Michigan in Focus

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The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of Michigan from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.

Episode Date
Michigan Rep. Slotkin: PFAS Contamination a ‘Tough Issue’ After Chevron Overturned
Sep 19, 2024
Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Boost Funding, Recruitment of Law Enforcement
Sep 18, 2024
Michigan Minors Could Face Social Media Restrictions, Increased Parental Oversight
Sep 13, 2024
Michigan Schools Report Electric Buses Quieter, Less Dependable Than Diesel
Sep 12, 2024
Michigan Republicans Reveal Plan to Boost School Resources, Student Learning
Sep 11, 2024
Feds: Radioactive Waste Shipment to Wayne County Poses No Environmental Threat
Sep 06, 2024
Struggling Michigan School Districts Receive $25M to Boost Student Math Scores
Sep 05, 2024
Michigan U.S. Senate Candidates Clash on EVs in Labor Policy Visions
Sep 04, 2024
Michigan 2024 Education Progress Mixed
Aug 30, 2024
Democrat Poll Workers Outnumbered Republicans 7 to 1 in Michigan Primaries
Aug 29, 2024
Attorney General Admits Michigan’s Minimum Wage Increase Poses Difficulties
Aug 28, 2024
Michigan Line 5 Case to Remain in State Court, a Setback for Enbridge Energy
Aug 21, 2024
Michigan Teacher Shortages Alleviated, Not Student Performance Decline
Aug 16, 2024
Michigan ‘Racial Health Equity Think Tank’ Taking Applications
Aug 15, 2024
Lawmaker Calls on Michigan Government to Stop Funding China-Based EV Company
Aug 14, 2024
National Kroger Settlement Brings Funding to Michigan Communities Damaged by Opioid Addiction
Aug 09, 2024
In Michigan, Border Patrol Seizes 266 Pounds of Cocaine Outbound From Canada
Aug 08, 2024
Michigan Senate Primary Results Could Reflect National Party Sentiments
Aug 07, 2024
Michigan Minimum Wage Will Top $12 an Hour in February After Court Ruling
Aug 02, 2024
Michigan AG Urges Media to Combat Misinformation, Work With State
Aug 01, 2024
Israel a Potential Issue in Michigan’s U.S. Senate Race
Jul 31, 2024
Bill Signed to Combat Statewide EMT, Paramedic Shortages
Jul 26, 2024
Michigan Worker Groups Strip Union Bosses of Collection Powers, Sue Others
Jul 25, 2024
‘New Kid on the Block’: Trump Supporters Express Hesitant Approval of Vance
Jul 24, 2024
Republicans Sue Whitmer, Benson Over Voter Registration Agencies
Jul 19, 2024
Report: Michigan CPS Not up to Standards 6 Years After a State Audit
Jul 18, 2024
Michigan Politicians Respond to Trump Assassination Attempt
Jul 17, 2024
Record-Breaking 1.5M Michiganders Choosing Mail-in Ballots
Jul 12, 2024
Hunting Season Revisions Proposed for Explosive Deer Population
Jul 11, 2024
Michigan Utility Company Pledges 1,500 Vehicle Chargers by 2030
Jul 10, 2024
Opioid Settlement Funds Distributed in Michigan’s Budget
Jul 05, 2024
Whitmer Attends White House Meeting After Denying ‘Replacement’ Rumors
Jul 04, 2024
Michigan State Budget Passes House in Early-Morning Hours
Jul 03, 2024
Michigan Court Overturns 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period
Jun 28, 2024
Michigan SOS Roundtable Strategizes How to Woo Young Voters to the Polls
Jun 27, 2024
Michigan House to Vote on Election Crime Bill
Jun 26, 2024
