Don’t call it learning loss, says Ann Arbor superintendent
Superintendent Jeanice Swift disputes value of the term “learning loss,” admits COVID affected “trajectory of growth”
In the Michigan House, COVID-19 policy is for staff, not members
Members are encouraged to follow the guidelines, but twice this year, representatives have shown up to cast votes after testing positive
Super Bowl ad admits: Gas is the answer to ‘premature electrification’
The Ram 1500 REV’s range extender is an internal combustion engine
Michigan House votes to cancel tax cut, replace it with $180 checks, corporate welfare
13 of 18 ‘no’ votes from Senate Republicans could preserve a tax cut
Brighton school board members challenge union’s office space at high school
For decades, teachers union at Brighton Area Schools has been using district resources to conduct daily business
What electric vehicle proponents aren’t telling you
Electric cars have been presented as a cleaner, cheaper future, but there’s another side of the story
Whitmer calls for using the public school system to fix the learning loss it caused
The MEA endorses governor’s plan to use a broken system to recover students from academic, mental health losses
Michigan Dem ignores COVID recommendations to cast vote
For second time in as many months, a House Democrat decides that voting outweighs the CDC’s 5-day quarantine policy, which the House observes for staffers
Whitmer seeks ongoing $500M per year for corporate welfare fund
Budget director: SOAR incentive fund would be filled from corporate income tax collections above $1.3 billion
Michigan had 18K electric vehicles in 2021; will it reach 2M by 2030?
Whitmer seeks $113M for charging equipment and subsidies
Michigan’s 2024 budget will spend all but 3% of state’s $9B surplus
Whitmer has requested a record $79B budget for 2023-24
How does your Michigan rep spend their time in Congress? Here’s how to find out
A quick user’s guide to Congress.gov and how to keep an eye on the people who represent you in Washington
How Whitmer could grant Michigan financial relief
No need to cut a $180 check when closing the books on fiscal year 2022 would bring an automatic tax cut
Update your memes: Michigan Democrats have embraced corporate welfare
Progress Michigan meme misses the reality in 2023: In Democrat-run Lansing, corporate welfare is as popular as ever
The IRS’s next target: Tips from waiting tables
Tipped wages are the next target for the tax man
Coal plants were 4 of Michigan’s 10 top energy producers in 2021
45% of DTE’s energy comes from coal now, but it will be zeroed out by 2036, according to utility’s plan
FTX asks Stabenow to return donations
FTX specifically mentions Stabenow’s strategy of donating the funds. Charities receiving donations could be targeted for recovery.
Under Democratic rule, Lansing is headed back in time
New legislative majority wants to play policy ping pong, not build the future
Michigan’s coming energy crisis will be man-made
Michigan’s energy transition is a bait-and-switch move away from reliable energy
Biden: Let them eat Hummers
Biden’s Hummer tweet, while supportive of the American auto industry, is inaccurate and unrealistic
Senate Republicans can stop Whitmer’s attempts to trade income tax cut for corporate welfare
Whitmer’s great switcheroo must work on a tight timeline. Will Senate Republicans preserve a tax cut for their voters?
In Lansing and Washington, lawmakers move past COVID concern
A COVID-positive lawmaker votes in Lansing, as the U.S. House votes to terminate COVID emergency in Washington
In Escanaba, $200M for a paper mill, but no new jobs required
The paper mill does not have to create new jobs, only to retain its 1,200-person headcount as of October 2022
Elon Musk, Ram admit: With green energy, there’s always a catch
Nuclear energy is needed to make wind and solar go, Musk says, while internal combustion engines provide the “range extender” for a Ram EV truck
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