School aid budget proposals would limit the ability of community-based child-care providers to participate in the state’s publicly funded pre-K program. Policymakers should not ignore the voices of constituents.
The state has asked a federal judge for permission to finish repairing about 1,900 properties left damaged after crews replaced lead pipes. Flint was supposed to finish the work in 2020, but is years behind schedule with funds running low.
China will build 30 million vehicles this year, three times as many as the U.S. That means Detroit automakers — and Michigan policymakers — must act to preserve the state’s dominant industry, experts said Wednesday.
The attorney general office calls for changes to a process that has awarded $2 billion in pet projects in recent years. Some are under investigation, including a $25 million grant for a health campus in Clare that was championed by a former House speaker and went to a former aide.
State officials are adopting a more aggressive goal for building and rehabilitating new housing, as well as preparing to leverage federal funding for home energy rebates.
Hoping to entice drivers into electric vehicles, the government is spending mightily to build EV charging stations across Michigan. But high costs mean the money won’t go far.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants 2 million electric vehicles on Michigan roads by 2030. But to make sure they all have a place to refuel, Michigan may need to install about 47 chargers a day, every day, for the next six years.
The group Citizens for Local Choice wanted to give voters the chance to overturn a Michigan law that puts the state in charge of permitting large wind and solar arrays. But it has not collected enough signatures to be on the November ballot.