SOAR Struggles to Take Flight Amid House Republicans’ Criticism
Jun 21, 2024
Michigan Offers Money for Dairy Farms Blighted by Bird Flu
Jun 20, 2024
Bipartisan Effort Fights Against Real Estate Deed Fraud
Jun 19, 2024
GOP Celebrates Court Decision Regarding Voter Signature Verification
Jun 14, 2024
Whitmer Requests FEMA Assistance Following May Tornadoes
Jun 13, 2024
Freedom Caucus Demands Action on Illegal Immigration
Jun 12, 2024
Whitmer Announces Transportation Startup Contest
Jun 07, 2024
Group Urges Michigan Dems to Support Minimum Wage Increase
Jun 06, 2024
Lawmakers Want Double Delivery Tax Stopped
May 31, 2024
Criminalization of Human Smuggling, Aiding Illegal Immigrants Sought
May 30, 2024
Michigan Budget Remains Divisive After the State Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference
May 24, 2024
Bipartisan Bill Ensures Michigan Mental Health Insurance Coverage
May 23, 2024
House Republicans Introduce Bill to Restore Year-Round Coyote Hunting
May 16, 2024
Michigan House OKs $81B Budget With Drone, E-Bike Funding
May 10, 2024
Michigan Supreme Court Dodges Drone Privacy Question
May 09, 2024
Whitmer Signs Bills Requiring High Schools Coaches Have CPR, AED Training
May 02, 2024
Expert: Nuclear Energy Could Help Decarbonize Electricity Sector
Apr 26, 2024
Feds Give Michigan $159M in Solar Subsidies
Apr 25, 2024
Report: Michigan Schools Spent Almost Half of COVID Funds on Employees
Apr 19, 2024
Nessel Charges Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield With Embezzlement
Apr 18, 2024
DOJ: Enbridge Has Trespassed for More Than 10 Years
Apr 12, 2024
Government Grant Questioned After Taxpayers Buy $4,500 Coffee Maker
Apr 11, 2024
25 Michigan Lawmakers to Biden: ‘Reject’ Federal Vehicle Rules
Apr 05, 2024
Whitmer Signs Bills Legalizing Surrogacy Contracts
Apr 03, 2024
Feds Give $1.5B to Restart Palisades Nuclear Plant
Mar 29, 2024
Analysis: School Districts Struggling in Math, Reading, Graduation Rates
Mar 28, 2024
Harris Opposes Bills to Allow Resentencing for Violent Criminals
Mar 22, 2024
Gotion Sues Green Charter Township Over Water Line Dispute
Mar 21, 2024
Michigan Officials Attending SXSW in Austin
Mar 15, 2024
Hall: Pass FOIA Reform During Sunshine Week
Mar 14, 2024
Rubio: Stop China From Flooding Auto Market
Mar 09, 2024
Michigan Lawmakers Want Mass Transit Between Grand Rapids, Detroit, Ann Arbor
Mar 08, 2024
Report: US EV Manufacturing Faces ‘Extinction-Level Event'
Mar 01, 2024
Trump, Biden Win Michigan Presidential Primary
Feb 29, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over 2020 Election Sanctions
Feb 23, 2024
Auto Execs: Chinese EVs Could ‘Demolish’ US Production
Feb 22, 2024
Whitmer’s Proposed 2025 Budget Carries 1,288% Trash Fee Increase
Feb 17, 2024
Schriver Stripped of Committee, Staff After Social Media Post
Feb 16, 2024
Southfield EV Project Nabs $60M for Battery Research
Feb 09, 2024
Michigan Republican Leader Wants 6 Bills Passed
Feb 08, 2024
Michigan Court of Appeals to Decide Income Tax Rate Question
Feb 02, 2024
Lawmakers: Probe Supply Chain of Michigan EV Plant
Feb 01, 2024
Whitmer Proposes Taxpayer-Funded Community College, Preschool
Jan 27, 2024
Lawmaker: Michigan Growing Council Funding Not Transparent
Jan 26, 2024
