Analysis

Michigan cellphone ban is a myopic approach to distracted driving

The numbers indicate that phone use is only a sliver of the problem facing motorists in Michigan

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Michigan lawmakers neglect the dark side of solar

Low reliability and high subsidies challenge the claim that solar is sustainable

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Union-backed personal information bill passes Senate

Bill giving labor bosses access to nonmembers’ contact data is an ‘unwarranted invasion of privacy,’ says Michigan Association of School Boards

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News Story

Stabenow says costs are down under Biden, but facts say otherwise

Gas prices, home prices, and the cost of living are all up compared to January 2021

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National Popular Vote bill advances to Michigan House

If Michigan threw in its 15 electoral votes, interstate scheme would have 220 of 270 votes needed to take effect

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News Story

Gotion balks at answering questions from township leaders

Gotion tells Big Rapids Township that development on that municipality is on hold

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Analysis

Highland Park, water authority reach ‘good faith’ agreement on $24M debt

‘Tentative agreement’ will start with $1M payment from Highland Park by Friday; effect on bailout scenarios is unclear

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Washington Watch

Biden signs debt ceiling bill; student loan pause to end in August

After veto threat of related bill, president signs deal ending student loan pause

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Analysis

Duggan: ‘You can’t build a new house in Detroit’ due to high taxes

Four takeaways from Duggan’s interview with The Detroit News

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Michigan advocates admit solar still can’t compete

Two bills would mandate unlimited giveaways to homes, businesses that install solar panels

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Commentary

What Michigan can do with $500 million rather than giving it to Hollywood

There is no reason to resurrect film subsidies

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Washington Watch

Senate-approved debt ceiling bill terminates student loan pause

With a June 5 deadline fast approaching, debt ceiling deal heads to Biden’s desk

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News Story

Whitmer asks for ideas to grow Michigan

Governor’s new Chief Growth Officer has a heavy task: Only Washington, D.C., has grown more slowly than Michigan

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Washington Watch

Senate disapproves Biden student loan pause despite veto threat

Even if the president vetoes the bill, the debt ceiling deal contains the same provision

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Washington Watch

Debt ceiling deal would terminate student loan pause

Tlaib the only member of Michigan delegation to vote no

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Washington Watch

Biden: If Congress ends student loan pause, I’ll veto

Some 87% of Americans never took out student loans, committee report finds

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News Story

Whitmer makes untrue claims about Michigan’s job recovery

Whitmer says unemployment level is lowest since the ‘70s: It isn’t

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Washington Watch

Moolenaar bill would apply leftover COVID funds to the deficit

Bill has yet to reach the floor of the U.S. House

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Washington Watch

House Committee pushes back on Robin Hood mortgages; Tlaib supports them

Biden regulations force low-risk borrowers to subsidize high-risk borrowers

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Michigan bill bans PFAS in food packaging

Senate Bill 327 would give companies until Jan. 1 to stop packaging food using PFAS

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Commentary

How to strike a healthy balance between parents and teachers

Collaboration, common goals are the path to positive relationships between a child’s parents and teachers

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Michigan bills would make all juvenile crimes eligible for parole

Bills would make life sentences parole-eligible after 10 years

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Senate bill package expands Michigan’s green energy giveaway

Senate Bills 302 and 303 would allow local governments to finance enviromental hazard projects on individual properties

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Lansing is bogged down in symbolic legislation

May has 11 separate awareness-related designations

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News Story

MSU’s inclusive language guide lets the Spartan off the hook

If MSU isn’t willing to practice what it preaches, it should stop preaching

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