Michigan Capitol Confidential
WEBMichigan hasn’t defunded education. Lawmaker’s claim is false: Per-pupil funding from state sources increased more than $5,000 from 2012 to 2023 Read more. News Story.
Campaign finance violation puts Nessel, Benson on opposite sides
WEBDec 6, 2023 · A campaign finance violation by a national nonprofit group backing a campaign for a $15 minimum wage in Michigan puts Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, both Democrats, at odds. When One Fair Wage Action made its 2022 endorsements for the August primary in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Nessel made the cut.
How far will a Michigan homeschool registry go?
WEBMar 10, 2024 · Michigan is one of eleven states that currently do not require homeschool students to register with the state. CapCon previously reached out to lawmakers Rep. Matt Koleszar, D-Plymouth and Sen. Dayna Polehanki D-Livonia, who are pushing for a registry, to request what facts and data they used to determine the need for a new law.
Two state grants pump $3 million into Detroit gym
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency confirmed to Michigan Capitol Confidential that the gym will receive two separate grants, totaling $3 million. The $2 million grant is “to support services that provide free out-of-school time programming and supports program alumni, students, and families,” agency analyst Noel Benson told …
Michigan Capitol Confidential
WEBMichigan’s spending bonanza must end, economic expert says. State will have $350 million left in fiscal year 2024-25 Read more. News Story.
Michigan House scheduled to vote June 20 on diverting $670M …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · A proposal to reallocate $630 million meant to pay down teacher pension debt to other priorities is on the June 20 House agenda. It is House Bill 5803, sponsored by Rep. Matt Koleszar, D-Plymouth.. A successful petition to move the bill to the House floor would lead to a vote to reallocate the money that had been scheduled to help pay down $29.9 billion in debt to teachers and others in the ...
Michigan mom seeks just compensation in home foreclosure
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Four years after the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled that counties can’t keep excess profits from tax foreclosures, one Michigan mom is fighting for $102,636 in home equity seized by Manistee County. Chelsea Koetter, a single mother of two boys, fell behind on her property taxes in 2018 and underpaid what she owed in 2021.
A special thank you to those who paid the ultimate price for our ...
WEBMay 27, 2024 · No words can convey CapCon’s gratitude to those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. But we will do our best to properly thank our military men and women who selflessly gave their lives to protect our country.
Lawmaker: $4.4B of corporate subsidies is ‘legislative malpractice’
WEBJun 11, 2024 · Since 2023, Michigan has authorized $4.4 billion of select corporate business subsidies.. Assuming that money is fungible, what could it have bought Michiganders? The average price of a ticket to a Taylor Swift concert in 2023 was $1,088, as calculated by CNBC.At that rate, Michigan could have bought Taylor Swift tickets for 40% of the state population.
State health department has 23 DEI employees
WEBAug 1, 2024 · The department announced the creation of REDI jobs in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It now has 23 such jobs, with an average annual income of $84,691. If the top salaried positions were removed, the annual income of all would be $78,581. The state health department did …
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