In Wayne County, training on how to survive a traffic stop
There is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. But there could be. Read more
Michigan’s 2023 budget increases road funding, doesn’t require tax hikes
If Whitmer’s 2019 plan for a gas tax increase had been approved, Michigan would have the highest in America Read more
Midland, Gladwin approve 30-year tax to restore lakes after 2020 flood
Taxpayers in two Michigan counties will pay for a failure of government through the 2050s Read more
Whitmer’s ‘no new taxes’ claim ignores her push for 45-cent gas tax hike
Campaign ad portrays failure to pass road funding plan as an accomplishment Read more
Fact-check: No, Gov. Whitmer never faced a $3B deficit
There was a small budget surplus projected when Whitmer was sworn in Read more
Parents of Okemos: How responsive are your schools?
Tell us your stories, parents of Okemos Public Schools Read more
GM-state electric-car deal makes headlines, does little for Michigan economy
73 jobs added to the economy in one quarter for every one job GM pledges to create Read more
A month after Whitmer request, still no Biden approval for presidential disaster declaration in Gaylord
‘The president ultimately makes the final decision,’ a FEMA spokesman said Read more
Detroit officials hope feds will offset income-based water bills
City has only a year or so of outside funds for the pilot program Read more
Though Stabenow thanks Biden for best economy in decades, job numbers still down, wages flat
Michigan county shelves $90 million taxpayer-funded sports complex after CapCon reporting
Lenawee County officials claimed the project would boost county GDP by 18% Read more
Detroit used cemetery dirt to backfill demolished homes
‘The risk is considered low,’ so long as water didn’t seep into caskets, the city says Read more
Farmington Schools’ Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Consultant Wants Dissenters Targeted And Pressured
Key Senate Committee Proposes School Spending 27% Above 2016
Not enough, says state superintendent, even as statewide enrollment declined Read more
Whitmer’s Pandemic Recovery Boasts Not Supported By Real Employment Numbers
Her lockdowns shuttered twice as many businesses as the median figure for all states Read more
At This Detroit School, Teachers Get Massage Spa Chairs And High Marks, Students Get F’s
School’s latest assessment reports most of its instructors are ‘highly effective’ Read more
Staff Counts Ballooned In Teacher Of The Year’s Home District; She Claims Cuts
Number employed by Holt schools up 42% since 2013; enrollment is down 13% Read more
Teachers Unions Called For Closing Classrooms; Students Now Facing Mental Health Challenges
Each of Michigan’s big education unions opposed in-classroom instruction Read more
Michigan’s School Pension Fund Has A Great Year In The Market
A large $15.8 billion gain knocked down the level of
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