AG Nessel targets Michigan oil companies while her office drives 77 gas-fueled vehicles
Detroit has 348 gas stations, Grand Rapids 83 — all possible targets in climate-related lawsuits
Michigan welfare fraud doubled from 2023-2024
Criminals loot $254-million food fund while state fails to upgrade card security
SOAR fund would plummet under state Senate bills
Lowell Republican takes aim at program that promised 8,812 jobs and delivered 0
Court orders pig hunting ranches to slaughter swine
Ingham County judge ends long dispute over alleged breed in Upper Peninsula
Flint lawmaker requests $25 million for phantom group
No website, no address, no IRS record — but a $25M budget ask
Ohio builds on record of having cheaper electricity
New Ohio law puts Michigan at a further disadvantage, expert warms
State rep requests $5 million for Lansing fieldhouse while students struggle to read
District taxpayers approved a $129 million district infrastructure bond in 2022
Public school advocates call for higher taxes
Analyst disputes claims of Invest in MI Kids campaign
Whitmer asks for $10M handout to grow population
State agencies couldn’t show the math behind request
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Last year, state returned $150 million to Michiganders
State worker fired after reporting SNAP theft scheme
$250M-a-month SNAP program faces internal theft allegations
State turns family care into union cash cow, suit claims
The Mackinac Center says the agency is in violation of the law
Whitsett’s 2026 earmark requests span Detroit and beyond
Motor City rep. seeks $159M in 2026 budget; only nine of 41 items are in her own district
Criminals loot Michigan’s $250M monthly food benefits system
While other states upgrade SNAP cards, Michigan leaves poor at risk
Michigan offered $6B; company said ‘no’
State down 9,000 auto, auto parts manufacturing jobs since 2019
Secret subsidies: Mackinac Center sues Treasury Department over brownfield records
Michigan doesn’t want to reveal how it spends taxpayer money
Michigan drivers pay top gas taxes but still hit potholes
Only 67% of gas taxes fund Michigan road repairs
Whitmer spent $219,622 on June 2025 Australia junket
Records reveal who traveled with Whitmer to Australia — and what it cost
Nessel hasn’t charged 2nd in command of Michigan State Police accused of misconduct 250 days after report
Employee drove 10,000 miles in taxpayer-funded vehicle
Dollars for bollards: State rep. invokes New Orleans terror tragedy for road barriers
Thin yellow line would cost taxpayers $5 million
Michigan’s auto jobs drive South from 8 Mile to I-65
Motor State lost more than 125,000 auto jobs over the last two decades — a 41% drop — while Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and other states gained tens of thousands
Budget request puts taxpayers on hook for $10M Lansing entertainment venue
Convention center got $5 million in 2023
$259M in tax funds spent, but Whitmer’s Mundy megasite has no buyer
Michigan must cut red tape, House Speaker says in response
Michigan paid more in fraud than it would cost to fix Bridge Cards
In 2015, agency admitted paying nearly $31M due to fraud
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