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Union membership reaches a 40-year low

The last 15 years have seen the number of government union members drop by 900,000

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EPA: Wind, solar are intermittent, but electric buses can help

Power the electric grid with this one weird trick

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Board approves language for ballot effort restoring local control of solar siting

Appointees of the governor can override local will, per Public Act 233 of 2023

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Michigan population council: Nobody to blame for poor-performing schools

Michigan schools ‘built for bygone era,’ advisory board warns

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Why $125M won’t buy many electric school buses

A round of Michigan bus grants in 2022 came to $391K per bus; nationwide average is $360K per bus

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Michigan 2024 budget includes $50M for teacher, admin mentoring

Another $150,000 budgeted for school board training, which is not yet a legal requirement

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State superintendent asks Michigan lawmakers for home school registry

Homeschool registry presented as safety issue, though officials cite no data

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Coming to Michigan in 2024: $125M of electric school buses

Rural districts will receive priority placement

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Whitmer climate plan views locals as barrier to progress

In 2024, appointees of the governor will have final say over large-scale wind and solar projects, not local officials

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Michigan makes list of ‘Anti-Free Speech’ states

Amicus brief Missouri v. Biden puts state on collision course with First Amendment

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Coming soon to your town: the Michigan Climate Corps

Michigan taxpayers fund governor’s climate mission with $2.6 million over 2 years

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Ballot effort seeks to repeal Lansing control of solar, wind siting

Citizens for Local Choice seeks a spot on the November 2024 ballot

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8 of America’s most expensive cities to heat are in Michigan

Of the top 500 costly cities, 15 are in Michigan

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EV mandates, energy transition threaten grid, regulator warns

Decline of ‘resource adequacy’ in Michigan will cause shortfalls starting in 2028

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Top 10 CapCon stories for 2023

Tales of government activism gone wrong

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Michigan paid $245M to the dead, jailed and ineligible

Audit: People under 16 or over 80 got $177 million in payments

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Half of Ford dealers sit out the EV revolution

Company claimed two-thirds were interested last year, but the fraction keeps getting smaller

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Mackinac Center to appeal tax rate case

$714M in taxpayer money is at stake

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A tale of two Michigan growth strategies

What Michigan’s growth council can learn from the Mackinac Center

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Michigan population council wants licensing reform, Whitmer doesn’t

Governor vetoed reform similar to the one her own council is recommending

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Whitmer $25M rebate plan favors EVs, new cars

Rebates are higher for vehicles made by UAW members; used cars are excluded

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MEA head boasts of membership growth, but numbers tell a different story

Among non-retirees, MEA membership is declining

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After getting $824M in state aid, GM to cut 900 jobs at Orion Assembly

GM CEO claimed investment would not have been possible, except for corporate welfare

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Whitmer EV directive is years behind Whitmer environmental plan

‘Exceptions shall be disfavored’ in Michigan’s mandated switch to electric

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Educator behind embattled reading theory to keynote Troy School District conference

Parents blame ‘units of study’ program for their children’s reading woes

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