Beer, Tattoo Art and Groceries: Is There Nothing the State Won’t Subsidize?

Governments do a lousy job at creating jobs through its handout programs

Michael D. LaFaive | October 28, 2020

Governments do a lousy job at creating jobs through its handout programs

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Kroger Earned $1.66 Billion In 2019, Getting $1.6 Million Michigan Taxpayer Grant In 2020

Tom Gantert | October 28, 2020

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Star Cross Country Runner Repeatedly Tests Negative; Forced To Quarantine and Miss State Meet

His season over after he got too close to a COVID-positive student

Holly Matkin | October 28, 2020

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'Second Wave' Underway, But COVID Deaths A Fraction Of First Wave

Case-count figures sound scary, but compared to April, mortality remains low

Tom Gantert | October 27, 2020

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‘As Serious As It's Been,’ West Michigan’s Spectrum Health At 78.9% Bed Occupancy

Tom Gantert | October 27, 2020

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295K Fewer Have Jobs In Michigan Compared to Pre-COVID World

Tom Gantert | October 26, 2020

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Whitmer Blames More Cases On Supreme Court Ruling, But Case Counts Up All Over

That 'Michigan supremes did it' narrative won't fly

Tom Gantert | October 26, 2020

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U-M Regent Calls Supreme Court Justices 'Stooges,' Blames Them For COVID Deaths

One of two candidates nominated by Democrats for statewide position in 2018

Tom Gantert | October 24, 2020

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1.5 Million In Michigan Probably Contracted Virus - Not 154,688

Nearly one-in-seven; confirmed cases just 10% of total, per CDC head, researchers

Tom Gantert | October 24, 2020

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Top Michigan Health Official Says 'Talking Without A Mask On Increases The Risk'

Dr. Joneigh Khaldun says to limit talking when dining indoors

Tom Gantert | October 23, 2020

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Hospitals Predict Crisis, But Current 71% Occupancy Rate Not Abnormal

Tom Gantert | October 22, 2020

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Michigan Governor Rated No. 46 By Center-Right Legislator Group

Especially on education policy, Whitmer gets no love from ALEC

Tom Gantert | October 22, 2020

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State Budget Recovers From Pandemic

Weak case for additional federal coronavirus relief

James M. Hohman | October 21, 2020

Weak case for additional federal coronavirus relief

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Risk Appears Minimal, But Health Department Locks Down U-M Undergrads Anyway

Tom Gantert | October 21, 2020

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Whitmer Supports Defunding Police 'In Spirit'; Her Last State Police Budget Added $522 Million

Tom Gantert | October 21, 2020

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Top Epidemiologists: ‘Grave Concerns About Damaging Impacts ...Of Prevailing Policies’

'Most compassionate ... to let those less at risk ... build up immunity through natural infection'

Tom Gantert | October 20, 2020

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Remember That Promise About Fixing Roads? Michigan Is Spending Less On Them Under Whitmer

As a candidate in 2018, she called Michigan roads dangerous

Tom Gantert | October 20, 2020

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Free Market Cato Institute Gives Michigan Gov. Whitmer 'F' On Fiscal Policy

Tom Gantert | October 20, 2020

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‘No Way To Cut State Budget’ — Not Even These Items?

Michigan budget director draws a line

Tom Gantert | October 19, 2020

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State Civil Rights Commission’s School Report Raises Questions Whether It’s Serious, Credible

Ideological spin easier to come by than facts and serious analysis

Tom Gantert | October 17, 2020

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Courts, Legislature Eye Unconstitutional Property Tax Foreclosure Takings

Governments take and sell tax delinquent property, collect their taxes and fees, pocket the balance

Dawson Bell | October 16, 2020

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More People Getting It In Michigan, But Way Fewer Dying From COVID

Tom Gantert | October 15, 2020

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House Democratic Leader Misstates Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Emergency Powers Law

Tom Gantert | October 15, 2020

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Civil Rights Commission Speaks Erroneously About Charter Schools

Yes, they must follow state and federal laws

Tom Gantert | October 14, 2020

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Whitmer Assails Supreme Court; Questions The Legitimacy Of Its Ruling On Executive Orders

She demeans serious and fundamental constitutional disagreements as mere partisanship

