Michigan paid $245M to the dead, jailed and ineligible
Audit: People under 16 or over 80 got $177 million in payments
Half of Ford dealers sit out the EV revolution
Company claimed two-thirds were interested last year, but the fraction keeps getting smaller
A tale of two Michigan growth strategies
What Michigan’s growth council can learn from the Mackinac Center
Michigan population council wants licensing reform, Whitmer doesn’t
Governor vetoed reform similar to the one her own council is recommending
Whitmer $25M rebate plan favors EVs, new cars
Rebates are higher for vehicles made by UAW members; used cars are excluded
MEA head boasts of membership growth, but numbers tell a different story
Among non-retirees, MEA membership is declining
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
Whitmer EV directive is years behind Whitmer environmental plan
‘Exceptions shall be disfavored’ in Michigan’s mandated switch to electric
Educator behind embattled reading theory to keynote Troy School District conference
Parents blame ‘units of study’ program for their children’s reading woes
Prior to recall, Green Township board violated campaign finance law
Signs that attacked critics failed to name the source of their funding, as required by law
Campaign finance violation puts Nessel, Benson on opposite sides
Nessel has advocated for a group Benson referred to Nessel for criminal prosecution
Growing Michigan Together Council says more education spending will draw people to state
The facts tell a different story; school funding does not play a causal role in success
Park Township short-term rental owners win court injunction
Township ban will be paused until case resumes in August 2024
Ford Marshall plant dubbed worst deal of 2023
Taxpayers spent $1.7B; governor’s allies ran expensive smear campaign against dissenters
Public Service Commission ruling on the Line 5 Tunnel is a small pre-holiday win for Michiganders
One bit of good news to balance the glut of Grinch-like energy news coming out of Lansing
EV battery maker lays off quarter of staff
Our Next Energy ‘on track’ to build facility after $237M welfare package
In Michigan, regulations contribute to high housing costs
Half as many housing permits were issued in 2022 as in 2005 in Michigan
Ford pares back Marshall plant, and state incentives will follow
Automaker will hire 800 fewer people than planned; investment will shrink by $1.3 billion
Auditor: 97% of Michigan’s $18B in COVID spending was federal money
A single firm earned nearly $149M producing commercials
EV battery maker gets $189M in corporate welfare, lays off 170 employees
Mass layoffs come less than two years after incentive package
MSU loses claim that student privacy trumps transparency law
Universities increasingly cite federal privacy law to withhold information
Michigan township’s ban on short-term rentals brings lawsuit
Park Township’s enforcement of long-neglected ban began in October. Litigation soon followed.
Detroit charter network up for $1 million award
Charter schools overcame resistance from Detroit’s school district
Nessel distances self from AG opinion in lawsuit response
AG argues that the interpretation driving Michigan tax law is “not at issue” in suit
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