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WEBMichigan Senate passes bill to reallocate money used for state debt to other projects. The long term cost to taxpayers is $1.4B over 14 years Read more. News Story.
Whitmer’s Prop 2 rollout ‘weakens the integrity of our elections’
WEBAug 2, 2023 · Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, and a former Michigan Secretary of State, voiced concerns about these provisions in a June 13 Senate Elections and Ethics Committee meeting. “I feel the legislation goes well beyond the mandates of Proposal 2, and further weakens the integrity of our elections,” Johnson said. The one-time cost of implementing the ...
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WEBMichigan Capitol Confidential is the news source produced by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Michigan Capitol Confidential reports with a free-market news perspective. As news coverage in our state dwindles, it is important to have outside scrutiny of our elected officials and government bureaucracies.
Escanaba, promised a $1B investment, carries on despite project ...
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Michigan state government gives large subsidies to select corporations in the hope of creating new jobs — $4.4 billion in 2023 alone — but in the case of a paper mill in Escanaba, big promises led to a bigger disappointment for local residents. “Today’s approvals will help us continue to grow our economy and compete for every good-paying job,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in December ...
State superintendent asks Michigan lawmakers for home school …
WEBJan 17, 2024 · Michigan state superintendent Michael F. Rice has called on lawmakers to require homeschool and private school parents to register their children with the state.
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WEBMichigan’s spending bonanza must end, economic expert says. State will have $350 million left in fiscal year 2024-25 Read more. News Story.
After getting $824M in state aid, GM to cut 900 jobs at Orion …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · General Motors Corp. will lay off 900 workers from Orion Assembly in January 2024. The company received roughly $824 million in corporate welfare from Michigan lawmakers less than two years ago, in January 2022.
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WEBMichigan Senate passes bill to reallocate money used for state debt to other projects. The long term cost to taxpayers is $1.4B over 14 years Read more. News Story.
Michigan House takes solar, wind siting power from local …
WEBNov 5, 2023 · The power to approve large-scale solar and wind developments in Michigan will be taken from local communities and given to appointees of the governor, under a bill package passed by the House. | Photo by Pixabay on Pexels
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WEBPrint Edition. Michigan Capitol Confidential’s free newspaper is published quarterly by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt research and educational organization devoted to analyzing Michigan public policy issues. Each newspaper contains analysis of important state legislative policy issues that did not ...