Coal, Natural Gas Keep Michigan Warm During Freezing Storm
Jan 20, 2024
Michigan Schools to Get 45 Electric Vehicle School Buses
Jan 19, 2024
MDOS: Karamo’s Caucus Plan Not Legal Under Current Law
Jan 12, 2024
Michigan to Pay $30,000 to 30 Climate Corps
Jan 11, 2024
Michigan’s Spending Spree Is ‘Unsustainable,’ Economist Says
Jan 05, 2024
Capital Area Transportation Authority to Buy $1.3m Electric Bus
Jan 04, 2024
Audit: Michigan Unemployment Agency Paid $245M in Possibly Improper Payments
Dec 29, 2023
East Lansing to Pay $825K for Violating Farmer’s Free Speech
Dec 22, 2023
Whitmer Signs $625M Supplemental Wiping School Debt, Funding Colleges
Dec 21, 2023
Michigan Offers Scout Motors $10M Grant for Novi Facility
Dec 15, 2023
Arrests Made for Alleged Home Invasions, $200K Retail Fraud
Dec 14, 2023
Farmer Sues Comstock Township Over Zoning Dispute, Citations
Dec 08, 2023
Republicans, Enbridge Celebrate Line 5 Ruling
Dec 07, 2023
UAW, Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan Reach Tentative Agreement to End 11-Week Strike
Dec 01, 2023
Expected Bill Would Ban Michigan Lawmakers From Signing NDAs
Nov 30, 2023
Whitmer Signs Bills Banning Those Guilty of Domestic Violence From Owning Guns for 8 Years
Nov 23, 2023
Ford ‘Right-Sizing’ Marshall EV Plant, Slashing 800 Jobs
Nov 22, 2023
Michigan to Give $178K to Mobility Solutions
Nov 18, 2023
Resolution Aims to Keep Michigan Lawmakers Working Until December
Nov 17, 2023
Michigan Bill: Stop Taxpayers From Funding Slave Labor via Green Energy
Nov 16, 2023
Whitmer Signs Michigan Bills Protecting, Supporting Victims of Crime
Nov 10, 2023
Green Township Recalls Board Over Gotion Controversy
Nov 09, 2023
Detroit Casino Strike Continues
Nov 03, 2023
Report: UAW, General Motors Reach Tentative Agreement to End Auto Strike
Nov 02, 2023
Michigan Court: MDOS Must Revise Election Poll Challenger Rules
Oct 28, 2023
Michigan Lawmakers Propose Dyslexia Bills
Oct 27, 2023
UAW, Ford Reach Tentative Agreement to End Auto Strike
Oct 26, 2023
Farmington Hills Man Sentenced for $20K Target KitchenAid Mixer Theft
Oct 21, 2023
Michigan Supreme Court Ponders Privacy Limits for Drones
Oct 20, 2023
3,700 Detroit Casino Workers Go On Strike
Oct 19, 2023
Financial Report Gives Michigan a ‘D’ Grade
Oct 14, 2023
Whitmer Touts $20M Michigan Marketing Campaign
Oct 13, 2023
Court: Michigan Dam Owner Responsible for May 2020 Flooding
Oct 12, 2023
Michigan House Republican Wants Witwer's Alleged Conflict Investigated
Oct 07, 2023
Michigan AG Fights Lawsuit Over Income Tax Break Duration
Oct 06, 2023
Michigan Lawmakers Sue to Overturn Election Changes
Oct 05, 2023
Michigan Gives Ford Site Another $65M a Day After Pausing Construction
Sep 30, 2023
Coalition: Offer EV Incentives to Reach 2 Million by 2030
Sep 29, 2023
Michigan Receives $750K Grant to Reduce Snap Fraud
Sep 28, 2023
123 Michigan Communities Get $553M in Pension Relief
Sep 23, 2023
Michigan Lawmakers Frustrated After Feds Deny Flood Aid
Sep 22, 2023
UAW Gives New Friday Deadline to Big 3 Automakers
Sep 21, 2023
Lawmaker: Investigate Michigan’s Prison Staffing Practices
Sep 16, 2023
Michigan Lawmakers to Propose FOIA Reform This Year
Sep 15, 2023
Michigan AG Sues Airport Authority Over Alleged PFAS Contamination
Sep 14, 2023
