State Budget Deal Leaves Billions Unspent in Pandemic Year
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican lawmakers have agreed to a budget deal after months of negotiations. The GOP-controlled state Legislature gave...
Amazon’s Expanding Michigan Footprint Is Good News Only If Workers Can Unionize, Levin Says
Amazon’s footprint in Michigan will soon get much bigger. The online retail giant recently announced it will open four new...
Evidence from Massive Rape Kit Backlog Yields More Than 200 Convictions, Lasting Policy Changes
In 2009, over 11,000 untested rape kits were discovered in a Detroit Police Department storage room. The discovered kits were backlogged...
Take Poor Michigan Assessment Results With a Grain of Salt, Education Advocate Says
New data from Michigan’s statewide standardized test last school year suggest students are struggling to make academic progress during the...
What We’re Learning As Michigan Redistricting Commission’s First Political Maps Take Shape
For the first time, an independent redistricting commission is redrawing Michigan’s political maps. In the past, the state Legislature would draw...
Mask Mandates, Vaccines and Virtual Learning: Schools Forced to Make Tough Decisions in New School Year
The start of the new school year comes as the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant worsens in Michigan. As...
Infrastructure Bill May Help Address Flooding in Michigan, But Only If There’s a Plan, Dingell Says
There’s hope in Michigan that any infrastructure package in Washington, D.C. might help address flooding problems in the state. As...
Michigan’s Petition Initiative Process Is A Mess
State government watchers have long found faults in Michigan's petition initiative process. Those defects are getting renewed attention now amid...
Pandemic Has Hurt Government Transparency, Reporters and Watchdogs Say
Reporters and government watchdogs say the pandemic has made government transparency problems worse in Michigan. MichMash hosts Cheyna Roth and...
New Podcast Looks at Thin Line Between Legitimate Business and Scams in Michigan
One Michigan company has made millions of dollars soliciting small businesses in Michigan and elsewhere despite decades of complaints from consumer...
Whitmer Proposes Big Investment in Michigan Parks Amid Longstanding Challenges
Michigan’s parks could be getting a glow up. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced last week that she wants to put $150 million in...
K-12 Schools Budget a Historic Balancing of Funding for All Michigan Schools, Proponents Say
State lawmakers have left Lansing for the summer without completing the state’s budget. But they did approve one important part...