Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she wants residents of the U.P. to have affordable and reliable energy, but her opposition to relocating the Line 5 pipeline works against that goal.
Strategies developed by state experts do not include governor’s actions
The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acted without constitutional authority by unilaterally issuing COVID-related executive orders after an initial 28-day period. In doing so, the court upheld the separation of powers, a key constitutional protection for citizens.
The law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is using to justify her unilateral COVID executive orders has historically been used primarily to deal with riots, and when it wasn’t, it stirred controversy.
Do state government efforts to encourage businesses to create jobs do any good? Not when their costs are considered.
Lawmakers have decided to give money to districts for students they don’t have, an act that slams the door on parents scrambling for options.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer once loosened some of the state’s licensing rules for medical professionals as a way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Those changes ought to be made permanent, not reversed.
Though it may appear that tax credits shrink the size of government, they can do just the opposite.
Lawmakers can make it easier for parents to deal with the uncertainties of the next school year by adopting policies that give them the options they need.
School districts and families will need more flexibility to cope with schooling in a reopened society
