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News Story Michigan Legislature gives $1 million to mystery golf nonprofit. Budget’s $1.25 million Sault Ste. Marie grant also includes quarter-million for a snowmobile track Read more
Michigan Capitol Confidential
A Michigan News Source. News Story Michigan House approves bills to resurrect dues skim for home health care providers
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News Story Legislature extends tax breaks for data center that brought only 2.6% of promised jobs. Bill could reduce state revenue by more than $90 million, says Senate Fiscal Agency …
General Motors, Bedrock want Michigan taxpayers to foot $250M …
1 day ago · Two weeks after firing 1,000 employees, General Motors wants Michigan taxpayers to pay $250 million to tear down and renovate the Renaissance Center, Crain’s Detroit Business …
Troy School district rejects mother’s request to watch dyslexic …
5 days ago · A Michigan school district has denied a mother’s request to observe the classroom time of her dyslexic child, a move she says violates state law. Troy Public School district …
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A Michigan News Source. News Story Michigan hasn’t defunded education. Lawmaker’s claim is false: Per-pupil funding from state sources increased more than $5,000 from 2012 to 2023 …
Incoming House speaker wants $2.8B shift to fix local roads
3 days ago · House Speaker-elect Rep. Matt Hall, R-Richland, pitched a $2.8 billion plan Friday to fix the roads and bridges. The lawmaker wants to act on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2018 …
Escanaba, promised a $1B investment, carries on despite project ...
Aug 12, 2024 · Michigan state government gives large subsidies to select corporations in the hope of creating new jobs — $4.4 billion in 2023 alone — but in the case of a paper mill in …
Michigan’s efforts to boost housing are far short of what is needed
Apr 18, 2024 · The Michigan State Housing Development Authority financed the construction or rehabilitation of 3,143 housing units in 2014.Just nine years later, the state’s housing authority …