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Rural Michigan counties saw most population growth in 2022

Meanwhile, state’s most populated counties lost residents Read more

Right-to-work repeal could make Michigan’s job slump worse

Whitmer orders more bloodletting to cure state’s anemic post-shutdown recovery Read more

Between Lansing runs, senator sat on board of nonprofit that got $5M earmark

Singh ran for state senate seat while sitting on board of nonprofit that received workforce grant Read more

Peters, Stabenow split on ending COVID-19 emergency

Michigan delegation votes 8-7 against terminating emergency; bill will head to Biden’s desk Read more

Know your Janus rights: Government employees still can’t be forced to pay unions in Michigan

Across America, a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Janus vs AFSCME, protects right-to-work for government employees Read more

Nessel tries to raise taxes through ‘interpretation’

Law’s framers challenge attorney general’s effort to redefine 2015 tax-cut provision Read more

Wayne State prof calls murder of conservative campus speakers ‘admirable’

Professor suspended from $140K/year job after remarks school president calls ‘reprehensible’ Read more

Wind industry declares war on Michigan man

‘Like a Cult’ producers sling mud for clean energy Read more

Michigan senators question DTE profits, state regulatory power

For a second straight week, Michigan lawmakers question whether DTE’s profits come at the cost of reliability Read more

Michigan Democrat tests positive for COVID, then votes in Lansing

Third time’s the charm: A Democrat once again attends session while positive for coronavirus Read more

Whitmer would violate her own directive by signing right-to-work repeal

An appropriation attached to the bill gives it immunity to a voter referendum, something Whitmer once opposed Read more

Michigan regulator seeks proposals for audit of DTE, Consumers

First-of-its-kind audit seeks root causes of Michigan’s unreliable energy grid Read more

Whitmer budget would slash funding for online charter schools

Whitmer’s 2024 budget proposes a 20% funding cut for Michigan’s online charter schools Read more

Michigan House energy work group aims to address power outages

And three other takeaways from the House Energy Committee’s hearing on mass outages in Michigan Read more

Michigan Senate passes public sector right-to-work repeal; Whitmer to sign

In consecutive weeks, Michigan House and Senate pass repeal efforts Read more

Michigan Senate committee advances right-to-work repeal

Full Senate could take up bill as early as Tuesday afternoon Read more

DTE makes 5,170-page case for $619 million rate increase

Five takeaways from DTE Energy’s February 2023 rate case Read more

Why this Michigan paraprofessional left AFSCME

AFSCME has seen its Michigan membership fall by 49% since 2012, when right-to-work was signed into law Read more

Michigan House passes right-to-work repeal in party-line vote

Repeal bills still need to pass the Michigan Senate and be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to become law Read more

Mackinac Center awarded $77K for reporting that MEA improperly took COVID-19 relief money

MEA and MESSA improperly took $12.5 million in COVID relief money through Paycheck Protection Program Read more

‘All options are on the table,’ including burying power lines, Michigan utility regulator says

MPSC chief Dan Scripps says Michigan’s grid is not performing at the level the public deserves Read more

Michigan Democrats are the party of corporate welfare

For the Democrats who run Lansing, fixing the roads takes a back seat to picking winners and losers Read more

MSU ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate

MSU says COVID-19 is now a matter of ‘personal health responsibility,’ not a public health crisis Read more

Congress rebuffs ESG investing, but Biden expected to veto bill

How the Michigan delegation voted on allowing retirement funds to be used for ESG investing Read more

Michigan senator rakes in donations from energy companies, blasts them on Twitter

Stephanie Chang accepts thousands in campaign contributions while demanding environmental justice Read more