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Residents of Oakland and Wayne counties might pay more in property taxes under a transportation bill approved by the Leg...
01/25/2025

Residents of Oakland and Wayne counties might pay more in property taxes under a transportation bill approved by the Legislature during December’s lame-duck session.

Lame duck lawmakers ram through forced transit expansion

It’s a new legislative term, and one of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first calls for action was to increase taxes.
01/25/2025

It’s a new legislative term, and one of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first calls for action was to increase taxes.

Tax could target gas, mileage, or tolls

The National Education Association is still shedding members, according to the latest edition of a report it filed with ...
01/24/2025

The National Education Association is still shedding members, according to the latest edition of a report it filed with the federal government.

Slight decline nationally, big drop in Florida, which enacted union reform law

A recent legal dispute over parking spaces between the Michigan Nurses Association and a University of Michigan hospital...
01/24/2025

A recent legal dispute over parking spaces between the Michigan Nurses Association and a University of Michigan hospital is only the latest in a series of unusual conflicts in Michigan created by special demands from organized labor.

Nurses wanted closer parking to avoid taking the bus, paying for a parking permit

Michigan ranked 34th for population growth among the 50 states from April 2020 to January 2024, according to the United ...
01/24/2025

Michigan ranked 34th for population growth among the 50 states from April 2020 to January 2024, according to the United States Census Bureau.

International migration replaced residents leaving state

New minimum wage and paid sick leave laws set to become effective in 37 days could raise the cost of eating out in Michi...
01/24/2025

New minimum wage and paid sick leave laws set to become effective in 37 days could raise the cost of eating out in Michigan by 25% or more. But the state House is considering legislation that could head off the worst effects of the new regulations.

Bills would drop 3-day ‘no-call no-show’ allowance

The Troy School District adopted a new union contract with its teachers that limits and overtly discourages parents from...
01/23/2025

The Troy School District adopted a new union contract with its teachers that limits and overtly discourages parents from visiting classroom.The provisions were put in place during the same timeframe when the mother of a second grade student sought but was denied permission to observe her child in the classroom.

Michigan law, by contrast, recognizes role parents play

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke Wednesday at the Detroit Auto Show, urging lawmakers to create more taxpayer-funded jobs pro...
01/23/2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke Wednesday at the Detroit Auto Show, urging lawmakers to create more taxpayer-funded jobs programs, just weeks after a new study found such programs often fail to create jobs.

Only 9% of jobs promised in 20 years of deals materialized

Legislation before the Michigan House will fix imminent harmful change to the state’s paid sick leave and tipped wage la...
01/23/2025

Legislation before the Michigan House will fix imminent harmful change to the state’s paid sick leave and tipped wage law, supporters say, and lawmakers of both parties claim they have a solution to changes that could devastate restaurants, stores, nonprofits and others.

Preventing damage to Michigan enterprises called ‘crucial to the worker and the business’

Three months after an automotive company started construction on a factory in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming, the st...
01/23/2025

Three months after an automotive company started construction on a factory in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming, the state’s economic development agency granted it $1.4 million.

German auto company started working on site months before public subsidy

The city of Westland hopes to finish a $12 million park and amphitheater project in 2025 — using funds drawn largely fro...
01/21/2025

The city of Westland hopes to finish a $12 million park and amphitheater project in 2025 — using funds drawn largely from tax increment financing.

TIF money to supply more than half the funds; federal, state grants supply rest

Michigan House Democrats introduced House Bill 6051 in the lame-duck legislative session to require prevailing wage and ...
01/17/2025

Michigan House Democrats introduced House Bill 6051 in the lame-duck legislative session to require prevailing wage and fringe benefits be paid to workers on broadband infrastructure projects in Michigan.

Plan aims to reduce emissions by 85% by 2030 and 100% by 2040

Troy districts’ teacher contract discourages parents’ visits to the classroom.
01/16/2025

Troy districts’ teacher contract discourages parents’ visits to the classroom.

Only 9% of jobs promised in 20 years of deals materialized

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Michigan restaurant worker says if lawmakers don't make changes to the paid leave and minimum wage law she will struggle to make ends meet. Learn more: https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2025/the-jobless-bills

A Michigan school district has denied a mother’s request to observe the classroom time of her dyslexic child, a move she says violates state law. #Education #Michigan #News.

Michigan taxpayers will pay $1 million to an undisclosed nonprofit to help young adults improve their golf game. #mileg

Michigan could make it almost impossible for parents to challenge library books. #mileg #libraries #library

If Michigan pursues a proposed clean fuel standard, gasoline costs for the typical Michigan household would increase by $350 per year, according to a new study. Researchers Isaac Orr, Ewan Hayes and Mitch Rolling wrote the Mackinac Center for Public Policy report Low Carbon, High Costs. In 2023, Sen. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, introduced Senate Bill 275 to create a statewide standard for fuels. If passed and enacted into law, this would require the carbon intensity of fuel to be reduced by at least 25% by 2035. #fuel #energy #michiganfuel #energypolicy

When Michigan created an election misinformation hotline, people flooded the email address with jokes, spam, and attacks on the hotline itself. #voting #news #michigannews

A Michigan educator blamed a new algorithm for a 10-point drop in math scores in 2024. Read story: https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/saline-educator-blames-10-point-drop-in-math-scores-on-new-algorithm

Investigation Finds Union Charter Township’s Anti-Growth Tactics Hindering Local Development. #Journalism #Michigan #UnionTownship #InvestigativeJournalism.

Hundreds of bartenders and servers rallied at the Michigan Capitol urging the Legislature to ‘Save MI Tips’. Read story: https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/hundreds-of-bartenders-servers-rallied-at-the-michigan-capitol-urging-the-legislature-to-save-mi-tips

In just a year, Michigan State Police wrote 6,719 motorists for distracted driving. Click link in bio to learn more.

“Someone doesn’t have to show up to work for three consecutive days and you can’t fire them; they don’t have to call in,” said Anganis, who owns a Ya Ya’s chicken restaurant. Read more: https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/michigan-small-businesses-fear-impending-minimum-wage-hike

Michigan Capitol Confidential's Jamie Hope explains our coverage of Michigan pork projects. Learn more: https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/
Michigan Capitol Confidential's Jamie Hope explains our coverage of Michigan pork projects. Learn more: https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/

Michigan Capitol Confidential's Jamie Hope explains our coverage of Michigan pork projects. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q02MvSfS0

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