Brinks: Michigan’s Proposal 1 Financial Disclosure ‘Will Be Completed’ by Deadline
Sep 09, 2023
Michigan AG Joins Coalition Against Trump Administrations Title IX Exemptions
Sep 08, 2023
Michigan Lawmakers Want to Ban Government From Using Code to Thwart Records Requests
Sep 07, 2023
Whitmer to Pursue Paid Family Leave, 100% Clean Energy Standard
Sep 02, 2023
Michigan: $5M to Survey Mileage Fee to Fix Roads
Sep 01, 2023
Nessel: Legal Opinion on New Education Agency ‘Premature'
Aug 31, 2023
MDOT Begins Three Road Construction Projects This Week
Aug 26, 2023
Michigan Lawmaker Questions Legality of New Education Department
Aug 25, 2023
Michigan to Spend $17 Million on Drone Projects
Aug 24, 2023
Cavnue, Michigan to Reimagine I-94 With Connected Vehicle Lane
Aug 19, 2023
Michigan to Spend $506,000 Subsidizing Electric Boat Industry
Aug 18, 2023
Michigan Utilities Focus on Trees to Trim Power Outages
Aug 17, 2023
Flint’s Fight Against Crime Comes With Large Tab
Aug 11, 2023
Study: Michigan Charter Students Best Traditional Peers
Aug 10, 2023
Whitmer Signs $23M in Outdoor Recreation Grants
Aug 05, 2023
Michigan Taxpayers May Pay $25M to Move Racetrack 4.5 Miles
Aug 04, 2023
Detroit Siblings & Two Others Charged in $3.5M Pandemic Scheme
Aug 03, 2023
Michigan Elderly Robbed of Millions by International Fraud Ring
Jul 29, 2023
Flint Back in Debt Years After City Leaders Said It Wouldn’t Happen Again
Jul 28, 2023
Detroit Taxpayers Foot $56 Million in Police Settlements Over Three Years
Jul 22, 2023
City of Flint Gets Millions in Federal COVID Aid but Still in Red Ink
Jul 21, 2023
Whitmer Creates Another Education Agency
Jul 14, 2023
‘Totally Different’: Michigan Rethinks Production Film Credits
Jul 13, 2023
$12M of State Tax Dollars Will Benefit Detroit Midtown Cultural Center
Jul 07, 2023
Michigan Government Grows Under Whitmer
Jul 06, 2023
Michigan Senate Poised to Pass Bills Threatening Felony, $10K Fine for Intimidation
Jul 01, 2023
2024 Michigan Budget Has Nearly $1 Billion in Pork Spending
Jun 30, 2023
Michigan Department of Education Gets 54% Boost in Funding in Upcoming Budget
Jun 30, 2023
Michigan Governor Spending $25 Million to Put More Police in Schools
Jun 23, 2023
Michigan House OKs Teacher Union Bargaining Rights, Deductions
Jun 22, 2023
Proposed Michigan Bill Eliminates Job Performance From Impacting Teacher Pay Raise
Jun 16, 2023
Detroit Schools Ok $1.1B Budget Cutting 300 Positions
Jun 15, 2023
Whitmer Signs Distracted Driving Bills
Jun 10, 2023
Detroit to Resume $149M Annual Pension Payment
Jun 09, 2023
Michigan Bill Would Allow $500 Fine for Sending Unsolicited, Unwanted Nudes
Jun 08, 2023
Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Support of Handgun Age Requirement
Jun 02, 2023
Environmental Concerns Are in Debate in Changing Auto Industry
Jun 01, 2023
Flint City Council Member: Investigate City Credit Card Spending
May 26, 2023
College Students Sue Michigan State University Over $99 Political Fee
May 25, 2023
Republican Lawmaker Introduces FAIR Act to ‘Protect’ Female Athletes
May 20, 2023
Is the Flint Mayor Driving a City-Issued Car?
May 19, 2023
Losing Population, Michigan’s Tax Base in Danger
May 18, 2023
Michigan’s $80B 2024 Budget: Historic or Wasteful?
