Whitmer’s ‘no new taxes’ claim ignores her push for 45-cent gas tax hike
Campaign ad portrays failure to pass road funding plan as an accomplishment
Fact-check: No, Gov. Whitmer never faced a $3B deficit
There was a small budget surplus projected when Whitmer was sworn in
Midland, Gladwin taxpayers could pay for 2020 flood for 30 years
The price tag of the Edenville Dam fix could hit $250 million. The counties are trying to collect $60 million over 30 years.
Parents of Okemos: How responsive are your schools?
Tell us your stories, parents of Okemos Public Schools
Michigan Legislature gave cover to GM, MEDC on tax credits
Transparency is Mackinac work. How the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation spoke up in favor of the public’s right to know.
Why did Michigan lawmakers ban the sale of fake urine?
Bipartisan support is hard to come by in Lansing. But this measure passed by wide, veto-proof margins.
With P-20 education, the government wants to raise your children
Michigan schools that fail in their basic mission are taking interest in the ‘Whole Child.’ Why?
Green light: Michigan Tech earns top free speech rating in new FIRE report
Report from free expression group examines free speech on the Michigan college campus
SEIU Healthcare Michigan is under trusteeship once again
Its second trusteeship in five years owes to ‘substantiated allegations of serious malpractice’
GM-state electric-car deal makes headlines, does little for Michigan economy
73 jobs added to the economy in one quarter for every one job GM pledges to create
A month after Whitmer request, still no Biden approval for presidential disaster declaration in Gaylord
‘The president ultimately makes the final decision,’ a FEMA spokesman said
‘Mostly false’: Freep: Whitmer’s claims of 25K auto jobs are based on announcements, not jobs
But for the watchdog media, you might not realize Michigan has lost auto jobs, not gained them
Detroit officials hope feds will offset income-based water bills
City has only a year or so of outside funds for the pilot program
Palisades nuclear plant to be torn down, following trend in Michigan
When energy facilities are closed in Michigan, they tend to be torn down
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Michigan needs skeptical citizens, not good partisans
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Though Stabenow thanks Biden for best economy in decades, job numbers still down, wages flat
Yard signs at Cheboygan senior center advocate for senior millage
‘It looks terrible,’ said one election law expert. But is it illegal? It depends
Township halts all lake development to stop one couple’s home plans
Long Lake Township moratorium prevents residents from making needed environmental improvements
Michigan county shelves $90 million taxpayer-funded sports complex after CapCon reporting
Lenawee County officials claimed the project would boost county GDP by 18%
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
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UN touts, then memoryholes, ‘the benefits of world hunger’
Author tells CapCon it’s 'unfortunate' that the paper was removed
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