Michigan Capitol Confidential

Torch Lake couple takes EGLE to federal appeals court over permit standoff

Stephen and Deborah Gmeiner, property owners in Antrim County, Michigan, have filed a brief in the United States Court of ...
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Michigan paid $41M less to poor Michiganders in 2025 than 2024 via emergency relief fund

The state of Michigan paid $41 million less in emergency relief funds to poor residents in fiscal year 2025 than in 2024, ...
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MEDC, facing embezzlement scandal, refuses to name fired staff

“I’m not surprised,” LaFaive said after CapCon told him about the agency’s response. “The MEDC’s true bailiwick is not ...
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Teachers union distorts record on education spending

Snyder’s first budget (the 2011-12 fiscal year) spent $11.09 billion of state revenues on schools, which was up from $10.80 ...
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In UP, calls to change state energy law

The future of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is threatened by the state’s energy law, says a state representative from Cedar ...