Can anyone bring back St. Johns resident Lue Yang?
In our country’s zeal to eradicate our population of drug-running gangbangers who create mischief here since entering the United States illegally, authorities have unnecessarily caught a St. …
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Who are the winners and losers in the state’s new budget?
Is the federal government still shut down? Well, rest assured, your state government is not. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget deal Tuesday (Oct. 7) that landed on her desk after …
This is what passes for democracy in state government these days
At the moment, I’m sitting in a nearly empty state House committee room. The subcommittee charged with overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars of pork barrel spending was …
John James seems to be sabotaging his gubernatorial chances
This is a story on “the race that shouldn’t have been.” U.S. Rep. John James should already be wrapping up the 2026 gubernatorial primary. The race should be functionally over, …
City can bulldoze part of north Lansing homeless camp
The owner of a north Lansing building supply company cut a deal Tuesday with Lansing officials on a plan to push a piece of Lansing’s largest homeless encampment off his land, which is roughly …
Property owner cuts deal with city on Lansing’s largest homeless encampment
TUESDAY, Sept. 16 — The owner of a north Lansing building supply company cut a deal today with Lansing officials on a plan to push a piece of Lansing’s largest homeless encampment off his …
In the absence of solutions, we are getting half-baked ideas
On the set of the long-running public television series “Off The Record” several days ago, host Tim Skubick was talking up the number of hits the online version of the prior week’s …
Arts community sounds alarm: House budget wipes out funding
The state House’s proposed budget for next year wipes out every cent of the $12.3 million the Michigan government spent on arts and cultural programs this year. The House also …
Line 5: The issue that keeps giving … but likely not much longer
For the past 10 years, environmentalists have made a pair of now-73-year-old light crude pipelines resting on the bottom of the Mackinac Straits an organizing rallying cry. What if these pipes …
The unintended result of today’s politics: Michigan government heads for a shutdown
It seems silly to even be talking about this subject, but we’re here, folks. State government is around 40 days away from operating without a budget. In my opinion, it’s better …