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Michigan No. 7 In US In Permanent Restaurant Closures

August 3, 2020

Whitmer's Been Busy; Does That Mean She's 'Winning' The Epidemic?

August 3, 2020

County Health Official: Michigan’s Bars and Restaurants Are ‘Silly Things’

Yet they employ 1 out of 11 workers

August 3, 2020

Bill Would Give State Coronavirus Checks To 'Undocumented Individuals'

No papers, no citizenship, no federal 'Cares Act' benefits - no problem

August 3, 2020

Are You 'Sickened' If You Have No Symptoms?

Death rate has plummeted, and many who test positive never become ill

August 3, 2020

More Evidence License Mandates Protect Special Interests Over Consumers

Legislation would require the least-restrictive method necessary

Dawson Bell | August 3, 2020

Whitmer Moving The Goal Posts On Why The Persistent Lockdowns?

Hospitalizations dramatically lower, but on July 29, the governor reimposed previously lifted restrictions

August 2, 2020

Two Metro Overflow Facilities Cost Taxpayers $21.45 Million, Treated 55 COVID Patients

Coronavirus 'insurance' was expensive at start of epidemic learning curve

August 1, 2020

Governor OK Violating Her Own Rules At Event, But Parents At Hillsdale Graduation Are Lawbreakers

As was the case with protests, state officials appear selective on when rule-breaking is OK

Tom Gantert | August 1, 2020

Big Power Company Looks To Be Pursuing Best Legislature Money Can Buy

Consumers Energy a big giver to 'dark money' group that targets pro-consumer legislators

August 1, 2020

Perfectly Explainable? Governor Chooses To Close Water Parks, Open Public Pools

July 31, 2020

Not A Single Yooper Hospitalized For COVID-19, But Whitmer Orders U.P. Bar Patrons Outdoors Anyway

July 31, 2020

Whitmer's Latest Instruction: Wait In The Car Until Your Appointment Calls

The doctor is in; you're not

July 31, 2020

Lawmakers Consider Regular Review Of Burdensome Occupational License Mandates

Do they really protect public health and safety — or just restrict competition?

Parker Thayer | July 31, 2020

Five School Options For Parents And Children This Fall

But nothing is certain

Parker Thayer | July 30, 2020

Data Shows Nursing Homes The Largest COVID-19 Source, Whitmer Shuts Down Bars

Bars are but a footnote in state list of top infection sources

July 30, 2020

U-M Prof On Sabbatical With $148k Salary Complains About Paying For Home Internet

July 30, 2020

Casino Gambling Yes, Family Gatherings No

Casino taxes a significant source of Detroit’s budget

July 30, 2020

Two Deaths, But Whitmer Still Closes Bars And Limits Indoor Gatherings To 10

On one day in April more people died of coronavirus in Michigan than all of July

July 29, 2020

If Detroit Teachers Stay Home Why Does District Need $85.1 Million Federal Coronavirus Dollars?

July 29, 2020

Group Wants Schools Serving Low-Income Students To Get More — But That’s Already Happening

A big pot of state and federal dollars is set aside for districts whose families have less

Tom Gantert | July 29, 2020

State 'General Fund' Revenue Flat? Only Because Lawmakers Shifted Money Around

Over 10 years, total state revenues grew 16% faster than inflation

Tom Gantert | July 29, 2020

Ann Arbor Teachers Union Has Return-To-Work Demands ... For The Legislature

July 28, 2020

No Record of Student-To-Teacher Coronavirus Transmission

Picking up COVID-19 from students at school? No record that it has happened

Tom Gantert | July 28, 2020

State Invites Snitches To Play Face Mask Informer on Business, Restaurants

July 27, 2020

In Case You Were Wondering: New Executive Order Modifies Color Of Youth Work Permits

No detail too small for government-by-executive-order

July 27, 2020

Even With Labor Law, Union Rep Can Be Disciplined For Abusive Conduct

Union members not shielded when their conduct suggests violation of anti-discrimination laws

Dawson Bell | July 27, 2020

No Hospitalized COVID Patients, Hospital 38% Full, State Calls Hillsdale County Risk 'Medium-High'

State officials not amused that college there held live graduation ceremony

July 25, 2020

Media Dramatizes Spike In New Covid Cases, Downplays Plummeting Deaths

July 25, 2020

New Superintendent Tells Leland Families, Students To Join Black Lives Matter And 'Protest'

Some Leelanau county residents resent the implications and have questions for the school board

Sandy Malone | July 25, 2020

Here Are The Michigan Lawmakers Voting For The Most Corporate Subsidies

And those who've supported the least

Parker Thayer | July 24, 2020

Vaccine May Be Years Away; So May Be End Of Whitmer's State Of Emergency

Prominent health policy group warns against depending on a quick vaccine fix

Tom Gantert | July 24, 2020

In 2019, More Than 500 People Had Property Forfeited To Police Without Being Charged With A Crime

July 23, 2020

Lawsuit: Whitmer's Ongoing Unilateral Rule Is An Abuse Of Power

She cites a law meant for time-sensitive emergencies, not a months-to-years-long epidemic

July 23, 2020

News Site Claims Whitmer Defunding Police, But $633M In State Cuts To Be Replaced By Federal Dollars

CARES Act money to replace some state funding

July 22, 2020

Legal Brief: Whitmer Defends A Power Grab That Could Last Years

Michigan Supreme Court case could strip governor’s extraordinary emergency powers

July 22, 2020

Supreme Court Gets New Brief In Case That Could Take Away Governor's Emergency Powers

Oral arguments set for Sept. 2.