May 12, 2023
Michigan Teachers’ Effectiveness Ratings Flourish While Student Performance Stumbles
May 11, 2023
FOIA & Government Transparency in Michigan
May 05, 2023
Michigan House Greenlights Permanent Cocktails-To-Go
May 04, 2023
State Says Accessing 45,891 Gotion Documents Will Cost $16,500
Apr 28, 2023
Michigan School District Sued for Viewpoint Discrimination
Apr 27, 2023
Michigan Bills Would Make Driving and Holding or Using a Cell Phone a Violation
Apr 22, 2023
Senate Committee Narrowly Approves Gotion $175M Taxpayer-Funded Transfer
Apr 21, 2023
Developers Seek $123M From Taxpayers for Grand Rapids Project
Apr 15, 2023
Report: Michigan Needs $4.5B Annually for Education
Apr 14, 2023
Critics Claim EPA New Emission Standards Will End Gasoline Vehicles
Apr 13, 2023
Detroit Plans $45 Million for Digital Equity
Apr 08, 2023
Big Rapids Residents Protest Gotion
Apr 07, 2023
Supreme Court to Hear ‘Home Equity Theft’ Case
Apr 06, 2023
Protesters Push April 5 Gotion Meeting to Online Only
Apr 01, 2023
Saginaw Township Schools to Ask Voters for $243 Million Bond
Mar 31, 2023
School Libraries Across Michigan Adding Books on Gender and White Supremacy
Mar 30, 2023
Michigan Court Upholds Manslaughter Charges for Parents of Shooter
Mar 25, 2023
Supreme Court Rules Deaf Michigan Student Can Sue School for Damages
Mar 24, 2023
Detroit Police Department Seeks $22 Million Budget Increase
Mar 23, 2023
Michigan Senate Votes to Repeal Right-To-Work, Reinstate Prevailing Wage
Mar 18, 2023
Michigan Lawmakers Press DTE, Consumers Energy on Outages
Mar 17, 2023
Whitmer Says Her COVID Restrictions in Hindsight ‘Don’t Make a Lot of Sense'
Mar 16, 2023
Michigan House Approves LGBT Protections & Passes Law Expanding Background Checks
Mar 10, 2023
Right to Work Repeal, Prevailing Wage Reinstatement Pass Michigan House
Mar 09, 2023
Economists: Railroad Derailments Highlight Necessity of Line 5
Mar 06, 2023
Should Michigan Taxpayers Foot $700,000 per Job Created for 2,500 Jobs?
Mar 05, 2023
Slotkin Announces 2024 U.S. Senate Candidacy
Mar 04, 2023
DTE Requests $622M Rate Hike, Citing Clean Energy Efforts
Mar 03, 2023
Attorney General Granted Legal Reprieve in Line 5 Case
Feb 25, 2023
One of the Poorest Cities in Michigan Has Best-Funded District Due to Pandemic
Feb 24, 2023
Hundreds of Thousands in Michigan Out of Power After Ice Storm Hits
Feb 23, 2023
Ford Halts Building, Shipping of F-150 Lightning EV Pickups
Feb 17, 2023
Episode 53: Critics Express Disagreement With ‘Discriminatory’ School Budget Cut Proposal
Feb 10, 2023
Episode 52: Lack of Transparency in Michigan Government
Feb 03, 2023
Episode 51: Whitmer Proposes Seven Government Expansions in State of the State Address
Jan 27, 2023
Episode 50: Electric Vehicles Could Cost Michigan $95 Million Annually in Lost Tax Revenues
Jan 20, 2023
Episode 49: Detroit Charter Schools Tout College Enrollment Numbers
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 48: After FBI Warning, Gov. Whitmer Still Posting on TikTok
Jan 06, 2023
Episode 47: Whitmer Kidnap Plotters Sentenced & Michigan 2022 Year in Review
Dec 30, 2022
Episode 46: Michigan Taxpayers Footing $57M in Private Business Subsidies
Dec 23, 2022
Episode 45: Does Michigan have a Teacher Shortage?
