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Whitmer Still Claiming Vaccine Credit From Subsidy For Unbuilt Pfizer Facility

‘Those are not the claims we are making,’ says economic development official

Dawson Bell | February 8, 2021

Government-Issued Super Bowl Party Guidelines: No Cheering Allowed

All that is not permitted is forbidden

Tom Gantert | February 6, 2021

No Face Masks In Indoor Driving Range Stalls? Violation Exposed With Police Escort

'We’re going to get through this, and we’re going to get through it together'

Tom Gantert | February 6, 2021

Nearly 40% Of Michigan Population Could Be Immune To COVID

Figure slightly overstated because some who got vaccinations had probably contracted the virus too

Tom Gantert | February 5, 2021

Social Gathering Limits Extended In Latest Order Despite 'Significant Strides'

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | February 5, 2021

No Proof ‘Pause’ Worked

U-M study exaggerates its own findings

Michael Van Beek and Christopher C. Douglas, Ph.D. | February 4, 2021

U-M study exaggerates its own findings

State To Businesses: We Will Allow You To Give Free Water After 10 PM

Thanks for that

Tom Gantert | February 4, 2021

A License To Go Out Of Business? Michigan Retailers May Need One

Stores must get a city permit to hold a ‘going out of business’ sale

Tom Gantert | February 4, 2021

Whitmer Cited Virus Variant To Justify School Sports Lockdown; Silent On It In About-Face

Contact sports were locked down until Feb. 21; now they can reopen Feb. 8

Tom Gantert | February 4, 2021

Government Employees Thrive In Epidemic; Small Business, Wage Earners Crushed

Increasingly rigorous enforcement by increasingly well-paid enforcers is a bad look for a state

Tom Gantert | February 3, 2021

Workers, Businesses Suffered In Pandemic While Government Thrived: Grand Rapids Edition

The city’s top 20 highest paid all got raises, some big

Tom Gantert | February 2, 2021

Granholm Predicted 62,000 Michigan Battery Jobs — There's Less Than 1,800

She made big boasts on electric vehicle subsidy deals

Tom Gantert | February 1, 2021

Whitmer’s Health Department Boss Got Nice Raise While Administering Lockdowns

Private sector lost a million jobs in two months in 2020, Gordon gets $13,000 bump

Tom Gantert | February 1, 2021

Detroit Schools Get Seven Times More Federal COVID Money Than Other Districts

Flint gets even more: $13,407 per pupil; state average is $1,282

Tom Gantert | January 30, 2021

Study Whitmer Cited To Justify Restaurant Lockdown Doesn’t Do It

Report explained how limiting capacity to 20% is sweet spot for reducing virus spread

Tom Gantert | January 29, 2021

All That is Not Permitted is Prohibited

Gov. Whitmer’s strict approach makes well-meaning Michiganders into criminals

Michael Van Beek | January 28, 2021

Gov. Whitmer’s strict approach makes well-meaning Michiganders into criminals

‘If It Stops Moving, Subsidize It’: Michigan Shuts Down 70,000 Firms, Gives Cash To 14,000

Tom Gantert | January 28, 2021

Yes, Granholm's Administration Gave Cash To Failed Electric Car Battery Company

She denied it in a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing

Tom Gantert | January 28, 2021

State Senate GOP Shuts Down Whitmer Board Appointments Until Lockdowns Lifted

Tom Gantert | January 27, 2021

County Clears Restaurant On COVID Violation, State Nails It For Missing A Later FAQ

Owner enters administrative law zone, where judge and prosecutor work for the same boss

Tom Gantert | January 27, 2021

611,045 Vaccinated In Michigan; New Cases Plummet

Tom Gantert | January 26, 2021

Detroit Schools Superintendent Blasts State For Ongoing Winter Sports Lockdown

‘This is govt babble’

Tom Gantert | January 26, 2021

‘Betsy Ross’ Flags, Used At Biden Inaugural, Signaled ‘Exclusion And Hate’ at Michigan School Game

Tom Gantert | January 25, 2021

Michigan Government’s Coronavirus Agents Active Statewide - Except Detroit

State has publicized 112 COVID busts but just two were in Detroit

Tom Gantert | January 24, 2021

When Diners Return To Restaurants, They’ll Have To Sign In With Phone Numbers

Tom Gantert | January 23, 2021

Whitmer Erroneously Claims State Taxpayer Handout To Pfizer Covered Vaccine Work

Company to get $10.5 million for plant that hasn’t been started yet

Dawson Bell | January 22, 2021

Some COVID Comments Make Michigan Health Department Director Appear Out Of Touch

He’s said things that just aren’t so

Tom Gantert | January 22, 2021

Michigan Vaccinations Outnumber Positive Tests

And CDC estimates number of unreported infections is greater than both

Tom Gantert | January 21, 2021

Michigan’s Lockdown Led To Losing 58,700 Leisure/Hospitality Jobs From November To December

A 21% loss in this state vs. just 3.9% nationwide

Tom Gantert | January 21, 2021

Whitmer Blasted Trump’s Packed Rallies, Now Joins Biden’s Crowds

Tom Gantert | January 21, 2021

Report: Controversial Drug Rationing Scheme Eyed By Trump, Biden Administrations

Expert panels decide whether extra years added by certain treatments worth the cost

Dawson Bell | January 21, 2021

Minimum Wage For Employers But Biden Campaign Used Unpaid Interns

Now his party in Congress wants taxpayers to pay their interns

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | January 20, 2021

Gov. Whitmer’s Switcheroo on Schools

Do the COVID metrics matter anymore?

Michael Van Beek | January 19, 2021

Do the COVID metrics matter anymore?

Tavern Owner Chooses Civil Disobedience; Liquor License Suspended

January 19, 2021

City Official Prospers In Pandemic As Businesses And Workers Struggle

While many lost income or even a life’s work, this Michigan mayor got a 13% pay hike

Tom Gantert | January 19, 2021

Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ Should Be Thrown Overboard

It racks up too much debt, isn’t targeted and includes priorities unrelated to COVID

Michael D. LaFaive and Jarrett Skorup | January 18, 2021

It racks up too much debt, isn’t targeted and includes priorities unrelated to COVID

Ann Arbor Schools: No Reopening Without Teacher Vaccinations

Parent says need 'ways to reopen now, not another reason to stay closed’

Dawson Bell | January 18, 2021

Neighbor States’ ‘Uncontrolled Growth’ Justifies COVID Lockdown? Data Says Not

Director of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services out on a limb with claim

Tom Gantert | January 16, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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