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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

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Upton Joins The Other ‘Do As I Say’ Politicians On Social Distancing

Posted himself violating executive order on Facebook

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New York Times Discounts Michigan’s Consistent Increase In School Funding

Newspaper characterizes $900 million increase above inflation as ‘hollowed out’ funding

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Is Whitmer’s Baseball Order Political Theater?

Rescinds already-rescinded restrictions, and after MLB says ‘play ball’

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Glowing New York Times Portrait Of Whitmer In Epidemic Paints Incomplete Picture

Relevant facts that challenge newspaper’s narrative left out

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23 Michigan House Democrats Buck Whitmer, Nessel On Line 5 Pipeline

Up-north residents who depend on pipeline to heat their homes are concerned

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The COVID-19 Models That Rule Our Lives Got It Wrong

‘Substantially inflated’ death estimates came from flawed assumptions

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Michigan’s Unemployment Rate, Once Even With U.S. Average, Now Exceeds It By Far

State's unemployment rate hit 21.2% in May

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Whitmer Cites COVID-19 Pockets To Delay Reopening State

Statewide, new cases and deaths lower this week than previous week

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Facebook Moderator Boasts Deleting Users For MAGA Hat

‘I am going to delete them for terrorism’

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Federal Judge Blasts Whitmer’s Lockdown Defense

Describes argument to keep gyms closed as not science but ‘trust us, they’re still dangerous’

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Michigan, Other States Want More Flex On Federal Virus Relief Money

This state in line for more than $3 billion

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Michigan Population Winners And Losers

Surprises include Ann Arbor decline, topped only by last place Detroit

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No Spike In New COVID-19 Cases After Police Brutality Protests

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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

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Why Can Funeral Directors Only Manage One Home Per County?

Bill seeks to keep rural undertakers from going under

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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’

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Township Officials Sue Tax Hike Opponents For Successfully Committing Politics Online

Voters deprived officials of opportunity to spend more

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Misleading Pictures Of Detroit School Funding

It’s not hard to get things wrong when big revenue sources are left out

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Wayne Prosecutor Endorsed By Attorney General Nessel Seized Poor Peoples' Cars

Took more than 2,600 cars over two years in aggressive sting operation

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Governor's ‘Trying To Save Your Life’ Standard Places Few Limits On State Epidemic Orders

Telling diners they can remove their mask before they eat

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Whitmer Partners State With ‘Science-Backed’ Buddhist Tradition

State constitution encourages religion but bars support for a particular sect

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Executive Order Suspending Evictions Doesn’t Let Renters Off The Hook

People who rent out property wish the state told tenants they still must pay

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Whitmer Skirted Her Own Executive Orders Twice Before Blowing Them Up

Nothing ambiguous or confusing in executive order against joining crowds in public

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Court Rejects Whitmer’s Effort To Impose Severe Lockdown Penalties On Businesses

‘There is simply no room ... for adding additional penalties’

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