Dec 16, 2022
Episode 44: Businesses Fear Michigan Democrats Repealing Right-To-Work
Dec 09, 2022
Episode 43: Democratic Majorities in Lansing Will Target Public Charter Schools
Dec 02, 2022
Episode 42: UIA Worker, Daughter, Two Others Convicted of $1M COVID Fraud Scheme
Nov 23, 2022
Episode 41: Spending at Suburban Detroit Transit Agency Grows Despite Service Cuts
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 40: Michigan Democrats Score Political Trifecta
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 39: Big Money & Big Endorsements for Michigan U.S. House Seat
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 38: Michigan Governor’s Pandemic School-Closure Claim Heavily Scrutinized
Oct 28, 2022
Episode 37: State Agrees to Spend $20 Million to Settle False Unemployment-Fraud Cases
Oct 21, 2022
Episode 36: Michigan Schools Boost Online & In-Person Security
Oct 14, 2022
Episode 35: Felony Charges Dismissed Against Seven State Officials in Flint Water Crisis
Oct 07, 2022
Episode 34: Michigan Legislature Oks $1B Spending, Mostly Economic Development
Sep 30, 2022
Episode 33: Some Michigan Schools Keep Mum on COVID Relief Spending
Sep 23, 2022
Episode 32: Expert Says Metro Detroit Public Transit Ridership Won’t Recover This Decade
Sep 16, 2022
Episode 31: Taxpayer cost of Flint water crisis trial could balloon to $90M
Sep 09, 2022
Episode 30: Michigan's K-12 education enrollment fell 25% between 2002 and 2020
Sep 02, 2022
Episode 29: Michigan voters to decide on longer term limits for lawmakers
Aug 26, 2022
Episode 28: Gov. Whitmer suggests school sales tax holiday; GOP calls it 'pandering'
Aug 19, 2022
Episode 27: Whitmer kidnapping jury selection starts
Aug 12, 2022
Episode 26: Tudor Dixon declared victor in Republican primary race
Aug 05, 2022
Episode 25: After record funding, Michigan schools seek more money
Jul 29, 2022
Episode 24: Michigan business, restaurant groups react to minimum wage ruling
Jul 22, 2022
Episode 23: Billionaire's project gets $100M from Michigan taxpayers
Jul 16, 2022
Episode 22: Analyst says $251M 2023 'economic development' in Michigan won't address taxpayer priorities
Jul 08, 2022
Episode 21: AG Nessel's office renews pursuit of Flint water charges
Jul 01, 2022
Episode 20: Governor Whitmer's Lost Case Sends $200,000 in Attorneys Fees to The Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Jun 24, 2022
Episode 19: Michigan Senate approves $565 million for mental health
Jun 17, 2022
Episode 18: FBI arrests Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley
Jun 10, 2022
Episode 17: Gov. Whitmer 'seriously looking' at gas tax holiday
Jun 03, 2022
Episode 16: Bureau of Election says 5 GOP gov candidates shouldn't reach August ballot
May 27, 2022
Episode 15: Michigan judge's abortion interests called into question
May 20, 2022
Episode 14: Governor Whitmer breaks COVID pay promise
May 13, 2022
Episode 13: Whitmer will 'fight like hell' to protect abortion access
May 06, 2022
Episode 12: Michigan gives over $570,000 in grants for electric vehicle programs
Apr 29, 2022
Episode 11: Whitmer admin mum over possible $1.4 million security contract
Apr 22, 2022
Episode 10: Jury acquits two in Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot
Apr 15, 2022
Episode 9: GOP lawmaker calls on Whitmer to provide tax relief
Apr 08, 2022
Episode 8: Study recommends ‘dynamic upgrades’ to address disparities in Michigan’s per-pupil school funding
Apr 01, 2022
Episode 7: Poll Shows 59% of Michigan voters would consider a new governor
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 6: Rochester Schools paid $188,750 to settle dossier lawsuit
Mar 18, 2022
Episode 5: House OKs cutting 27-cent gas tax for 6 months
Mar 11, 2022
Episode 4: Michigan bills aim to stop NDAs in private-public deals
Mar 04, 2022
Episode 3: Redistricting committee gives itself 7% raise despite million-dollar deficit
Feb 25, 2022
Episode 2: MIOSHA fined Port Huron $6,300 over a 'general feeling,' city manager says
Feb 18, 2022
Episode 1: Governor Whitmer calls on Canada to 'de-escalate' trucker blockade
Feb 11, 2022