UAW says it is ‘strike-ready,’ supported by 97% of members
Sept. 14 ‘is a deadline, not a reference point,’ union president warns as practice pickets begin
Two Michigan lawmakers join Mackinac Center’s tax cut lawsuit
Some $714 million in state tax revenue at stake in action to restore lawful tax cut
Biden takes swipe at Mackinac Center in student loan announcement
Admits student loan payments will resume in fall but attacks ‘special interests’ for fighting debt-cancellation schemes
Gotion is ‘wholly owned’ by a Chinese company, and 2 other takeaways from its foreign-agent filing
Gotion’s FARA declaration contradicts its articles of association
Under new Michigan law, schools can value seniority over quality
For a decade, merit pay policies were beyond collective bargaining negotiations. That changes with Public Act 115 of 2023.
State Board of Ed seeks ‘constitutional clarity’ on second Michigan department of education
By unanimous vote, board questions legality of Whitmer’s MiLEAP department
DTE offers $2,000 in subsidies, special charging rates for EVs
Electric companies are not a disinterested party in America’s EV transition. They see a way to sell more product, and they facilitate that with subsidies
Whitmer (again) touts thousands of jobs that don’t exist
Governor misrepresents job announcements as jobs
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
Whitmer’s Prop 2 rollout ‘weakens the integrity of our elections’
Implementing legislation goes far beyond mandate of last year’s voting referendum
Michigan bills aim to abolish environmental rules oversight
Lawmakers disdain Environmental Rules Review Committee as ‘corporate polluters’
Ford will lose $4.5B on electric vehicles this year
CEO Jim Farley says company’s future offerings ‘will blow people away’
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
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
Solar panel push endangers Michigan’s economy and environment
Democratic senators continue to ignore the downsides of solar technology
Film incentives still don’t make sense for Michigan
Michigan corporate welfare meets Hollywood accounting: What could go wrong?
‘Diatribe’ has no complaints with big government check
Lansing awards $3.5 million to art organization disrupting ‘historical system of oppression’
Michigan manages to lose students while hiking higher ed spending
Enrollment at public colleges plummets as state gives away additional billions
Mackinac Center sues MSU over Eagle Twp. land deal
University throws a blanket over 1,200-acre gift
Near beers are real beers, Michigan regulators say
Monopoly on nonalcoholic beer distribution hurts brewers
Defying Supreme Court and Congress, Biden unilaterally offers $39B in student loan forgiveness
President blames ‘past administrative failures’ for loans not being discharged earlier
Whitmer creates second Michigan education department
In a flying LEAP, governor expands mandate of state education system
Michigan law likely doesn’t allow for income-based energy bills
DTE boss’s plan runs into a brick wall: state law
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
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