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Pot for Potholes: Please wait up to 12 months to feel the full effects
Local governments should take a cautious approach to their new road funding.
Jan 14
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Steve Watson
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Few Bills to Sign for Auld Lang Syne
Michigan Legislature closes out a bitter 2025 with a frostier and feistier 2026 ahead.
Dec 31, 2025
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Detroit Finds a Surplus Waiting under the Christmas Tree
$105 million, plus $548 million in reserves, neatly gift-wrapped for the new year.
Dec 24, 2025
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Will the Senate Cindy-Lou Who the House into Growing a Heart for Christmas?
Michigan Senate passes supplemental appropriations bill to restore House cuts.
Dec 17, 2025
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Steve Watson
Speaker Hall's How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall cancels $645 million in State spending.
Dec 12, 2025
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Steve Watson
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The End of the Property Tax as We Know It?
No, not the "Ax My Tax" ballot proposal. This is a courtroom drama.
Dec 11, 2025
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To build, or not to build, that is the question
Michigan tax abatements sunsetting this year provide a moment to reflect.
Nov 26, 2025
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Michigan's FY26 Federal Earmarks: $60M so far
Hundreds of millions more to come when Congress brings home the bacon.
Nov 19, 2025
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