Pandemic Response Boosts Michigan Budget

Large increases in state spending due to federal transfers

James M. Hohman | January 15, 2021

Large increases in state spending due to federal transfers

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Part Of A Pattern: Farmington Cop’s Pay Went From $92k In 2019 To $141k In 2020

New series shows government employees thriving during pandemic while many private workers suffer

Tom Gantert | January 15, 2021

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State Health Experts’ Comments Suggest Its Virus Models Not So Good

Appears their projections missed a November spike in fatalities

Tom Gantert | January 15, 2021

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Will Restaurants Reopen Feb. 1?

Mixed messages and more confusion from the governor

Michael Van Beek | January 14, 2021

Mixed messages and more confusion from the governor

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Only 200 Signed Up, But Traverse City’s Government Broadband Wants To Borrow $18 Million More

New pitch includes potential for energy savings

Dawson Bell | January 14, 2021

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Number Of State Government Jobs Up As Michigan Crushes Its Restaurant Industry

One-third of all restaurants here may be toast, but government keeps growing

Tom Gantert | January 13, 2021

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Citing the American Revolution ... Baraga County Officials Revolt Against State COVID Orders

Upper Peninsula community’s leaders point to their oath

Tom Gantert | January 12, 2021

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Metrics Appear To Meet Goals Specified To Reopen Michigan

Fewer COVID cases in hospital, fewer confirmed new daily cases, fewer positives in those who get tested

Tom Gantert | January 11, 2021

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Fewer Workers At This Michigan City Collected More During Pandemic

New series on how government workers have fared covers Jackson this time

Tom Gantert | January 11, 2021

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State COVID Citation Dampens The Fun At This Family Fun Center

Tom Gantert | January 9, 2021

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What Policies Actually Matter To COVID?

Lockdowns may just give illusion of control, at great social and economic cost

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | January 8, 2021

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24,836 In Michigan Got COVID Shots Wednesday

174,749 statewide have been immunized

Tom Gantert | January 7, 2021

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Michigan Hospitals At Pre-COVID Occupancy Levels

ICUs 75% occupied

Tom Gantert | January 7, 2021

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State Health Department Calls On Athletes To Enter Four-Week Bubble

Only limited contact with others for two weeks before and after an event

Tom Gantert | January 7, 2021

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Restaurant In Trouble For Letting A Single Family Use A 100-Person Room

The law’s the law, says state health department

Dawson Bell | January 6, 2021

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Small Town UP Diner Attracts Big Crowd To Protest Ongoing Lockdown

More attended nearby Houghton event than live in establishment’s hometown

Tom Gantert | January 5, 2021

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There They Go Again? U-M Looks To Be Dodging Open Records Accountability

Hide the substantive discussions, bury requestors in chitchat and already-published material

Tom Gantert | January 5, 2021

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31 Bars And Restaurants Lose Liquor License For Epidemic Lockdown Offenses In 2020

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | January 4, 2021

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Pandemic Linked To Spike In Missed Votes By Michigan Legislators

Increase appears modest, given the circumstances

Tom Gantert | January 4, 2021

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CapCon’s Top 10 Stories Of 2020

COVID-19 dominated the news, but it wasn’t the only topic of great interest

Tom Gantert | January 2, 2021

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Restaurant Owner Pushed To The Edge By Lockdowns

‘Every attempt we made at compliance was not enough’

Sandy Malone | January 1, 2021

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Three Times More Got COVID Vaccine On Dec. 29 Than Tested Positive In Michigan

Tom Gantert | December 31, 2020

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Restaurant And Bar Tent Adds Three Walls Too Many For Health Department Officials

Costs the establishment its liquor licence

Tom Gantert | December 30, 2020

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Public Schools In Traverse Bay Area Purchase Social Justice Program

Vendor is company created last May

Tom Gantert | December 29, 2020

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400,000+ COVID Cases, But Michigan Officials Tracked Giuliani’s Like Bloodhounds

