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The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is trying to rebrand itself via a small-town ad blitz as state residents’ ...
06/05/2026

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is trying to rebrand itself via a small-town ad blitz as state residents’ perception of the quasi-government agency turns sour.

Records reveal MEDC spent more than $10M on campaign featuring apple orchards, lighthouses

Michigan could follow Montana’s lead after state House members introduced a bipartisan package of bills aimed at making ...
06/04/2026

Michigan could follow Montana’s lead after state House members introduced a bipartisan package of bills aimed at making housing less costly.

State House considers reforms that allowed greater variety of construction in Big Sky State

The Troy School District paid more than $100,000 during the 2025-26 school year to consultants who teach a curriculum th...
06/04/2026

The Troy School District paid more than $100,000 during the 2025-26 school year to consultants who teach a curriculum the state has retired. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a new literacy law in 2024 that moved Michigan away from the Units of Study curriculum. The curriculum is not on the state’s approved list for an accepted literacy curriculum.

‘Units of Study’ phased out statewide

Two Michigan polls on a new federal education tax credit reached sharply different conclusions, with one finding broad b...
06/04/2026

Two Michigan polls on a new federal education tax credit reached sharply different conclusions, with one finding broad bipartisan support and another indicating most voters oppose letting the state opt into it.

Is it 72% in favor or 61% against? That depends on how you ask

Rep. Emily Dievendorf, D-Lansing, requested $2 million in taxpayer funding for a nonprofit program that has drawn critic...
06/04/2026

Rep. Emily Dievendorf, D-Lansing, requested $2 million in taxpayer funding for a nonprofit program that has drawn criticism in other states for reportedly working with violent offenders while not cooperating with police investigations.

Lawmaker requests $2 million from taxpayers for program in budget earmark

If the state of Michigan shared data from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with the federal government, it ...
06/03/2026

If the state of Michigan shared data from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with the federal government, it could save state taxpayers around $300 million come fiscal year 2028.

USDA slams Michigan for protecting 'criminals over taxpayers' in SNAP dispute

Big changes could come to the state government in the wake of a ruling by the Michigan Court of Claims that some legisla...
06/03/2026

Big changes could come to the state government in the wake of a ruling by the Michigan Court of Claims that some legislative earmarks included in the state budget violate the Michigan Constitution.

Preliminary injunction freezes further payments until court reaches final decision

More than 90 low-income residents of Oakland County reported to the county sheriff in 2023 that their food stamp benefit...
06/03/2026

More than 90 low-income residents of Oakland County reported to the county sheriff in 2023 that their food stamp benefits had been stolen, according to 365 pages of police reports Michigan Capitol Confidential obtained through a records request.

State investigated 26,903 allegations of SNAP fraud in 2023 and 2024

Michigan’s most vulnerable residents are buying fast-food meals, subsidized by taxpayers.
06/03/2026

Michigan’s most vulnerable residents are buying fast-food meals, subsidized by taxpayers.

Under Restaurant Meals Program, taxpayers buy fast-food meals for Michigan’s most vulnerable residents

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