Film incentives still don’t make sense for Michigan
Michigan corporate welfare meets Hollywood accounting: What could go wrong?
‘Diatribe’ has no complaints with big government check
Lansing awards $3.5 million to art organization disrupting ‘historical system of oppression’
Michigan manages to lose students while hiking higher ed spending
Enrollment at public colleges plummets as state gives away additional billions
Mackinac Center sues MSU over Eagle Twp. land deal
University throws a blanket over 1,200-acre gift
Near beers are real beers, Michigan regulators say
Monopoly on nonalcoholic beer distribution hurts brewers
Does Prop 2 render National Popular Vote unconstitutional in Michigan?
Before Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court, National Popular Vote faces a roadblock: The Michigan Constitution
Defying Supreme Court and Congress, Biden unilaterally offers $39B in student loan forgiveness
President blames ‘past administrative failures’ for loans not being discharged earlier
DTE chooses politics over energy reliability
Michigan’s largest utility is suffering from cognitive dissonance: Its CEO warns of a premature energy transition, as company runs headlong into it
Whitmer commission to grow Michigan starts work at undisclosed location
Advisory board disregards transparency in favor of secrecy
Michigan removes means test for food stamps
Lottery winners once again eligible for SNAP benefits. They’ve taken advantage before.
On ‘Growing Michigan’ council, Alabas Farhat counts as fresh face
Whitmer’s search for youth appeal leads to Democratic Dearborn rep
Whitmer creates second Michigan education department
In a flying LEAP, governor expands mandate of state education system
Michigan law likely doesn’t allow for income-based energy bills
DTE boss’s plan runs into a brick wall: state law
UAW boss warns of race to the bottom in electric vehicle transition
Fain takes issue with Ford Motor Co.’s $9.2B federal loan to build EVs
‘Can’t count on it’: DTE boss says the quiet part out loud on wind and solar
Hayes: Relying on wind and solar would leave Michigan in the lurch
‘Too good to be true’ New York $1B solar boondoggle a warning for Michigan
Promised a manufacturing hub, Buffalo got a Tim Horton’s coffee shop
Walberg bill would roll back anti-gas engine regulations
Proposed regulations would ‘hand the keys of America’s auto industry to China,’ Michigan congressman says
Granholm promises ‘additive’ jobs as EVs transition shrinks head counts at automakers
Ex-governor has a rosy outlook, but EV transition means fewer Michigan auto jobs
Loser-takes-all: National Popular Vote would create dubious first in Michigan elections
Under House Bill 4156, a candidate could lose Michigan and win all of its electoral votes.
Detroit schools spend $196M of COVID cash on teachers, $34M on student mental health
Detroit superintendent Vitti speaks on district’s use of $1.2B in COVID stimulus funds
DTE boss floats income-based energy bills
California’s income-based utility bills will be set within a year, and could kick in by 2025
Michigan prison stays cost $48K per year; here’s how that breaks down
One-fifth of the cost of a prison stay is health care and mental health, per the Michigan Department of Corrections
Biden student loan scheme fails at Supreme Court; Mackinac Center suit ongoing
‘That has to be an act of Congress,’ said former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as quoted by the court
‘Not effective’: 4% of school contract employees never fingerprinted, says Michigan Auditor General
The auditor general found that 91% of school districts surveyed contract for services
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