Detroit used cemetery dirt to backfill demolished homes
‘The risk is considered low,’ so long as water didn’t seep into caskets, the city says
State’s medical officer ties school openings to COVID vaccinations
Warning comes after CDC says vaccinations won’t prevent infections
Michigan tips scales in favor of electric cars
Incredible transition continues at dealerships, gas stations
Supreme Court: Nessel ‘cut corners’ in using one-man grand jury to secure Flint Water Crisis indictments
Whitmer directs ‘whole of government’ to register Michiganders to vote
Reports on department efforts to register voters are due June 30
ALICE report exaggerates extent of financial troubles among Michiganders
Whitmer-endorsed report claims 44% of Michigan children struggle to survive
Michigan school training video threatens teachers with harassment charges over pronouns
Teachers urged to disregard parents
When it comes to high gas prices, the pain is the point
The Biden administration is honest about its desire to move to green energy
Rochester school district under fire over transparency
Teachers union tried to interfere with FOIA responses
No evidence for education spending claims
More money for school bureaucracies does not lead to a more educated workforce
Legislature considers reining in emergency powers
Slate of House bills would impose time limits, transparency and legislative oversight
State to pay Mackinac Center $200K in attorney’s fees over emergency orders lawsuit
Governor’s office, AG’s office, department of health agree to split settlement evenly, while denying liability
Senate bill would ban ‘Zuckerbucks’ from Michigan elections
Outside funds for election clerks have been called a ‘corrupting influence’
Kids can’t read. Drag queens won’t help.
Nessel makes foolish comments while Michigan's school crisis deepens
South Haven, home to short-term rentals for 100 years, has residents who want them gone
Tourism is a key industry for this West Michigan city
Stabenow has lost touch with Michigan residents
Suffering drivers should get help, not mockery
Holland government broadband proposal follows troubled history
Other cities have broadband projects short on customers and swimming in debt
Michigan has lost auto jobs since Whitmer took office
Whitmer touts addition of 25,000 auto jobs, but the net number is 1,600 jobs lost
Fund roads through fees on miles driven, not gallons of gas purchased
Mileage-based user fees finish first in new study
NIH’s implicit bias training commits the social sins it warns against
Jingoism, ableism, cultural appropriation tar the program’s aims
Michigan Has Low Gas Tax — Except When It Doesn’t
Advocate for increased spending on roads understates tax burden Michiganders bear for road construction
Rich Community Falls Short on School Budget
Birmingham district loses students, messes up revenue projections
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