Michigan Healthy Climate plan: Build infrastructure for 2M electric vehicles by 2030
Less than 1% of vehicles sold in Michigan in 2020 were EVs. If Michigan builds charging infrastructure, will EVs come?
U.S. Census report for 2022 shows migration from Michigan
Michigan is a state people leave; right-to-work repeal could drive Michigan’s jobs and people elsewhere
Michigan bill would ban TikTok on government phones
Bill shows a growing acknowledgement of the U.S. rivalry with China
Michigan voters have rejected constitutional conventions since the 1970s
In 2026, voters will be asked again whether there should be a constitutional convention
Hohman on EITC: Don’t call it a tax cut
Redistribution of other people’s money is not a “tax cut,” and the Michigan media should stop saying so
Michigan has 37% of the auto jobs it had at its peak
Elissa Slotkin says Michigan’s auto jobs are “back on top.” But Michigan is far from the good old days
What Whitmer said in Davos
Whitmer says America has done itself a disservice by focusing on college degrees
Migration report shows Michigan is shedding people
Michigan is the fifth most-left state in 2022. In a decade-plus, Michigan has never gained more people than it lost
How Michigan reps voted on defunding the IRS
A vote to pull the funding for 87,000 new IRS agents went strictly down party lines
Jackson school board member says ‘Whiteness is so evil’
On social media, trustee Kesha Hamilton also told a man to avoid white people while hiking
Stabenow maskless as she speaks to masked Ann Arbor students
Local Tuesday: 17-year-old students masked as 72-year-old senator goes unmasked during high school speech
Michigan bill would require public sector employees to join unions, which is unconstitutional
MichiganVotes Monday: Bill ignores U.S. Supreme Court ruling that extends right-to-work protections to public sector employees, such as teachers
Don’t California my Michigan
Whether it’s language police from the West Coast or drag queen story time for kids from the East Coast, coastal influences are pulling Michigan in a bad direction
CapCon’s Michigan Constitution Project: What we hope to achieve
In 2023, Michigan Capitol Confidential will study the state constitution
Michigan Learning Channel blames “technical error” for airing of drag queen story time
Detroit Public TV says relationship with New York station that distributed the show will continue
Michigan Democrats submit right-to-work repeal bill
House Bill 4005 would remove the right to choose from private sector workers
Starting in March, DTE will charge peak-hour rate
DTE says it will ‘smooth out peaks in demand’ by charging higher rates from 3 to 7 p.m. on weekdays
Michigan health department offices ban the term “field work”
Two offices will stop using the term “field worker,” supposedly due to its ties to slavery. The dictionary tells a different story.
SCOTUS case could bring uncertainty to Michigan water rights
Farmers in no-win situation in riparian rights case, experts say
Tlaib the only Michigan rep to oppose House committee on U.S.-China competition
Tlaib was one of only 65 House members to vote against the committee, which she says would be racialized
Whitmer to speak at World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos
Whitmer will do Jan. 17 discussion on the return of manufacturing
Retiring Stabenow has guided 8 laws into effect during 4 terms as senator
‘Schoolhouse Rock’ provides one way of measuring a senator’s impact
Nearly half of Michigan’s congressional delegation has overstayed its term limits
Washington Wednesday: Seven of Michigan’s 15 representatives in Washington have ignored “voluntary” term limits, as laid out in the Michigan Constitution
Son of late union leader pushes Biden effort to regulate — and possibly ban — gas stoves
Washington Wednesday: ‘Any option is on the table,’ including a ban, says a member of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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