Part-time grocery worker says AG had to intervene in dues skim
Michigan attorney general’s office helped employee use his legal right to opt out of union membership
MEDC asks $5,700 for nondisclosure agreements
Government-by-NDA has been business as usual in Michigan. But the Mackinac Center insists on transparency
Why a Michigan paraprofessional left his union
Since 2012, membership ranks of support staff in the Michigan Education Association have shrank 56%
Don’t call it learning loss, says Ann Arbor superintendent
Superintendent Jeanice Swift disputes value of the term “learning loss,” admits COVID affected “trajectory of growth”
Brighton school board members challenge union’s office space at high school
For decades, teachers union at Brighton Area Schools has been using district resources to conduct daily business
Michigan Dem ignores COVID recommendations to cast vote
For second time in as many months, a House Democrat decides that voting outweighs the CDC’s 5-day quarantine policy, which the House observes for staffers
Whitmer seeks ongoing $500M per year for corporate welfare fund
Budget director: SOAR incentive fund would be filled from corporate income tax collections above $1.3 billion
Michigan had 18K electric vehicles in 2021; will it reach 2M by 2030?
Whitmer seeks $113M for charging equipment and subsidies
Update your memes: Michigan Democrats have embraced corporate welfare
Progress Michigan meme misses the reality in 2023: In Democrat-run Lansing, corporate welfare is as popular as ever
How Michigan reps in Congress voted on ending COVID-19 emergency
The week Biden announces the May end of COVID emergency, House passes two bills calling for its immediate termination
Michigan’s 10 least-popular constitutional proposals since 1963
These 10 proposals got an overwhelmingly negative response at the ballot box
Michigan home health workers would be protected from dues skim if right-to-work is repealed
Home health care workers are one group of people who would not be affected by right-to-work’s repeal
Local governments in Michigan can’t keep extra cash from tax foreclosures, but state has other ways to claim money
An auction netted the county $260k, says an heir whose aunt’s property was taken by officials, but Medicaid administrators may take it all anyway
To resolve Title IX complaint, Northwood University to open women-only awards, scholarships to all
Effective Jan. 30, a 54-year-old women-only award program predating Title IX must be open to all people
Michigan Healthy Climate plan: Build infrastructure for 2M electric vehicles by 2030
Less than 1% of vehicles sold in Michigan in 2020 were EVs. If Michigan builds charging infrastructure, will EVs come?
U.S. Census report for 2022 shows migration from Michigan
Michigan is a state people leave; right-to-work repeal could drive Michigan’s jobs and people elsewhere
Michigan voters have rejected constitutional conventions since the 1970s
In 2026, voters will be asked again whether there should be a constitutional convention
Michigan has 37% of the auto jobs it had at its peak
Elissa Slotkin says Michigan’s auto jobs are “back on top.” But Michigan is far from the good old days
Migration report shows Michigan is shedding people
Michigan is the fifth most-left state in 2022. In a decade-plus, Michigan has never gained more people than it lost
Jackson school board member says ‘Whiteness is so evil’
On social media, trustee Kesha Hamilton also told a man to avoid white people while hiking
Michigan Learning Channel blames “technical error” for airing of drag queen story time
Detroit Public TV says relationship with New York station that distributed the show will continue
Michigan Democrats submit right-to-work repeal bill
House Bill 4005 would remove the right to choose from private sector workers
Starting in March, DTE will charge peak-hour rate
DTE says it will ‘smooth out peaks in demand’ by charging higher rates from 3 to 7 p.m. on weekdays
Michigan health department offices ban the term “field work”
Two offices will stop using the term “field worker,” supposedly due to its ties to slavery. The dictionary tells a different story.
SCOTUS case could bring uncertainty to Michigan water rights
Farmers in no-win situation in riparian rights case, experts say
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