Trump’s lawyer a key figure at state House Republican hearing

Tom Gantert | December 28, 2020

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Ann Arbor Schools Latest To Stop Giving Failing Grades During Pandemic

Tom Gantert | December 26, 2020

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Government Leaders On COVID Rules: Do What I Say, Not What I Do

People will notice

Tom Gantert | December 24, 2020

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Michigan Not Exceptional: Recent COVID Trend Same As Neighboring States

Facts don’t support Whitmer’s ‘very different experience’ claim

Tom Gantert | December 23, 2020

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State Budget 2022: Not Too Early to Cut Corporate and Industry Handouts

Michigan needs a fair field for all and favors for none

Michael D. LaFaive | December 22, 2020

Michigan needs a fair field for all and favors for none

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Highest Number Of COVID Vaccine Doses Administered in Michigan On Monday

Tom Gantert | December 22, 2020

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Another Example Of State’s Aggressive COVID Enforcement

Restaurant skirting restrictions attracts inspectors

Tom Gantert | December 22, 2020

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Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm Oversaw Parade Of Failed Green Energy Boondoggles

Would-be energy secretary’s record not promising

Jarrett Skorup | December 21, 2020

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Undercover State COVID Investigators Wouldn’t Take No For An Answer

State investigators persisted in trying to enter after informed restaurant only open for takeout

Tom Gantert | December 21, 2020

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Elaborate Propane Commission Scheme May Be About Pipeline Shutdown

Another voice for industry that serves more than 300,000 in state

Dawson Bell | December 19, 2020

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Largest School Districts In Michigan Haven't Opened Classrooms

They’re limiting more than 200,000 students to online instruction only

Tom Gantert | December 18, 2020

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Ivy League Public Health Dean Praises Michigan With False Ohio COVID Claim

Ohio put in place a curfew, among other ongoing rules

Tom Gantert | December 18, 2020

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Under Current COVID Restrictions Michigan Could Have 5,600 Fewer Restaurants In Six Months

Tom Gantert | December 17, 2020

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Gov. Whitmer: Blame The People When Case Numbers Up, Take Credit When They Drop

Tom Gantert | December 16, 2020

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Ann Arbor Parents And Some Medics See Union Behind School District's Refusal To Open

District’s response to online learning failures is to eliminate D and F grades

Dawson Bell | December 16, 2020

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Michigan Restaurant Workers Slammed Harder Than Other States

Tom Gantert | December 15, 2020

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Granholm’s Green Energy Boondoggles No Bar To Selection As Biden’s Energy Secretary

Former Michigan governor finally gets gig 12 years after pitching herself to President-elect Obama

Tom Gantert | December 15, 2020

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Family Restaurant On Brink Fought The Lockdown Law

Now sanctioned by other laws, including suspended liquor license

Sandy Malone | December 14, 2020

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Michigan Workers Among Hardest Hit By Pandemic-Related Income Losses

We’re fifth worst, with 17.8% of workers harmed

Tom Gantert | December 12, 2020

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Jan. 1 State Minimum Wage Hike Likely Suspended Due To High Unemployment

State's 10.2% unemployment rate elevated by epidemic and lockdowns

Tom Gantert | December 11, 2020

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Michigan Workers’ Incomes Up Since Right-To-Work Became Law

Union activists’ ‘right to work for less’ snarks had it exactly backwards

Tom Gantert | December 11, 2020

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State Board Of Education Vice President Repeats Erroneous Charter School Slam

No, they can’t pick and choose from students

Tom Gantert | December 11, 2020

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Reopen Classrooms or Send Money to Families

State needs to rethink education funding priorities

Ben DeGrow | December 10, 2020

State needs to rethink education funding priorities

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‘Science Settled’ On Indoor Dining?

Tom Gantert | December 10, 2020

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State Health Department Head Blames Residents For High COVID Numbers

But nearby states show similar pattern even without strict lockdowns

Tom Gantert | December 9, 2020

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Family Says Clumsy COVID Orders, Isolation, Caused Dad’s Decline And Death

Dawson Bell | December 9, 2020

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