Tom Gantert | October 14, 2020

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New York Metro States To Michigan Residents: Come Here And You Sit Inside Two Weeks

Tom Gantert | October 13, 2020

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Farewell Wayfair Projected Jobs: $2.5 Million In Taxpayer Handouts Can't 'Buy' 503 New Michigan Jobs

Tom Gantert | October 13, 2020

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No Charge For Vehicle Seizure Data Over Three Years, But Wayne County Wants $19k This Time

Tom Gantert | October 13, 2020

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Whitmer's Government 0-for-3 Before Supreme Court Defending One-Person Governance

High Court ruled executive branch can't take legislative branch powers

Tom Gantert | October 12, 2020

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Whitmer Cites Five Experts To Rebut Senator's 'Herd Immunity' Challenge; He Has Thousands

Tom Gantert | October 12, 2020

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‘The Science’ Revolts: Social, Health Costs Of Lockdowns And School Closures Exceed Benefits

Top-tier epidemiologists warn of ‘irreparable damage, with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed’

Tom Gantert | October 12, 2020

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House Speaker Says Whitmer Endangered Legislators By Not Disclosing Capitol Terrorism Plot

Tom Gantert | October 10, 2020

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Spend $99 Challenging This Group’s Agenda And It’s ‘Climate Science Disinformation’

They invoke science but their arithmetic equates $99 with $364,000

Tom Gantert | October 10, 2020

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State Data Rebuts Civil Rights Commission’s Claim Schools In Poor Cities Are Underfunded

For example, Benton Harbor and Flint Schools received about 50% more than the average district

Tom Gantert | October 9, 2020

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Whitmer Scolds Yoopers Who ‘Dropped Their Guard’ On Virus; 29 In Hospital There Due To COVID-19

Tom Gantert | October 8, 2020

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Michigan College Professors’ Political Contributions Resemble One-Party System

Tom Gantert | October 8, 2020

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State Health Department Director Quintupled Coronavirus Fines

Tom Gantert | October 8, 2020

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Very Few COVID-Related Emergency Room Visits Now

Tom Gantert | October 7, 2020

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30% Of State Workers Flee Their Unions

More than 9,000 in Michigan have canceled memberships and dues payments

Dawson Bell | October 7, 2020

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Few Kids In Class, But Federal Virus Relief Pushes Michigan School Funding To Record $16 Billion

Tom Gantert | October 6, 2020

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Meet The New Coronavirus Mandates and Restrictions

Mostly same as the old ones, but now based on powers previous legislators granted to the health department

Tom Gantert | October 6, 2020

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Whitmer Asks Supreme Court To Return Her Unilateral Governance Until Oct. 30

Tom Gantert | October 5, 2020

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Civil Rights Commission: Cut Charter Schools That Serve Mostly Poor, Minority Students

Former Democratic leader: Commission ‘tells half the students in Detroit and Flint they're only worth three-quarters of a person’

Tom Gantert | October 5, 2020

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Whitmer Initially Defiant On Losing Emergency Powers, Now Says Will Work With Legislature

Senate Majority leader reported radio silence from administration as of 1 p.m. Sunday

Tom Gantert | October 4, 2020

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Judge Says Whitmer Wrong: Unilateral Governance Ended With Supreme Court Ruling

Governor claims she gets a three-week extension on executive order powers

Tom Gantert | October 3, 2020

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Gov. Whitmer Defiant After Supreme Court Shuts Down Her Unilateral Governance

Rules give 21 days to request rehearing; Whitmer claims she can govern alone until then

Tom Gantert | October 3, 2020

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Truck Stop Fined For No ‘Keep Out If Sick’ Signs, Hand-Sanitizer Violations, More

Tom Gantert | October 2, 2020

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Michigan Capitol Confidential Removes Story Citing CDC Data On Pneumonia Deaths

Tom Gantert | October 2, 2020

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Federal Cash Floodgates Opened Wide To Michigan In 2020

Total state government spending went from $57.8 billion to $67.0 billion in one year

Tom Gantert | October 2, 2020

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Michigan Supreme Court Takes Away Whitmer’s Unilateral Emergency Powers

She’ll need legislative consent now; one-person governance ends

Jack McHugh and Jarrett Skorup | October 2, 2020

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