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Not even Michigan’s old prevailing wage law, which was repealed in 2018, applied to private business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
Michigan bill would ban public retirement systems from ESG investing
Retirement systems would only be allowed to consider ‘pecuniary’ factors, not ‘ideological objectives.’
Michigan launches ‘new era’ economic development fund, but its history is one of failure
Legislators, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, go all in on select corporate subsidies, attempting to pick winners and losers.
School districts could become dues collectors for employee unions under current legislation
MEA, other unions, could make a collection requirement part of employee contracts
In $1B spending spree, Michigan lawmakers gave $13M to two unions
Legislative grants allow lawmakers to direct public money to specific projects in a secretive fashion
Government has not ended poverty, but task force wants to try harder
Despite recommendations of poverty task force, growing the state government can’t promise better outcomes
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