Michigan will miss goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, climatologist says State consumes too much power to rely solely on renewable energy

Dec 19, 2024 · Two bills that the Legislature may vote on during the lame-duck session could mean higher costs for vehicle and boat owners. Under House Bill 6257, introduced by Rep. Jasper Martus, D-Flushing, the state would add $100 to current vehicle registration fees, which must be paid annually. Watercraft owners will also face fee increases. HB 6257 aims to amend the Michigan Vehicle Code and reads in ...

Jul 27, 2023 · Michigan’s 2024 budget avoids naming a private Muskegon real estate developer that is getting $18 million from taxpayers. Parkland Properties of Michigan got the eight-figure allocation by meeting a narrowly crafted description in a one-paragraph earmark. The 2024 state budget document describes the deal, in which Parkland receives the grant for purposes of developing a residential complex ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Taxpayers are on the hook for a new soccer stadium in Grand Rapids. Michigan and Kent County are contributing at least $252 million to the project. The stadium will create more than 450 new jobs, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a news release. In August, the Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $252 million Transformational Brownfield Plan to add housing, parking, an amphitheater, a riverwalk, an ...

Feb 25, 2024 · Right-to-work protections no longer apply to people who work in the private sector, meaning that if a union’s collective bargaining unit covers them, they must pay the union. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic majorities in the Michigan Legislature repealed Michigan’s right-to-work law last year, and the repeal took effect Feb. 13. Michigan implemented right-to-work protections in 2012 ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Legislation in the lame-duck session would increase the fees hunters and anglers must pay for state-required licenses, which would be set on a path for automatic increases. House Bill 6229, introduced by Rep. Amos O’Neal, D-Saginaw, would affect a wide range of activities and require some teenage anglers to get a license for the first time. The bill would increase the fee for a resident ...

Nov 22, 2024 · The federal government is spending $635 million in taxpayer funds to bail out a multiemployer pension fund for a Detroit carpenters union. Pension experts warn that the bailout comes with little or no accountability and no indication that it won’t happen again. Julie Su, acting secretary of labor, announced the bailout in a video posted to her X account Oct. 18. Su credited the 2021 American ...

Feb 10, 2024 · Vehicle registration fees in Michigan would go up to $10 under legislation currently in the House, with the money transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. Vehicle owners would be automatically signed up for a pass to Michigan’s state parks and boat launches. People who weren’t interested would have to opt out, and only …

Mar 16, 2018 · Two University of Michigan economics professors independently reported that foreign trade plays a larger role in Michigan’s economy than in any other state in the nation. Specifically, they said that imports and exports make up a larger percentage of Michigan’s gross domestic product than any other state in the country. Gross domestic product, or GDP, is defined as the total value of goods ...

May 11, 2023 · Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned in 2018 on a promise to stop Nestle Waters North America’s “siphoning” of water from Michigan for private gain and distribution. But the state-supported Gotion battery plant in Big Rapids will draw more water for its daily operations than Nestle does. “For a mere $200 a year Nestle is allowed to extract up to 576,000 gallons-per-day, which would amount ...