Belle Isle gets $10M earmark from state budget
American Rescue Plan is source of the funds
Global Detroit gets $5 million from Michigan taxpayers
Legislative advocate cites ‘talent acquisition and retention programs’
Detroit to spend $6M in federal funds to restore decades-old fountain
Again, federal covid relief money is spent to renovate buildings and landmarks
Detroit uses $14M in federal COVID-19 funds for a sports dome
Covid relief has an expansive definition, by design
Detroit developer gets $6M in state funds for renovations to century-old apartment building
The latest in millions of public money spent on a vacant building
Grand Rapids community lodge receives $6M from Michigan taxpayers
Part of a $90M bonanza for Michigan’s second-largest city and its suburbs
Detroit Auto Show gets $8M boost from Michigan taxpayers
This year’s confab will make one more attempt to revive dying market for electric vehicles
Detroit’s Pope Francis Center gets $7M in 2024 Michigan budget
Group had nearly $5M in net income, $12M in assets in 2023
Muskegon real estate developer gets $18 million from Michigan taxpayers
Earmarks help company with 250 employees
Henry Ford museum, hospital win big in 2024 Michigan budget
Museum campus is already well-funded, without taxpayer aid
Grand Rapids museum has benefited from a decade of pork
Legislative earmarks go back to at least 2014
Girl Scouts get $1M in 2024 from Michigan taxpayers
Chapter receiving grant has $20M in assets
Three Michigan cities swim with the help of state taxpayer funds
Three community pools lap up over $7 million in 2024 state budget
Two Detroit museums net $4M each in state budget
Detroit museums awarded money from the state budget two years in a row
Flint business consultants get $500K from 2024 state budget
Comes on the heels of grants in 2019 and 2020
Michigan lawmakers roll the dice on grant for Greektown
Street redesign in downtown Detroit bags $20M of taxpayer cash
Michigan lawmakers give Ann Arbor $1M for a splash pad
All told, Tree City got $7M from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 budget
Local parks and rec centers win big in 2024 Michigan budget
Four projects get earmarks totaling $4.25 million
Kalamazoo church donates its building to nonprofit, which seeks $7M in public and private donations
Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition gets $250K from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 grant
Horse nonprofit gallops away with $1M from taxpayers
Legislative earmark for Detroit Horse Power is intended to build a Detroit equestrian center
Skilled trades foundation, hip hop academy get $500K each in 2024 Michigan budget
Lansing gives out more pork to selected nonprofits
Michigan grants $500K for electric boat charging solutions
Michigan Tech will study how far boaters can travel from their home docks before needing to recharge
Michigan budget gives $5M for collection of racist images
Ferris State’s Jim Crow Museum has taken in $6M from taxpayers over two years
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