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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.
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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.
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.
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 …
Greater Midland Community Center to receive $5M from state
WEBNov 18, 2022 · The Greater Midland Community Center was given a $6.5 million earmark from state taxpayers in Michigan’s 2022 state budget. In 2023, it was budgeted another $5 million, for a total of $11.5 million in two years. Terri Johnson, chief executive officer of the Greater Midland Network, has said the $11.5 million will be used toward a new facility.
Michigan Capitol Confidential
WEBMichigan’s spending bonanza must end, economic expert says. State will have $350 million left in fiscal year 2024-25 Read more. News Story.
State health department has 23 DEI employees
WEBAug 1, 2024 · The department announced the creation of REDI jobs in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It now has 23 such jobs, with an average annual income of $84,691. If the top salaried positions were removed, the annual income of all would be $78,581. The state health department did not respond to a …
The CapCon Guide: What to know about right-to-work in …
WEBApr 22, 2023 · Since the repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work laws, many people have been confused about the effect the repeal will have on their workplace. They have been left wondering whether they can be forced to join a union, and whether they must pay for a union’s political activities.
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WEBLegal expert calls Michigan's oil and gas lawsuit ‘utterly unethical’. Attorney seeks $475 an hour or 25% of recovered settlements Read more. News Story.
After decade-long saga, Wayne County to move to new jail
WEBMar 23, 2024 · A decade after admitting defeat on a Fail Jail that was started and never finished, and after accruing $100 million of cost overruns on the second attempt, Wayne County has taken possession of a new jail.. As the Detroit Free Press’s JC Reindl reports, the March 18 handoff of the keys to the Wayne County Jail starts a six-month clock for …