Wind industry strikes against local zoning control in Michigan
After losing big in township votes, turbine companies seek state preemption of local rules
U-M should do more to respect due process, civil liberties group says
Even with improved policies involving sexual misconduct allegations, Ann Arbor campus earns only a “C”
Michigan Democrats go 0-6 in predictions on right-to-work’s economic effects
In the decade of right-to-work in Michigan, dire predictions have not panned out
Rent control could be coming to Michigan mobile home parks
Six of the eight legislators who endorsed the idea will be in the majority next year
Michigan vacation towns could face downturn if short-term rentals not legalized statewide
Local bans could affect homeowners’ property rights; Lansing must step in
Greater Midland Community Center to receive $5M from state
In two years’ time, the Greater Midland Community Center has benefited from nearly $12M in legislative largesse
Like Whitmer, Biden clings to COVID emergency powers
Michigan Senators Peters and Stabenow voted no on effort to terminate COVID emergency
Michigan budget includes $40 million for the arts
Edsel Ford House, Grand Rapids, a community center in Midland were among the beneficiaries
Biden’s student loan forgiveness scheme fails in federal court
A federal judge ruled the plan an unconstitutional exercise of legislative power
MichiganVotes Monday: Bill would ban water shutoffs for nonpayment
Water suppliers would be forced to restore any prior shutoff, unless it would harm public health to do so.
2023 in Michigan could see $15 minimum wage, right-to-work repeal
Removing the means test for food stamps is also on the Democrats’ wish list
Michigan will be less free and more regulated in 2023
Expect water rights to be challenged and homeschools to be regulated
Michigan bill would require corporations to report on number of female board members
Will Michigan get in the business of tracking diversity statistics of individual companies?
Michigan budget delivers $2 million curling center in Traverse City
Traverse City breaks out the brooms for pork project in shuttered Kmart
Michigan is a blue state now
In 2023, Democrats will control every aspect of state government
Michigan Association of School Boards joins coalition against Let MI Kids Learn
Scholarship program is misrepresented as a voucher, but it’s funded by donors
Education Department: COVID, not policy, caused Michigan’s decline in national rankings
State blames drop in NAEP scores on pandemic, not Whitmer policies
Whitmer’s closing argument includes her failure to raise gas taxes, shut down Line 5
If Whitmer had things her way, energy would be more expensive and less reliable in Michigan
Michigan school districts might face higher costs from union-friendly legislation
Proposal would require districts to pay increased costs even if there is no contract
Michigan Secretary of State: Votes will be counted within 24 hours
Biden has tried to lower expectations, saying it would take days to count votes
Defeat is an orphan: Whitmer abandons COVID nursing home policy, truth
If Whitmer’s nursing home policies saved lives in 2020, why is she walking away from them now?
Michigan budget reflects poorly on lawmakers
Too many legislators are either not reading budget bills or condoning the waste of taxpayer money
A history lesson on COVID-related school closures in Michigan
Most students in Michigan endured remote instruction for more than the three months Whitmer admits to
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