Whitmer affirms that nuclear energy is clean energy
In a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Whitmer describes Palisades nuclear plant as good business and good for the environment
MSU trustees back off from vendor lobbying proposal
Resolution called on contractors to oppose photo-ID measure on November 2022 ballot
Whitmer, Granholm push for EVs and a slimmer auto industry
U.S. energy secretary and former governor Jennifer Granholm supports a ban on the sale of gas vehicles
Another $50M in federal funds granted to fix roads affected by Edenville Dam collapse
The Edenville Dam collapse was a failure of government. The fix will be funded by taxpayers.
Michigan unemployment agency gets nearly $7M from feds, for equity’s sake
If "equity is a goal" of state unemployment system, it should be a budget priority
As message of COVID vaccines changes, public support for booster shots shrinks
Fewer Americans follow full recommendations
Michigan school performance took a major hit from COVID lockdowns
The Nation’s Report Card reveals closures had profound negative impact on student achievement
Oakland County teacher training: You may already be guilty of microaggression
Believe in hard work, opportunity, and America? Those are micro-aggressions, according to two school districts in Michigan’s richest communities
Student loan borrowers get $10K bailout, trade school students get regulations
Michigan’s state government leans on the trade school student, and feds bail out the student loan borrower
Michigan Secretary of State: 541K inactive voter registrations to be purged by 2025
In 2023, 102K will be cancelled, followed by another 439K in 2025, state says
Lawsuit alleging 26K dead on Michigan voter rolls will go on
SOS Benson has purged 330k dead voters from Qualified Voter List since 2019. How many remain?
Study on Ann Arbor-to-Traverse City railway rests on flimsy data
Yet it’s the foundation for $2.3 million in taxpayer funds for a second-phase study
After state audit, Michigan Secretary of State purges dead from voter rolls quarterly
Jocelyn Benson's office now offers a post-audit certification, after audit found half of county clerks took no such training
State advocates vaccines for minors; many parents take a different view
The younger the age cohort, the lower COVID vaccination rates dip in Michigan
MSU strays from CDC guidelines, will require COVID vaccinations again in 2022-23
CDC says people who have had COVID have some immunity against severe illness
Michigan bill would ban cellphones on school buses, in class
House Bill 6171 would require every Michigan school district to ban cellphones. Why?
Michigan charter schools allege sneak attack, sue feds over grants
Lawsuit claims U.S. Education Department is trying to lessen charter schools’ access to grant monies, not facilitate it
With 87K new IRS agents, middle class can expect more audits
Joint Committee on Taxation says nearly 60% of the new taxes will come from people making $50K or less
Lenawee County commissioner listed himself as beneficiary in Phoenix Project
Publicly, David Stimpson said he wouldn’t benefit. But in documents to the feds, he listed his companies as beneficiaries
Two years later, Michigan has 125K fewer jobs than it did before lockdowns
1 in 3 Michigan businesses faced a government-mandated closure in 2020
Students at Michigan colleges receive varying state support
UM-Ann Arbor gets $13,000 per in-state student; Oakland University gets about $10,000 less
Grand Blanc schools: Cameras in classrooms would violate student privacy
School cellphone policies will be more strictly enforced as parents call for more classroom access
Voters approve $30M in debt for Holland broadband proposal
Past public internet projects have left taxpayers on the hook
Whitmer admits: 25,000 auto jobs in Michigan were projected, not created
Whitmer’s claim of 25,000 new auto jobs has been fact-checked and found wanting, by a multitude of sources
Bill would ban sanctuary cities in Michigan
Government officials in knowing violation of law could face fines up to $7,500
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