National Popular Vote plan would disenfranchise Michigan voters
Michigan voters often decide presidential elections; that would end under proposed law
Government workers can’t be forced into unions even after right-to-work repeal
Know your Janus rights: For Michigan teachers, police, firefighters & others, worker freedom is guaranteed
The CapCon Guide: How to be an effective citizen-advocate in Michigan
Things are changing fast in Michigan. Here’s how to make your mark on the state
Hohman: Michigan media asks the wrong questions, fosters bad policy
On roads, energy, schools and corporate welfare, bad questions lead to bad outcomes. These are four alternatives.
Could Michigan schools teach kids to read before trying to fix society?
Michigan’s education complex fails in its mandate, then embraces diversity and equity initiatives
The Whitmer agenda is a sop to the rich
Governor proposes EV subsidies that would benefit the well-off
On CNN, Whitmer misrepresents COVID record, suggests Florida data inaccurate
Whitmer echoes a debunked talking point and admits to seed-section folly in 9-minute interview
DTE, Consumers’ peak-hour pricing plans have it all backward
Stanford study undermines utility peak-hour rate planning
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Michigan can have workers’ rights or mandatory union dues, but not both
Right-to-work repeal in Michigan would diminish workers’ freedom and empower labor unions
DTE can’t tree trim its way to reliability
After ice storms and thundersnow cause mass outages, DTE must admit: Burying power lines underground is the answer
Whitmer copies the failed initiatives of her predecessors
From green energy to college credits, Whitmer plays the classics from the Snyder and Granholm eras
Whitmer’s tutoring plan is too little, too late to fix learning loss
Michigan students might have coped better with learning loss if governor had not vetoed a similar GOP plan in 2021
Taxpayers to spend $680K per job at Ford’s Marshall battery plant
Bad math and bad business make good politics for those playing on public confusion.
Sixty by 30: Whitmer slow-walks Michigan taxpayers into paying for all college education
The word ‘free’ should never be used when doling out taxpayer money
Hohman: Michigan economy needs to catch up
Michigan hands out corporate welfare to cover up for a poor business climate. It doesn’t work.
After Ohio train derailment, time for a sober look at Line 5
Whitmer must face reality: Pipelines are far safer for transporting volatile materials than rail, truck, or airplane
Michigan Rep: 102nd Legislature is off to a rocky start
Michigan lawmaker bemoans lack of debate, regular order and transparency at Capitol
In Michigan, lower energy rates or free thermostats?
Michigan homes pay the highest energy rates in the Midwest
What electric vehicle proponents aren’t telling you
Electric cars have been presented as a cleaner, cheaper future, but there’s another side of the story
Whitmer calls for using the public school system to fix the learning loss it caused
The MEA endorses governor’s plan to use a broken system to recover students from academic, mental health losses
Under Democratic rule, Lansing is headed back in time
New legislative majority wants to play policy ping pong, not build the future
Michigan’s coming energy crisis will be man-made
Michigan’s energy transition is a bait-and-switch move away from reliable energy
Biden: Let them eat Hummers
Biden’s Hummer tweet, while supportive of the American auto industry, is inaccurate and unrealistic
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Only 5% of Detroit 8th graders read at proficient level
A review of NAEP scores for Michigan’s largest district confirms the need for education reform
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