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
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
Whitmer’s Prop 2 rollout ‘weakens the integrity of our elections’
Implementing legislation goes far beyond mandate of last year’s voting referendum
Michigan bills aim to abolish environmental rules oversight
Lawmakers disdain Environmental Rules Review Committee as ‘corporate polluters’
Ford will lose $4.5B on electric vehicles this year
CEO Jim Farley says company’s future offerings ‘will blow people away’
Michigan creates second education department, but the first has failed
MiLEAP and the school aid budget reflect a trend that lowers the quality of education available to Michigan’s neediest students
Rocky Mountain Why: Michigan’s new energy regulator hails from think tank behind discredited gas stove study
Carreon’s background is in electric vehicles. Whitmer wants 2M on Michigan roads by 2030.
Walberg bill to protect gas engine advances to U.S. House
CARS Act would stop an EPA rule meant to curtail the gas engine in the 2030s
What Troy cricket field giveaway says about Michigan
Lawmakers pay for a single cricket field in Troy, rather than defraying costs for all students to play sports
An expensive toss: Michigan park gets $200k for a disc golf course
Berrien County township gets boost from state taxpayers for disc golf course; trade association says a nice one can be had for $25k
In southeast Michigan, a little rain, then 180,000 power outages
It took just 1.13 inches of rain to knock out power in the DTE imprint
Michigan kills paycheck protection for teachers
Sen. McBroom votes with Democrats to pass bill, giving it the dint of bipartisanship
Michigan offered company $28B in corporate welfare, and still didn’t land it
Cash incentive offered to Micron was bigger than Michigan’s budget for state police and corrections
In Michigan, earmarks are not cricket
District handouts in 2024 Michigan budget blow through previous spending levels
Solar panels have a carbon emissions problem
It takes them much longer than reported to become carbon neutral
Congressional panels investigate Ford’s ties to Chinese company
Committe chairs claim ‘significant portion’ of BlueOval Battery Park jobs will be filled by workers brought from China
Solar panel push endangers Michigan’s economy and environment
Democratic senators continue to ignore the downsides of solar technology
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Southfield ballot question pits democracy against technocracy
Proposals to amend city charter stem from a belief that democracy is too messy. It isn’t.
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