July 22, 2020

State of Michigan Again Offering Conflicting, Confusing Data On COVID-19

By state's own measures, Lansing region should not be classified as ‘high risk’

July 22, 2020

It’s In The Law: Michigan Executive Orders Have Force Of Law

A 1945 statute is clear, and violating Whitmer’s orders is a misdemeanor if she says it is

July 22, 2020

Gov. Whitmer Repeals Rule She Says Helped Michigan Fight Coronavirus

Less strict medical scope-of-practice rules should remain

Jarrett Skorup | July 21, 2020

Less strict medical scope-of-practice rules should remain

Michigan Public School Teacher Fired For Pro-Trump Tweet

Washington Free Beacon reports his choice: resign or be fired

Tom Gantert | July 21, 2020

Traverse City Promised Government Internet, Can’t Explain Why Project Stuck On Hold

Delays, high costs and disappointed residents very common with city-owned broadband

Dawson Bell | July 21, 2020

Son Of COVID-19? Michigan Hasn't Had More Coronavirus Deaths Than There Are Serial Killer Victims

Michigan Attorney General makes false claim in comparing COVID-19 to serial killers

July 20, 2020

Whitmer Not Following Her Own Rules On COVID-19 Reopening Plan

Executive orders continue to multiply

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | July 20, 2020

Three Separate Days In April, More Died In Michigan Of Coronavirus Than First 19 Days July

July 19, 2020

Nearly As Many Michigan COVID-19 Orders As Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana Combined

Some police here complain they can't keep up

Tom Gantert | July 19, 2020

Union Settles Suit, Will Stop Harassing Teacher For Dues She Doesn't Owe

July 18, 2020

Teachers Union Has Demands Before Schools Can Reopen

Blames Trump and DeVos, shares legal tips on how to not go back to school

Sandy Malone | July 18, 2020

Confused yet? Businesses Have To Deal With Three Government Directives In Five Days Over Face Masks

July 17, 2020

County Kept $24,500 On Foreclosed Home Over Bill of $8.41, But Supreme Court Says, ‘Not So Fast’

July 17, 2020

After Four Days, Whitmer Rescinds Her Face Mask Order And Replaces It With A Stronger One

Now, businesses can't assume customers have a medical exemption to wearing a mask

July 17, 2020

Politician Calls Out Media For Not Reporting Just A Few COVID Patients Hospitalized In His County

July 17, 2020

Teacher Of The Year Takes Pay Cut As Union Contract Doesn’t Recognize Excellence

Teacher of the year made 19% less than average state teacher salary

July 17, 2020

More Coronavirus Commands, More Confusion

‘Where does it end?’

Dawson Bell | July 17, 2020

While Searching For Your Old Girlfriend, You Can Find ‘Analysis’ Of Whitmer’s Epidemic Response

She gets an ‘A’ from unidentified author

Tom Gantert | July 16, 2020

Michigan Cities Getting Around State Ban On Risky Internet Projects

Study finds local governments tilting the scale their way

Parker Thayer | July 16, 2020

July 15: 1,049 New Cases, Four Deaths

Two months earlier in Michigan there were 76 coronavirus deaths

July 15, 2020

Michigan COVID-19 Deaths Plummet

July 15, 2020

Whitmer’s Backup Power: Health Department Epidemic Orders

Director’s June 5 order is active until it is rescinded, spokeswoman says

Dawson Bell | July 15, 2020

Bill Would Ban Governor’s Use Of Emergency Alert System For Policy Announcements

July 14, 2020

Is It Prudent To Confront Strangers For Not Wearing A Face Mask?

