Michigan’s corporate incentives are a sticking point in deadlocked budget negotiations. A little-known agency oversees them, the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Cash-for-jobs deals targeted in Michigan. What to know about agency funding them
Posted inMichigan Government
Gretchen Whitmer: National Guard deployment in Detroit ‘unwarranted’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will not ask Trump to deploy the National Guard in Detroit to combat crime, calling the move ‘unwarranted.’
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan expands ID program to help people leaving jail, prison
Michigan is expanding a program that helps people leaving jails and prisons obtain state IDs or driver’s licenses. It’s now available in Wayne County, where most detainees lack a valid ID.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Homes, not handouts: Let builders build, stop giving out subsidies
Government checks will not fix bad laws. If we want Michigan families to thrive, we need more homes, not more handouts.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Funding crisis threatens essential public transit services in Michigan
In the absence of significant state reinvestment, local transportation systems across Michigan will be forced to cut routes, reduce service hours and eliminate jobs.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Report: 19% of Lake Michigan shore now armored, limiting public access
A new study from MSU researchers used aerial photography to show just how much Michigan’s western shoreline has changed since the high water crisis of 2020. The expansion of hard armoring brings consequences for people and the environment.
Posted inTalent & Education
MSU study urges more money, improved efficiencies for Michigan schools
While Michigan school funding has gone up, the dollars making it to classrooms has remained flat because of growing pension costs.
Posted inTalent & Education
Congress ends nutrition program, Michigan rep called results disappointing
The federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashed funding for SNAP-Ed programs across the country. Backers of the cuts called the program’s results disappointing, but the program’s proponents said it helped people stay healthy.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan GOP governor candidates: We’d welcome National Guard in Detroit
City officials oppose the move that was brought up first by Vice President JD Vance
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall ‘optimistic’ budget shutdown can be avoided
With less than two weeks to go before the state budget deadline, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, said he’s feeling more optimistic about avoiding a government shutdown come October.