Michigan budget includes $40 million for the arts
Edsel Ford House, Grand Rapids, a community center in Midland were among the beneficiaries
Biden’s student loan forgiveness scheme fails in federal court
A federal judge ruled the plan an unconstitutional exercise of legislative power
Michigan bill would require corporations to report on number of female board members
Will Michigan get in the business of tracking diversity statistics of individual companies?
Michigan budget delivers $2 million curling center in Traverse City
Traverse City breaks out the brooms for pork project in shuttered Kmart
Michigan Association of School Boards joins coalition against Let MI Kids Learn
Scholarship program is misrepresented as a voucher, but it’s funded by donors
Education Department: COVID, not policy, caused Michigan’s decline in national rankings
State blames drop in NAEP scores on pandemic, not Whitmer policies
Michigan school districts might face higher costs from union-friendly legislation
Proposal would require districts to pay increased costs even if there is no contract
Michigan Secretary of State: Votes will be counted within 24 hours
Biden has tried to lower expectations, saying it would take days to count votes
Okemos equity plan includes safe space for the marginalized
Learning loss from school shutdowns will cost about $5M to remedy, but the district focuses on a social agenda
Mackinac Center: Landlord-tenant rule affects substantive rights of landlords
In effect, local health orders could ban evictions, the Center warns in a public comment on proposed Michigan court rule
Teachers union spends $1M on Michigan governor’s race
Teachers unions dish out cash for Whitmer and school board candidates; media is critical of conservatives who do the same
Whitmer misleads on $400 auto insurance refunds
Whitmer both takes and disavows credit for refunds from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
Michigan school closures went beyond ‘three months’
At debate with Tudor Dixon, Whitmer misleads on Michigan school closures during COVID-19
Whitmer’s strong economy claim is false
Michigan’s recovery is among the weakest in the nation
Whitmer’s grocery giveaway is no October surprise
Publicly, Biden says U.S. economy is ‘strong as hell,’ but privately, he approved additional food assistance for needy families
Michigan bill would force prevailing wage on private businesses
Not even Michigan’s old prevailing wage law, which was repealed in 2018, applied to private business
Federal drug pricing program drives up drug prices
A bill in Michigan may make transparency harder in the 340B program
Proposed court rule could deny Michigan landlords standing to evict, critics say
Proposal would make permanent several pandemic-era court rules; public comment is open through Nov. 1
Detroit teachers have an attendance problem
40% of Detroit teachers were frequently or chronically absent last school year, according to the Detroit Public Schools Community District
Whitmer vetoes emergency powers bills
The eight bills vetoed would have placed guardrails on the Michigan governor’s use of emergency powers
Michigan health department falsely claims COVID vaccines stop transmission
For most of 2022, it’s been common knowledge that the vaccine does not prevent transmission. When will the Michigan health department catch on?
Pfizer admits: Covid vaccine was never meant to stop transmission
‘Moving at the speed of science’ does not excuse Pfizer’s bold claims, which it knew to be untrue
Michigan teachers union makes fake claim of attacks by parents
Seeking to silence school board opponents, Michigan Education Association joins national effort to demonize dissent
After audit, Michigan child support system will review vendor access quarterly, require confidentiality agreements
Performance audit found confidentiality agreements lacking for 14% of vendors
Michigan school districts face lawsuits alleging retaliation, lack of due process
Parents who speak up may find themselves reported to their employers, law enforcement
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