Whitmer (again) touts thousands of jobs that don’t exist
Governor misrepresents job announcements as jobs Read more
Nonprofit founded by Michigan veterans gets $5M in 2024 budget to build out camp
Michigan has more than a half-million veterans, more than 5% of the state population Read more
Whitmer’s Prop 2 rollout ‘weakens the integrity of our elections’
Implementing legislation goes far beyond mandate of last year’s voting referendum Read more
Michigan bills aim to abolish environmental rules oversight
Lawmakers disdain Environmental Rules Review Committee as ‘corporate polluters’ Read more
Ford will lose $4.5B on electric vehicles this year
CEO Jim Farley says company’s future offerings ‘will blow people away’ Read more
An expensive toss: Michigan park gets $200k for a disc golf course
Berrien County township gets boost from state taxpayers for disc golf course; trade association says a nice one can be had for $25k Read more
Michigan offered company $28B in corporate welfare, and still didn’t land it
Cash incentive offered to Micron was bigger than Michigan’s budget for state police and corrections Read more
Solar panel push endangers Michigan’s economy and environment
Democratic senators continue to ignore the downsides of solar technology Read more
Film incentives still don’t make sense for Michigan
Michigan corporate welfare meets Hollywood accounting: What could go wrong? Read more
‘Diatribe’ has no complaints with big government check
Lansing awards $3.5 million to art organization disrupting ‘historical system of oppression’ Read more
Michigan manages to lose students while hiking higher ed spending
Enrollment at public colleges plummets as state gives away additional billions Read more
Mackinac Center sues MSU over Eagle Twp. land deal
University throws a blanket over 1,200-acre gift Read more
Near beers are real beers, Michigan regulators say
Monopoly on nonalcoholic beer distribution hurts brewers Read more
Defying Supreme Court and Congress, Biden unilaterally offers $39B in student loan forgiveness
President blames ‘past administrative failures’ for loans not being discharged earlier Read more
Whitmer creates second Michigan education department
In a flying LEAP, governor expands mandate of state education system Read more
Michigan law likely doesn’t allow for income-based energy bills
DTE boss’s plan runs into a brick wall: state law Read more
UAW boss warns of race to the bottom in electric vehicle transition
Fain takes issue with Ford Motor Co.’s $9.2B federal loan to build EVs Read more
Granholm promises ‘additive’ jobs as EVs transition shrinks head counts at automakers
Ex-governor has a rosy outlook, but EV transition means fewer Michigan auto jobs Read more
Detroit schools spend $196M of COVID cash on teachers, $34M on student mental health
Detroit superintendent Vitti speaks on district’s use of $1.2B in COVID stimulus funds Read more
DTE boss floats income-based energy bills
California’s income-based utility bills will be set within a year, and could kick in by 2025 Read more
‘Not effective’: 4% of school contract employees never fingerprinted, says Michigan Auditor General
The auditor general found that 91% of school districts surveyed contract for services Read more
Michigan’s cost per prisoner is $48K
Parole and probation supervision cost about $5K per year per person, state says Read more
DTE head: ‘Sometimes you can’t count on’ wind and solar
As energy giant moves away from coal, CEO emphasizes need for reliable nuclear and natural gas Read more
Michigan House committee approves $120M more for Ford Marshall site
Taxpayer tab for Ford’s Blue Oval Battery Park is north of $1.5 billion Read more
Ford gets $9B Federal loan for EV battery plants
Funds will go toward two factories in Kentucky and one in Tennessee; Michigan plants will not benefit Read more