Three Michigan cities swim with the help of state taxpayer funds
Three community pools lap up over $7 million in 2024 state budget Read more
Two Detroit museums net $4M each in state budget
Detroit museums awarded money from the state budget two years in a row Read more
Grand Rapids Ballet awarded $1.8M in state budget
Ballets’ budget in 2022 was $3.2M Read more
Flint business consultants get $500K from 2024 state budget
Comes on the heels of grants in 2019 and 2020 Read more
Michigan lawmakers roll the dice on $20M grant for Greektown
Street redesign in downtown Detroit bags $20M of taxpayer cash Read more
Michigan lawmakers give Ann Arbor $1M for a splash pad
All told, Tree City got $7M from Michigan taxpayers in 2024 budget Read more
Local parks and rec centers win big in 2024 Michigan budget
Four projects get earmarks totaling $4.25 million Read more
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 Read more
Horse nonprofit gallops away with $1M from taxpayers
Legislative earmark for Detroit Horse Power is intended to build a Detroit equestrian center Read more
Skilled trades foundation, hip hop academy get $500K each in 2024 Michigan budget
Lansing gives out more pork to selected nonprofits Read more
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 Read more
Michigan budget gives $5M for collection of racist images
Ferris State’s Jim Crow Museum has taken in $6M from taxpayers over two years Read more
In Escanaba, $200M for a paper mill, but no new jobs required
The paper mill does not have to create new jobs, only to retain its 1,200-person headcount as of October 2022 Read more
Traverse City area has two curling facilities, but Michigan taxpayers will pay $2M to build a third
Pork Friday: Taxpayer funds give curling club an unfair advantage over privately funded curling facility Read more
Michigan community centers, local governments partake in Lansing largesse
Projects in Muskegon and Oakland County receive taxpayer funds in $1B giveaway Read more
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The missteps of the Michigan Legislature were many in 2023