In $1B spending spree, Michigan lawmakers gave $13M to two unions
Legislative grants allow lawmakers to direct public money to specific projects in a secretive fashion Read more
Government has not ended poverty, but task force wants to try harder
Despite recommendations of poverty task force, growing the state government can’t promise better outcomes Read more
Ottawa County Township moves toward restricting short-term rentals
Park Township discusses banning unlicensed short-term rentals of homes, limiting number of rentals Read more
Rail proponents use shaky data to secure millions in funding
Proposed Railway Project Study Uses Questionable Data To Secure Millions in Funding Read more
Michigan Department of Education tells teachers it’s OK to hide pronouns from parents
A teacher at Traverse City Public Schools uses gender preference forms as an icebreaker. Why? Read more
Extreme weather patterns are not new
Michigan’s health department appears to ignore historical data Read more
Michigan utilities say their customers will control their own thermostats
Recent event in Colorado brings to mind a hot Michigan day in May Read more
Kalamazoo may need No. 2 plan as state moves to override city’s repeal of decency law
Council member blames public defecation on systemic inequities Read more
Bill would restrict property owners from using their own water
Ann Arbor Democrats aim to replace current law with a doctrine used in states with a history of water shortages Read more
Whitmer touts education policy she rejected last year
Student catch-up initiative similar to vetoed 2021 Republican plan Read more
Confused about crypto?
Michigan government is here to help, with proposed 16-member commission Read more
Michigan Public Service Commission: Power grid unreliable, distribution plans insufficient
Commission warns that Michigan’s grid is not prepared for the rise of EVs Read more
Whitmer affirms that nuclear energy is clean energy
In a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Whitmer describes Palisades nuclear plant as good business and good for the environment Read more
MSU trustees back off from vendor lobbying proposal
Resolution called on contractors to oppose photo-ID measure on November 2022 ballot Read more
Whitmer, Granholm push for EVs and a slimmer auto industry
U.S. energy secretary and former governor Jennifer Granholm supports a ban on the sale of gas vehicles Read more
Another $50M in federal funds granted to fix roads affected by Edenville Dam collapse
The Edenville Dam collapse was a failure of government. The fix will be funded by taxpayers. Read more
Michigan unemployment agency gets nearly $7M from feds, for equity’s sake
If "equity is a goal" of state unemployment system, it should be a budget priority Read more
As message of COVID vaccines changes, public support for booster shots shrinks
Fewer Americans follow full recommendations Read more
Michigan school performance took a major hit from COVID lockdowns
The Nation’s Report Card reveals closures had profound negative impact on student achievement Read more
Oakland County teacher training: You may already be guilty of microaggression
Believe in hard work, opportunity, and America? Those are micro-aggressions, according to two school districts in Michigan’s richest communities Read more
Student loan borrowers get $10K bailout, trade school students get regulations
Michigan’s state government leans on the trade school student, and feds bail out the student loan borrower Read more
Michigan Secretary of State: 541K inactive voter registrations to be purged by 2025
In 2023, 102K will be cancelled, followed by another 439K in 2025, state says Read more
Lawsuit alleging 26K dead on Michigan voter rolls will go on
SOS Benson has purged 330k dead voters from Qualified Voter List since 2019. How many remain? Read more
Study on Ann Arbor-to-Traverse City railway rests on flimsy data
Yet it’s the foundation for $2.3 million in taxpayer funds for a second-phase study Read more
After state audit, Michigan Secretary of State purges dead from voter rolls quarterly
Jocelyn Benson's office now offers a post-audit certification, after audit found half of county clerks took no such training Read more
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