Michigan Education board member claims funding cuts after record funding
Only 24% of 4th graders can read proficiently and 24% of 8th graders are proficient in math
Trustee vows to stay on after apparent threat at Grosse Pointe school board meeting
‘Fortunate for you, I’m no Luigi ... but you might be a Brian Thompson’
Michigan’s $3M bet on EV maker Bollinger Motors hits a bump
Clawback provisions should recoup $949,000 investment, agency says
Property owners fight back against $25K daily wetland fines
Federal court asked to strike down Michigan’s wetlands law
SOAR program promised 8,812 jobs, delivered none
Republicans lawmakers want to redirect money from corporate welfare to roads
Whitmer’s COVID emergency orders survived three years after lockdown
State law still contains insufficient guardrails
Michigan regulators order family fishing spot filled
Lawmaker calls for funding cuts over pond dispute
Even after bankruptcy, Detroit is in debt
Watchdog group counts the tally as $1,600 per taxpayer
Michigan’s auto industry boondoggle: billions in subsidies, 287,000 jobs lost
State’s manufacturing workforce keeps shrinking
Michigan’s highways in worse shape than those of most states
One bright spot in recent comparison: safety record of rural interstates
Michigan pushes $762M pre-K expansion while K-12 performance declines
Studies cast doubt on impact of early education
Lawmakers a step closer to cutting income tax
Bill would drop income tax from 4.25% to 4.05%
Bills would redirect corporate welfare to pave roads
Lawmakers find $3B in Michigan’s vast budget to fix roads without hiking taxes
Whitmer praised at the time of lockdown orders
Governor was ‘guided by science’ to keep booze, weed and gambling businesses open while shuttering gyms, churches and workplaces
Michigan roads still crumbling despite nearly 47% budget hike since 2018
Proposed 8.5% corporate tax would be third highest in Midwest Rankings
Troy superintendent took five out-of-state trips shortly before teachers picketed
Junkets included stays at beach resorts and a Four Seasons hotel
Voicemail: Michigan Department still remote because of COVID
Subpar government services linger five years after pandemic, lawmaker says
Whitmer admits education system failing despite increased spending
Just 24% of 4th graders can read proficiently, while 24% of 8th graders are proficient in math
Chickens OK in Detroit but not in Midland township
Legislation in Michigan House would preempt local bans on egg-laying hens
School survey asks high schoolers about sex, drug habits
Parent pushes back on intimate survey given in 50 school districts
Green burial site a grave concern for Michigan township
Brooks zoning board claims water contamination fears in fight against cemetery
Michigan firefighters dumped 3,000 gallons of water on burning Tesla
State plans call for 2 million electric vehicles five years from now
State reps take aim at anti-poultry zoning
House bill would conditionally allow residents to raise chickens as egg prices peck at Michigan pocketbooks
Detroit airport bans parking of faulty Chevy Bolts
Experts warn of mandate-driven problems
Whitmer wafts 32% tax on pot
Governor conditions road fix on hike of corporate and marijuana taxes
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