France bans short-haul flights in favor of train rides
Freedom Friday: French government interjects itself in the economy, citing environmental reasons
Ann Arbor firefighter files lawsuit over firing due to rejected religious exemption
Standoff on COVID-19 vaccine ended a 22-year career
U.S. House disapproves Biden’s student loan pause
Michigan delegation supports pause in party-line vote.
Benton Harbor pension system only 39% funded
State law requires 60% funding; Benton Harbor has been on a corrective action plan for years
McClain: Gotion factory an attempt to ‘overtake’ Michigan
‘The CCP is not our friend,’ says Michigan rep on floor of Congress
U.S. Education Secretary: Teachers know best
Handling of COVID-19 pandemic, growth of social and emotional learning cut into the idea of blanket trust
Whitmer signs bill scrapping A-F grading system for schools
Seven Republicans join Democrats to support bill ending Michigan’s grading system for schools
In Traverse City, less interest than expected in public broadband
Costs skyrocket as the public displays little interest in the broadband utility in northern Michigan
Interstate voting compact takes another step toward reality
In Minnesota, ‘National Popular Vote’ bill is a governor’s signature away from becoming the law
Michigan Senate enables state environmental regulations to exceed federal
Gov. Rick Snyder signed a ‘no more stringent’ law in 2018. Senate Bill 14 would gut it.
In Wisconsin, Nessel asks federal court for emergency shutdown of Line 5
Nessel offered a friend of the court brief arguing in favor of shutting down Line 5 for environmental reasons
Michigan Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday
Similar House bill sits in committee
Biden’s Robin Hood mortgages punish high credit scores
Directive will force low-risk borrowers to pay higher rates to subsidize high-risk borrowers
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Report: DTE peak-hour rates hurt the poor
Poorer customers suffer ‘greater discomfort indoors,’ Detroit News reports, as summer A/C costs approach California levels
1619 Project creator paid $50K for Oakland University teacher seminar
Total cost of teacher confab: $97K
Michigan, Florida go in opposite directions on paycheck protection for teachers
A tale of two states: Florida is growing and becomes freer as Michigan shrinks and caters to special interests.
Green Township residents slam Gotion over environmental secrecy
Leaders in Big Rapids get no answers from battery company on lack of environmental impact studies
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James introduces bill that would have blocked Michigan’s Gotion giveaway
Bill would prohibit American tax dollars from going toward companies owned by the Chinese Communist Party
Highland Park bailout passes Michigan Senate
In party-line vote, Michigan’s upper chamber approves $20M water bill bailout for Detroit suburb
Gotion will siphon more water than Nestle
Whitmer supports Chinese facility that will draw 139,000 daily gallons more than the project she ran against in 2018
Huizenga bill would protect the gas stove from federal regulators
House STOVE Act responds to Biden administration’s interest in regulating gas stove out of existence
Michigan House bill lets government schools deduct union dues from paychecks
House Bill 4233 would repeal prohibition on union financing through taxpayer-funded resources
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Traverse City energy customers may be liable for ballooning broadband costs
A federal loan program meant to lower rural utility rates would have the opposite effect on northern Michigan city
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