Will Whitmer sign bill to let patient advocates visit nursing homes?
Senate bill 450 would prevent the isolation of 2020 by outlawing executive orders that keep family members, advocates out
Only 14% of Michigan residents are up-to-date on COVID booster shot
‘Lack of trust’ cited as 85% of Michiganders go against official public health guidance
Stabenow took nearly $56K of donations from FTX, then took lead role on crypto bill
Samuel Bankman-Fried, owner of bankrupt firm FTX, met with lawmakers regularly. Critics say bill he pushed would kill decentralized finance
MSU employees who object to vaccine mandate present case to U.S. Court of Appeals
Three employees faced discipline for refusing a COVID shot
Washington Wednesday: Bipartisan coalition calls for banning Tik Tok
Two Michigan representatives, Bergman and McClain, have introduced bills challenging popular video platform
In Michigan town that banned short-term rentals, few filed complaints
Park Township bans short-term rentals for peace and quiet, but lack of complaints show there was never a problem
Michigan bill demands 100% transition to green energy by 2035
Renewables only account for 11% of Michigan’s energy today, so how could they make up the rest by 2035?
There are no free rides — Michigan taxpayers will subsidize the QLine through 2039
Republicans helped pass a subsidy for a train that has a fraction of the ridership it would need to sustain itself
FOIA exemptions for Michigan governor, lawmakers breed distrust
Transparency demands that FOIA apply to the governor and the legislature
Pork Friday: Lawmakers give grants but are unwilling to explain them
Elected officials, grant recipients, are silent on the taxpayer funds.
McClain, Moolenaar sign letter pressing Biden to end COVID-19 emergency
Nearly two dozen reps sign the letter, which calls Biden’s use of emergency powers “akin to dictatorship”
Michigan teachers unions continue to shed members
Latest filings show that MEA has lost 1,000 members since last year
Then and now, polling on right-to-work in Michigan shows it is popular
A dozen polls over 20 years, and almost all show broad support for the law
In 2012, Michigan voters rejected a ban on right-to-work
Nearly 60% of Michigan voters rejected the attempted constitutional amendment, and Gov. Snyder signed the right-to-work law a month later
Survey says: 60% of Michigan residents support right-to-work law, only 17% oppose it
In union households, support is 55% to 28%
Park Township joins list of Michigan towns banning short-term rentals
Ordinance enforcement will take effect Oct. 1, 2023, after 48 years on the books
Michigan bill mirrors Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law
Age-appropriate sex ed for students in grades K-3 is the goal of House Bill 6503
Proposed Michigan court rules would hurt renters in the long run
Landlords warn of ‘voluntary payment system;’ eviction diversion prolongs the inevitable
Where is your money being spent? Michigan government won’t always say
Lansing spends large amounts of money in an opaque way
Pork Friday: Michigan lawmakers gave $300K to a Little League organization
A California nonprofit raked in $950K; a Detroit boxing gym got $500K
Biden touts unions at nonunion factory in Bay City
SK Siltron in Bay City is not staffed by union labor; Michigan unions down 140K members since 2012
Michigan job numbers don’t reflect Whitmer’s hype
25 states have recovered from pandemic job losses — but not Michigan
John James cautions against China dependency, arbitrary deadlines in transition to EVs
EVs mean a slimmed down auto industry; James says government should not force transition
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Survey of parents, alumni, allowed multiple votes on question of removing Ben Carson’s name from a Detroit high school
There were no safeguards to stop people from taking the survey more than once, district admits
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