When Michigan has 2 million EVs, how many chargers will we need?
95% of chargers would be privately owned, per U.S. Department of Energy Read more
Whitmer: Don’t expect a tax cut in 2024
Governor speaks on behalf of lawmakers, despite 54-54 tie in the House Read more
Spending on public school in America now exceeds defense budget
In 2021, education spending eclipsed defense spending by $2B Read more
Membership plunges again for Michigan and national teachers unions
The Janus effect is still going strong Read more
Nearly half of Buick dealers opt out of EV revolution
Buyout has cost General Motors $1 billion so far Read more
UAW reaches tentative agreements with Stellantis and GM, ending strike
All three automakers are headed back to work; four-day work week left out of deal Read more
Ford’s UAW strike has ended; will BlueOval Battery Park resume?
Union leadership and state officials had linked pause to the strike Read more
UAW strike grows by 4,000; now affects 29,000 workers
Workers at Mack Trucks voted to reject a contract and will join the 25,000 other UAW members on strike Read more
Report: Michigan ‘poorest we’ve ever been’ in personal income
Michiganders earn 87 cents for every dollar earned in America Read more
Michigan has had 0% job growth in the Whitmer era
Governor says Michigan is the best for job creation, but the numbers tell a different story Read more
Auto workers can still resign from UAW and work during strike
Michigan’s right-to-work law, slated for repeal, is still in effect Read more
Mackinac Center on TV: Wright explains student loan lawsuit on Fox & Friends
‘Bad policy, illegally enacted,’ Wright says of Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness scheme Read more
Solar panels have a carbon emissions problem
It takes them much longer than reported to become carbon neutral Read more
Whitmer commission to grow Michigan starts work at undisclosed location
Advisory board disregards transparency in favor of secrecy Read more
Michigan prison stays cost $48K per year; here’s how that breaks down
One-fifth of the cost of a prison stay is health care and mental health, per the Michigan Department of Corrections Read more
Michigan doubled its EV numbers in one year
EVs are subsidized from production to purchase, including a $9B loan to Ford to boost battery production Read more
Report: DTE peak-hour rates hurt the poor
Poorer customers suffer ‘greater discomfort indoors,’ Detroit News reports, as summer A/C costs approach California levels Read more
Michigan in bottom 10 among states in new report
U.S. News puts Great Lakes State in 41st place, with failing grades in crime, fiscal policy, infrastructure Read more
Electric vehicle transition kills hundreds of jobs at GM
Automaker looks to cut $2B in spending, per Detroit Free Press Read more
Whitmer decrees April 28 ‘Worker’s Memorial Day’
Don’t expect the day off, though Read more
Michigan lagged in economic performance in the 4th quarter of 2022
Slow growth continued in the fourth quarter of 2022 Read more
EV batteries can’t survive a scratch — Reuters
If cost and range anxiety weren’t enough of a problem, EV collisions will be costly Read more
Ford loses billions on EVs, despite government subsidies
Report: Ford Motor Company will lose $5B in two years on electric vehicles Read more
Report: TikTok banned on state of Michigan devices — except for Whitmer
MLive reports that governor is the sole state employee who has sought the TikTok exemption Read more
Manufacturing output is on the rise in America, but manufacturing jobs plummet
Manufacturing jobs are down 28% since 2001 Read more
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