2+ week, 3+ day ago   (453+ words) In the August 2026 primary election, voters across the state approved 842 of 900 millage, sinking fund and bond requests on the ballot in their local communities. Together, those approvals represented more than $1 billion in property taxes that local governments are now authorized…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (268+ words) How do public policy decisions actually get made? We see candidates make promises, legislators debate bills, courts issue rulings, and elections change who holds power. But before a policy becomes law, an idea must first become politically possible. The Overton…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (761+ words) By Michael D. LaFaive Officials in Union Township held their usual meetings in July and August and discussed economic development, but a new analysis of economic data shows that the township in Isabella County needs to recognize it’s not an attractive…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (385+ words) The first half of the 1770s saw a meteoric shift in public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic, from an unquestioned confidence in the status of Britain’s American colonies to a widespread acceptance that it was time for the United…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) By Jarrett Skorup and Dr. Ted Bolema This article originally appeared in Real Clear Energy February 20, 2026. Nessel’s case is absurd because her alternative reality doesn’t exist anywhere – regardless of the fossil fuel industry’s supposed power. And it is fantastical because…...