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Auditor’s office repeatedly finds evidence of poor performance in state agencies

The office is slated for a budget cut

Gov. Whitmer’s recent budget proposal, which could mean a significant funding cut for the Office of the Auditor General, could imperil the work of an … This investigation covered 2017 to 2020. In June 2023, the OAG found that 4% of all school contract employees are never fingerprinted and 7% were not …

Michigan Senate bills would revive dues skim for home health workers

Government employees can opt out of unions, but Senate Bill 790 would make it much harder

… November 2012, the people of Michigan rejected Proposal 4 of 2012. According to Ballotpedia, the people of Michigan rejected Proposal 4 by a 56-44 margin. The proposal would have allowed in-home care workers to collectively …

Board approves language for ballot effort restoring local control of solar siting

Appointees of the governor can override local will, per Public Act 233 of 2023

… Canvassers approved its ballot language. The 94-word proposal, submitted by Citizens for Local Choice, reads: … facility development decisions. If enacted, this proposal will allow local units of government to continue … jurisdictions. The board approved the language in a 4-0 vote. The law would amend provisions of Public …

Section 13: MCL § 15.243 – Exemptions from disclosure, etc.

… court rule. (i)(h) A bid or proposal by a person to enter into … public opening of bids or proposals, or if a public opening is … for submission of bids or proposals has expired. (j)(i) Appraisals … education established under section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the … 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. (4) Except as otherwise exempt under …

Worker freedom and individual liberty

… Legislature and Gov. Snyder ended the dues skim by clarifying that these workers were not state employees, the SEIU launched a ballot initiative, known as Proposal 4 of 2012, to enshrine dues skim into the Michigan Constitution. That initiative failed, with 56% of voters rejecting it. No longer under obligation …

Michigan’s 10 least-popular constitutional proposals since 1963

These 10 proposals got an overwhelmingly negative response at the ballot box

… have decided the fate of 82 proposals to amend the current state … in 1963. Out of the 82 proposals offered since the last constitutional … (“progressive”) income tax system. This proposal appeared on the 1968 ballot, … several times since then. If No. 4 had passed, the state could have … in nonpublic schools. This proposal on the 2000 ballot lost by …

No, toll roads are not the answer in Michigan

Michigan will spend $4 billion on roads this year. It does not need to tap taxpayers for more money.

… Legislature’s $375 million increase in road funding. Whitmer had a failed proposal earlier that year to raise the fuel tax by 45 cents per gallon. After … and registration fees, that number increased to $3.6 million. In 2023 it’s $4 billion. Hohman added that toll roads would be fine as a strict user fee …

Michigan Parents Remember

Most won’t buy Gov. Whitmer’s revisionist history on school closings

… allowed for schools located in an area the governor determined was at a “phase 4” safety level. At the same time, Republicans in the Legislature introduced a proposal that would require in-person instruction for grades K-5. Neither the …

The Case and Concern For Emergency Powers

… governor must then gain two-thirds support from both chambers to become law.[4] It takes time to fulfill these requirements: It is not uncommon for new … the chance to get feedback from their constituents about these specific proposals. This creates a tighter connection between the preferences of voters and …

Endnotes

… Legislatures, Nov. 12, 2020), https://perma.cc/5AM6-ZFJR. 4 “The Term-Limited States” (National Conference of … “Former Legislators Could Return Under Term Limits Proposal” (MIRS News, Capitol Capsule, March 4, 2022). 11 “Why Term Limits” (US Term Limits, 2022), …