Mackinac Center on TV: Patrick Wright talks MEA settlement
Mackinac Center paid $77K by teachers union to settle January 2022 lawsuit Read more
Axios: The EV is not ready for prime time
What a journey from Michigan to Florida reveals about range anxiety and the electric vehicle Read more
In the Michigan House, COVID-19 policy is for staff, not members
Members are encouraged to follow the guidelines, but twice this year, representatives have shown up to cast votes after testing positive Read more
Super Bowl ad admits: Gas is the answer to ‘premature electrification’
The Ram 1500 REV’s range extender is an internal combustion engine Read more
Michigan’s 2024 budget will spend all but 3% of state’s $9B surplus
Whitmer has requested a record $79B budget for 2023-24 Read more
How Whitmer could grant Michigan financial relief
No need to cut a $180 check when closing the books on fiscal year 2022 would bring an automatic tax cut Read more
Coal plants were 4 of Michigan’s 10 top energy producers in 2021
45% of DTE’s energy comes from coal now, but it will be zeroed out by 2036, according to utility’s plan Read more
DTE’s peak-hour rates in Michigan are on the cusp of California’s
DTE peak-hour rate is about 2 cents less than California’s average energy price in 2021 Read more
Mackinac Center on TV: Skorup makes case for keeping Michigan a right-to-work state
Whitmer said repeal effort is “on the horizon” Read more
CapCon on TV: Why toll roads aren’t the right move for Michigan
CapCon editor joins Fox 2 Detroit’s “Let It Rip” Read more
Detroit Public Library admits losing $685K to wire fraud — two years after the fact
Local Thursday: Library has recovered 40% of the money, but is not insured for theft, Detroit News reports Read more
Only 3% of Michigan jobs are in the auto industry
In its heyday, the Michigan auto industry accounted for about 9% of all jobs in state Read more
Tlaib the only Michigan rep to oppose House committee on U.S.-China competition
Tlaib was one of only 65 House members to vote against the committee, which she says would be racialized Read more
Only 14% of Michigan residents are up-to-date on COVID booster shot
‘Lack of trust’ cited as 85% of Michiganders go against official public health guidance Read more
Whitmer’s closing argument includes her failure to raise gas taxes, shut down Line 5
If Whitmer had things her way, energy would be more expensive and less reliable in Michigan Read more
Halloween 2020 in Michigan: Hold a virtual party, only go to houses following COVID protocols
Halloween 2020 was a spooky time in Michigan. The state suggested 28 guidelines; all but two were COVID-related Read more
MSU has won more in last 15 years, but Michigan is the victor in getting taxpayer dollars
The teams will compete Saturday in Ann Arbor for the Paul Bunyan Trophy Read more
Whitmer didn’t raise gas taxes, but not for lack of trying
She dismissed the idea she would raise taxes by 20 cents per gallon, then pushed for 45 cents Read more
Whitmer auto jobs claim off by about 25K
Michigan has more auto jobs than when Whitmer took office, but not 30,000 Read more
Whitmer ties tutoring funds to school districts
After shutting down a tutoring scholarship that would have given funds to families, Whitmer relaunches it, but gives the money to school districts Read more
Gov. Whitmer has a numbers problem
Twice in one week, Whitmer presented misleading numbers to the public Read more
Michigan lags other states in regaining jobs lost due to pandemic-era lockdown
Numbers from Bureau of Labor Statistics show slower recovery in states that had the strictest pandemic lockdowns Read more
Michigan Rep. Lawrence leads Congress in proxy votes
Lawrence has nearly 3X the proxy votes of any other Michigan representative in Congress Read more
Despite Biden’s upbeat talk, manufacturing jobs are in a decline
Electric vehicles are not bringing jobs to Michigan Read more
State reporting on COVID-19 no longer includes information on vaccination status
Questions arise over accuracy of state data Read more
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