Dearborn voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a $1.51 billion bond package that Dearborn Public Schools could use to replace or remodel every school in the district over the next 20 years. michigancapitolconfidential.…

A property owner’s dispute with Leland Township zoning officials turned more expensive when the owner paid the township $8,000 to revisit a decision to deny a zoning request. Three others who filed an appeal over the last five years paid $300 each, by contrast. Read story: michigancapitolconfidential.…

A property owner’s dispute with Leland Township zoning officials turned more expensive when the owner paid the township $8,000 to revisit a decision to deny a zoning request. Three others who filed an appeal over the last five years paid $300 each, by contrast. michigancapitolconfidential.…

Eugene Wanger helped write Michigan’s current constitution when he was 28 years old. Today he is the last survivor of the 144 delegates who met at the Lansing Civic Center on Oct. 3, 1961, to start drafting what became the current Michigan Constitution, the primary law of the state, which voters approved in 1963.michigancapitolconfidential.…

Michigan voters on Nov. 3 will decide a ballot proposal marketed as limiting the political influence of utilities and government contractors by amending the state’s campaign finance laws. michigancapitolconfidential.…

Funding for public schools in Michigan has grown faster than inflation since before the pandemic. michigancapitolconfidential.…

Eugene Wanger helped write Michigan’s current constitution when he was 28 years old. Today he is the last survivor of the 144 delegates who met at the Lansing Civic Center on Oct. 3, 1961, to start drafting what became the current Michigan Constitution, the primary law of the state, which voters approved in 1963.

Dearborn voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a $1.51 billion bond package that Dearborn Public Schools could use to replace or remodel every school in the district over the next 20 years. Read story: michigancapitolconfidential.…

Dearborn voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a $1.51 billion bond package that Dearborn Public Schools could use to replace or remodel every school in the district over the next 20 years. michigancapitolconfidential.…

About 8 million people move across state lines every year, and the cost of living matters to where they end up. Michigan, which has below-average population growth, imposes above-average costs on homebuyers, according to new research. michigancapitolconfidential.…

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging Emory Matthews, 62, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, with conspiring to bill Medicare for psychotherapy services that an adult daycare center his wife owned never provided to patients. michigancapitolconfidential.…

A Michigan Senate bill seeks to require people and organizations that publish certain paid political social media posts to disclose who funded them. It includes specific requirements for videos, graphics and audio but exempts certain media. michigancapitolconfidential.…

Funding for public schools in Michigan has grown faster than inflation since before the pandemic. Read story: michigancapitolconfidential.…

Funding for public schools in Michigan has grown faster than inflation since before the pandemic. michigancapitolconfidential.…

Michigan is spending more money than ever on public schools, but test scores haven’t improved, according to new standardized test scores released earlier this month. michigancapitolconfidential.…

A company hired by the state of Michigan to study the feasibility of a mileage tax has come under fire for a conflict of interest from a legislator who says it could also benefit from the new tax. michigancapitolconfidential.…

Traverse City Light and Power will raise electricity rates 5% beginning in October. michigancapitolconfidential.…

A September audit of the Going Pro Talent Fund in the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity revealed that the fund isn’t doing its job, according to one lawmaker. michigancapitolconfidential.…

Residents who set up bird feeders near their house are no longer at risk of being cited for a misdemeanor, due to a new law enacted earlier this year. michigancapitolconfidential.…

State voters will decide Nov. 3 whether a new roster of delegates should amend and possibly rewrite our state constitution. michigancapitolconfidential.…