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?
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
In Michigan, the lame duck won’t quack
Republican-controlled Legislature will end its reign with a thin schedule; Whitmer signs nearly 1,000 bills in first term
Michigan House bill would ban COVID vaccine mandates, but never got a vote
With Democrats taking the gavels in January, it’s unlikely House Bill 4736 will ever pass.
Okemos schools partner with CRT group for mandatory teacher training
Michigan schools continue to stray from the basics
Whitmer requests federal aid to reopen Palisades nuclear plant, but Granholm says no
Palisades nuclear plant supplied 15% of Michigan’s clean energy
Michigan museums and zoos cash in with 2023 state budget
Lawmakers were generous in granting the public’s money to private institutions
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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
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