Whitmer Will Make Call On Face Masks In Schools
Mask mandates will vary based on administration’s COVID-19 recovery judgment
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Religious Schools Can Receive Public Funds
Impact unclear for Michigan, which has nation’s most restrictive language
Michigan More Sensitive Than Florida To COVID-19?
Whitmer Administration Makes That Claim Despite Far More Michigan Deaths
No, New York Times, Michigan Schools In Poor Communities Get More, Not Less
Reality still trumps media and special interest narratives
Michigan’s No. 10 In State Excise Tax On Liquor Tax — With Other Taxes And Fees That Follow
State government is also the sole wholesaler here of hard liquor
Upton Joins The Other ‘Do As I Say’ Politicians On Social Distancing
Posted himself violating executive order on Facebook
New York Times Discounts Michigan’s Consistent Increase In School Funding
Newspaper characterizes $900 million increase above inflation as ‘hollowed out’ funding
Teachers’ Claims Of Out-Of-Pocket Expenses Goes Against State Law
Detroit Free Press columnist claims Detroit teachers ‘forced to buy their own supplies’
Michigan Columnist Challenges Trump To Increase School Spending; Federal Funding Most Ever
Fiscal Agency records go back to 2000
Officials Saw Struggle Coming To Process Epidemic Unemployment Claims
There are 11,824 people still waiting months after filing
New York Times Says Whitmer Reversed Underinvestment; Her First Budget Had Decade’s First Decline
State spending increased for nine consecutive years but that ended with Whitmer’s first budget
Is Whitmer’s Baseball Order Political Theater?
Rescinds already-rescinded restrictions, and after MLB says ‘play ball’
Two Michigan Gyms Open Despite Executive Order Lockdown
Federal district judge shot down gym lockdown June 19, appeals court reinstated it June 24
Glowing New York Times Portrait Of Whitmer In Epidemic Paints Incomplete Picture
Relevant facts that challenge newspaper’s narrative left out
23 Michigan House Democrats Buck Whitmer, Nessel On Line 5 Pipeline
Up-north residents who depend on pipeline to heat their homes are concerned
The COVID-19 Models That Rule Our Lives Got It Wrong
‘Substantially inflated’ death estimates came from flawed assumptions
Two Months Ago, State Had Far More COVID-19 Cases And Far Fewer Tests
Number of tests not often reported by media
Michigan’s Unemployment Rate, Once Even With U.S. Average, Now Exceeds It By Far
State's unemployment rate hit 21.2% in May
GOP Social Distancing Violations ‘Dangerous, Irresponsible;’ Whitmer's Violation Unmentioned
Governor’s spokeswoman calls Senate majority leader’s haircut ‘playing partisan politics’
Whitmer Cites COVID-19 Pockets To Delay Reopening State
Statewide, new cases and deaths lower this week than previous week
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