Politicians’ Extreme Social Distancing Rhetoric Just Party Deep?
Hyperbolic warnings growing thin in light of increasing experience with epidemic
Bill Would Repeal State Prohibition Of Local Bans On Grocery Bags
Cities could also ban or tax cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, aluminum, glass or other ‘auxiliary containers’
Hazel Park Superintendent Talks Years Of Cuts, But Per-Pupil Funding Up
District’s inflation-adjusted state funding higher per student since 2011
From A 1776 Philadelphia Hall To A 2020 Michigan Courtroom, This Tussle Goes On
Not just a textbook subject, separation of powers matters to these real Michigan lives and livelihoods
Whitmer Orders Bars To Close - Again
'They are noisy, requiring raised voices and allowing for more projection of viral droplets'
No, New York Times, Michigan Schools In Poor Communities Get More, Not Less
Reality still trumps media and special interest narratives
Michigan’s No. 10 In State Excise Tax On Liquor Tax — With Other Taxes And Fees That Follow
State government is also the sole wholesaler here of hard liquor
Upton Joins The Other ‘Do As I Say’ Politicians On Social Distancing
Posted himself violating executive order on Facebook
New York Times Discounts Michigan’s Consistent Increase In School Funding
Newspaper characterizes $900 million increase above inflation as ‘hollowed out’ funding
Is Whitmer’s Baseball Order Political Theater?
Rescinds already-rescinded restrictions, and after MLB says ‘play ball’
Glowing New York Times Portrait Of Whitmer In Epidemic Paints Incomplete Picture
Relevant facts that challenge newspaper’s narrative left out
23 Michigan House Democrats Buck Whitmer, Nessel On Line 5 Pipeline
Up-north residents who depend on pipeline to heat their homes are concerned
The COVID-19 Models That Rule Our Lives Got It Wrong
‘Substantially inflated’ death estimates came from flawed assumptions
Michigan’s Unemployment Rate, Once Even With U.S. Average, Now Exceeds It By Far
State's unemployment rate hit 21.2% in May
Whitmer Cites COVID-19 Pockets To Delay Reopening State
Statewide, new cases and deaths lower this week than previous week
Facebook Moderator Boasts Deleting Users For MAGA Hat
‘I am going to delete them for terrorism’
Federal Judge Blasts Whitmer’s Lockdown Defense
Describes argument to keep gyms closed as not science but ‘trust us, they’re still dangerous’
Michigan, Other States Want More Flex On Federal Virus Relief Money
This state in line for more than $3 billion
Michigan Population Winners And Losers
Surprises include Ann Arbor decline, topped only by last place Detroit
Media Anecdotes Galore, But Little Data On Frontline Workers Catching COVID-19
Walmart silent since early April; big New York grocer reports 0.5% rate
Why Can Funeral Directors Only Manage One Home Per County?
Bill seeks to keep rural undertakers from going under
State Says Michigan Capitol Confidential Wrong, It Did Not Demand Dam Water Be Raised In Lawsuit
Attorney General’s remedy was ‘restoring ecosystem to ... state prior to the Drawdowns’
Township Officials Sue Tax Hike Opponents For Successfully Committing Politics Online
Voters deprived officials of opportunity to spend more
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