Senate bill would allow cigar bar with bad paperwork history to skirt Michigan’s smoking law
Senate regulatory committee will consider bill at Thursday morning hearing Read more
Federal court severely curtails civil asset forfeiture in Michigan
How lawmakers should respond Read more
U-M demands COVID-positive students leave campus housing
University recommends hotel stays for college students who fall sick, without accounting for cost Read more
Ann Arbor firefighter wins appeal, receives unemployment benefits
Firefighter to get benefits after city fails to show at hearing Read more
Michigan energy regulator considers penalties for mass power outages
Public asked to weigh in on proposals to punish Michigan utilities for poor performance Read more
Whitmer: Governor’s residence went days without power after storms
Not even the governor’s residence was spared the mass power outages of the last week Read more
Nessel: AG opinion premature, but MiLEAP constitutional on its face
Facial review does not preclude future action, Nessel writes Read more
UAW says it is ‘strike-ready,’ supported by 97% of members
Sept. 14 ‘is a deadline, not a reference point,’ union president warns as practice pickets begin Read more
Two Michigan lawmakers join Mackinac Center’s tax cut lawsuit
Some $714 million in state tax revenue at stake in action to restore lawful tax cut Read more
Biden takes swipe at Mackinac Center in student loan announcement
Admits student loan payments will resume in fall but attacks ‘special interests’ for fighting debt-cancellation schemes Read more
Gotion is ‘wholly owned’ by a Chinese company, and 2 other takeaways from its foreign-agent filing
Gotion’s FARA declaration contradicts its articles of association Read more
Under new Michigan law, schools can value seniority over quality
For a decade, merit pay policies were beyond collective bargaining negotiations. That changes with Public Act 115 of 2023. Read more
State Board of Ed seeks ‘constitutional clarity’ on second Michigan department of education
By unanimous vote, board questions legality of Whitmer’s MiLEAP department Read more
DTE offers $2,000 in subsidies, special charging rates for EVs
Electric companies are not a disinterested party in America’s EV transition. They see a way to sell more product, and they facilitate that with subsidies Read more
Whitmer (again) touts thousands of jobs that don’t exist
Governor misrepresents job announcements as jobs Read more
Nonprofit founded by Michigan veterans gets $5M in 2024 budget to build out camp
Michigan has more than a half-million veterans, more than 5% of the state population Read more
Whitmer’s Prop 2 rollout ‘weakens the integrity of our elections’
Implementing legislation goes far beyond mandate of last year’s voting referendum Read more
Michigan bills aim to abolish environmental rules oversight
Lawmakers disdain Environmental Rules Review Committee as ‘corporate polluters’ Read more
Ford will lose $4.5B on electric vehicles this year
CEO Jim Farley says company’s future offerings ‘will blow people away’ Read more
An expensive toss: Michigan park gets $200k for a disc golf course
Berrien County township gets boost from state taxpayers for disc golf course; trade association says a nice one can be had for $25k Read more
Michigan offered company $28B in corporate welfare, and still didn’t land it
Cash incentive offered to Micron was bigger than Michigan’s budget for state police and corrections Read more
Solar panel push endangers Michigan’s economy and environment
Democratic senators continue to ignore the downsides of solar technology Read more
Film incentives still don’t make sense for Michigan
Michigan corporate welfare meets Hollywood accounting: What could go wrong? Read more
‘Diatribe’ has no complaints with big government check
Lansing awards $3.5 million to art organization disrupting ‘historical system of oppression’ Read more
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