is democracy too messy in Michigan?
While voters speak up in Oakland and Mecosta County, Lansing lawmakers dismantle local control
Nessel distances self from AG opinion in lawsuit response
AG argues that the interpretation driving Michigan tax law is “not at issue” in suit
Sine Die: Democrats lose majority; Legislature will adjourn for the year
Bills passed in January will require bipartisan support
Michigan House passes financial disclosure bill
Critics blast the timing and lack of teeth in the bills as lawmakers pass legislation in 3 weeks
Gotion project brings 5 job losses in Green Township
Voters in 2 districts punish supporters of heavily subsidized battery plant
Michigan Democrats will lose House majority but hold speakership
As 54-54 House tie looms, Democrat Joe Tate keeps gavel
Scripps: One-half percent of Michigan’s land needed for wind, solar projects
Land devoted to wind and solar would go from 17,000 acres to 209,000 under state zoning plan
Michigan energy transition will cost people their jobs, lawmakers admit
Lawmakers create bureaucracy to make plan for workers displaced by energy transition
Michigan Senate passes financial disclosure bills, but critics blast timing
Facing a Dec. 31 deadline, lawmakers submitted the first bill on Oct. 24
Michigan House takes solar, wind siting power from local communities, gives to governor
The Michigan Public Service Commission is appointed by the governor
Michigan bill would make some arcades illegal gambling establishments
Will Chuck E. Cheese become a den of iniquity?
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
Three years later, Michigan court rules Michigan State illegally withheld information
Michigan lawmakers must close FOIA loopholes
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
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Hill Harper and the problem of financial disclosure in Michigan
Feds have teeth to police incomplete financial disclosures; under bills headed to Whitmer’s desk, Michigan does not
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