2006 Law Requires Annual State Pandemic Plan ‘Effectiveness’ Reports; It Didn’t Happen
Legislators also didn’t explain how to assess a plan’s effectiveness before the fact
Former Gov. Granholm’s Clean Energy Promises Go National
New secretary of energy’s Michigan schemes were announced with fanfare but failed in silence
Auditors Find State Overpaid Medicaid Home Health Vendors $39.4 Million
Could be worse: A previous audit found a $160 million loss
Bill Advances To Make State University Funding Follow Students, Not Lobbyists
‘I see a sea of lobbyists here today’
Democrat Testifies: Boosted Unemployment Benefits Still Can Pay More Than Work
Hearing focused on another epidemic sweetener, no work-search requirement to get jobless benefits
Audit: School Districts Failing To Rate Teacher Effectiveness, As Law Requires
State education department says the law should be changed
Teacher Turnover Might Be Less If Schools Complied With Mentoring and Training Requirements
Audit finds districts can’t show they offered the skills-boosting help they’re supposed to provide
The New York Times Cheers Whitmer But Clams Up On Her Florida Trip
News outlets across the nation and world ran headlines about governor — with one notable exception
Detroit Cop Claims And Gets Paid For 12-Plus Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year
Seven others paid amount equal to 11-hour days — every day of the year
Study Finds Devastating Costs, Few Benefits From Michigan’s Extreme Fall-Winter Lockdown
States with less destructive policies also had fewer deaths
ACLU Warned: Don’t Trade Liberty For Security In Epidemic
Michigan attorney general wants more rigorous police enforcement of face mask, other COVID-19 rules
Will Michigan Ever Reopen? No Guarantee Of Reaching Whitmer's Required Vaccine Threshold
Neighbor state officials also tie reopening to matters outside their control
Gig Work: Will Regulators Throttle A Fast-Growing Workforce Trend?
Florida and California are studies in friendly vs approaches; Michigan is a mixed bag
Professor: MSU Segregating Campus By Affinity Groups Violates Civil Rights Act
He’s filed a complaint
Proposed Michigan COVID Rule Forbids Leaving Shows Or Stadiums Before Getting Permission
‘Safe exit’ procedures raise many questions
Whitmer Administration: Face Masks For Everyone; They’ll Let You Know When They Can Come Off
Michigan’s workplace regulators say they will ‘examine the continued need’ for face masks, other rules
Audit: Evidence Lacking 40% Of Public School Educators Took Required Continuing Ed Courses
Department of Education created verification process only after audit found shortcoming
Pandemic ‘Put Communities Through Hell’? Not As Measured By Government Pay Hikes
Lobbying group for local officials has made the claim
Flint’s Bookkeeping Was A Mess Before Water Crisis — And Still Is
Not knowing how much the city has or owes contributes to all kinds of problems
Senate-Passed Bill Would Prescribe Restaurant Lockdown Metrics In Law
Michigan’s hospitality industry fed up with shifting state standards
Arrest Of Lockdown-Defying Restaurant Owner Violated Court Guidelines
An alphabet soup of agencies and departments was mobilized to put the owner of Marlena’s Bistro behind bars
How The Union Contract And Bogus Merit Pay Hurt Teacher Of The Year Finalist
She gets $48,809, which is less than the average teacher pay in the district
If Not Numbers, What Drives Whitmer’s COVID Policies?
The same caseloads that triggered November lockdowns get no response in April
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