Stabenow says costs are down under Biden, but facts say otherwise
Gas prices, home prices, and the cost of living are all up compared to January 2021
Gotion balks at answering questions from township leaders
Gotion tells Big Rapids Township that development on that municipality is on hold
Whitmer asks for ideas to grow Michigan
Governor’s new Chief Growth Officer has a heavy task: Only Washington, D.C., has grown more slowly than Michigan
Whitmer makes untrue claims about Michigan’s job recovery
Whitmer says unemployment level is lowest since the ‘70s: It isn’t
MSU’s inclusive language guide lets the Spartan off the hook
If MSU isn’t willing to practice what it preaches, it should stop preaching
Ann Arbor firefighter files lawsuit over firing due to rejected religious exemption
Standoff on COVID-19 vaccine ended a 22-year career
Whitmer signs bill scrapping A-F grading system for schools
Seven Republicans join Democrats to support bill ending Michigan’s grading system for schools
In Traverse City, less interest than expected in public broadband
Costs skyrocket as the public displays little interest in the broadband utility in northern Michigan
In Wisconsin, Nessel asks federal court for emergency shutdown of Line 5
Nessel offered a friend of the court brief arguing in favor of shutting down Line 5 for environmental reasons
1619 Project creator paid $50K for Oakland University teacher seminar
Total cost of teacher confab: $97K
Green Township residents slam Gotion over environmental secrecy
Leaders in Big Rapids get no answers from battery company on lack of environmental impact studies
Gotion will siphon more water than Nestle
Whitmer supports Chinese facility that will draw 139,000 daily gallons more than the project she ran against in 2018
Get ready to pay Highland Park’s water bill
Senate Democrats advance plan to give Detroit suburb $20M state bailout
Michael Moore ends film festival 2 years after $1M grant
Taxpayers gave a cool million for anti-capitalist auteur’s movie shindig in Traverse City
Weingarten: ‘We spent every day ... trying to get schools open’
Teachers union head, testifying under oath, denies a long, clear public record
Unions celebrate compulsory private sector dues as public sector membership wanes
Public employees can invoke their Janus rights, and opt out of paying unions
With COVID emergency over, Michigan senator pushes for remote meetings
With a two-seat majority in the House and Senate, Democrats who run Lansing don’t have a vote to spare
Grand Valley State underwrites identity-based graduation events
‘Grand Valley does not segregate any of its graduation events,’ school says
Michigan Treasury stiffs workers on new tax cut
Michigan tax authority refuses to update withholding schedules for employers to reflect 2023 tax cut
Despite billions in corporate welfare, Michigan’s jobs market still back of the pack
The Michigan economy since the COVID-19 pandemic has not been a pretty picture
Court: New Buffalo mayor violated citizen’s First Amendment rights
Property owner criticized restrictions on short-term rentals; mayor had police haul her out of city council meeting
The CapCon Guide: What to know about right-to-work in Michigan, post-repeal
Government employees can’t be forced to pay unions, even after Michigan loses right-to-work status
Want to sell control of your water heater to Consumers Energy?
Monopoly power utility offers Michigan customers small-time money for shutoff privileges
Stabenow hasn’t returned FTX funds, but donated $25K to nonprofit
Stabenow campaign records show one donation in 2023: $25,000 to the Historical Society of Michigan.
Michigan English teachers use 1619 Project in professional development seminar
‘Teaching race in America’ is the theme of the Aug. 9 seminar at Oakland University
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