The governor asks you to

July 14, 2020

Senator Wants Clarification On Who’s Exempt From Mask Mandate

Goal is to help businesses respond to public claims of medical hardship

July 14, 2020

Refrigerated Morgues On The Way For Southwest US

National deaths at a fraction of pandemic’s peak

July 14, 2020

Michigan COVID Deaths Way Down, Hospitals In Good Shape, Face Mask Mandate Expands

July 14, 2020

Governor Used State’s Emergency Alert System To Broadcast Face Mask Mandate

July 13, 2020

Labor Commission: State Needs Annual Permission To Take Union Dues From Most State Workers

Gives teeth to 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling

July 13, 2020

Detroit Police Racking Up A Lot More Overtime During Epidemic

248,767 overtime hours from March 23 to May 31

July 12, 2020

Bill Would Prohibit Tear Gas Use By Police

July 12, 2020

Man Decries Moratorium On Elective Procedures

‘I could have easily lost ... my life if that clot went to the brain or the heart’

Holly Matkin | July 12, 2020

565 Coronavirus Patients in Michigan Hospitals On July 10; Was 2,690 On April 30

Also on July 10, governor imposed statewide face mask requirement

July 11, 2020

Pandemic’s Progress: 13 Michigan COVID Deaths On July 10 Versus 232 On April 21

On July 10, Michigan’s governor imposed a statewide face mask mandate

July 11, 2020

Two Police Departments: Take Face Mask Complaints To Attorney General, Not Us

July 10, 2020

Whitmer: You Must Wear A Mask Even Outdoors If Within Six Feet Of Anyone

July 10, 2020

Retailers To Whitmer: We Aren't Your Face Mask Police

Governor imposes face mask mandate for customers at any business open to public

Tom Gantert | July 10, 2020

Was Not Wearing A Face Mask A Crime In Michigan? Hard To Say

Tom Gantert | July 10, 2020

June Had Lowest Number Of Monthly Deaths In Michigan Since 2013

July 9, 2020

Lansing City Council Member Proposes Cutting Police Budget In Half

Department's officers responded to 84,313 calls in 2019

July 9, 2020

Will Your Kids Return To School In Fall? One-Third of Parents Unsure

Survey indicates support for reopening schools rises with family income

Parker Thayer | July 9, 2020

Acts Of 'Social And Domestic Anarchy' Could Get 20 Years Under This Bill

May riots caused losses of $2.4 million in sponsor's district

July 8, 2020

Defund Corporate Welfare Agency for Better Public Health

Higher taxes won't be as effective at eliminating smoking habits

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | July 8, 2020

Higher taxes won't be as effective at eliminating smoking habits

Whitmer Praises Or Condemns Social Distancing Violators Depending On Who And Why

It looks political

Tom Gantert | July 8, 2020

Politicians’ Extreme Social Distancing Rhetoric Just Party Deep?

Hyperbolic warnings growing thin in light of increasing experience with epidemic

Tom Gantert | July 8, 2020

As Coronavirus Case Numbers Soar, Deaths Plummet

July 7, 2020

State-Approved Bailout For Delinquent Renters Feeds Other Interests, Too

$50 million for tenants and landlords, $10 million for administration, legal aid groups and social welfare nonprofits

July 7, 2020

Bill Would Repeal State Prohibition Of Local Bans On Grocery Bags

Cities could also ban or tax cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, aluminum, glass or other ‘auxiliary containers’

Parker Thayer | July 7, 2020

Whitmer Permits Fans At High School Sports While Tigers Play To Empty Stadium?

July 6, 2020

Hazel Park Superintendent Talks Years Of Cuts, But Per-Pupil Funding Up

District’s inflation-adjusted state funding higher per student since 2011

Tom Gantert | July 6, 2020

Coronavirus Deaths Plummeted Since Stay-At-Home Order Lifted June 1

July 5, 2020

From A 1776 Philadelphia Hall To A 2020 Michigan Courtroom, This Tussle Goes On

Not just a textbook subject, separation of powers matters to these real Michigan lives and livelihoods

Tom Gantert | July 4, 2020

State Gave Electric Vehicle Company $1.72M in 2015, Now Moving Jobs To California

Tom Gantert | July 3, 2020

Whitmer: Keep In Your Seats While In Bars

Walking around a restaurant or bar is a crime unless ordering or using the restroom

July 2, 2020

State Regulator Claims Alcohol Market Manipulation Makes Us Safer; Data Says Not

No difference in health and safety between heavy control states and those without it

Jarrett Skorup | July 2, 2020

Whitmer Will Make Call On Face Masks In Schools

Mask mandates will vary based on administration’s COVID-19 recovery judgment

July 1, 2020

Revisit Spending Priorities

Lawmakers won't have as much revenue to spend this year

James M. Hohman | July 1, 2020

Lawmakers won't have as much revenue to spend this year

Whitmer Orders Bars To Close - Again

'They are noisy, requiring raised voices and allowing for more projection of viral droplets'

Tom Gantert | July 1, 2020

State Supreme Court Sets Sept. 2 For Oral Arguments On Whitmer Emergency Powers

June 30, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Religious Schools Can Receive Public Funds

Impact unclear for Michigan, which has nation’s most restrictive language

June 30, 2020

Michigan More Sensitive Than Florida To COVID-19?

Whitmer Administration Makes That Claim Despite Far More Michigan Deaths

June 30, 2020

No, New York Times, Michigan Schools In Poor Communities Get More, Not Less

Reality still trumps media and special interest narratives

Tom Gantert | June 30, 2020

Governor Proposes Classifying ‘False, Racially-Motivated 911 Calls’ As Hate Crime

June 29, 2020

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