Michigan Politics & News
Michigan news from The Daily Signal, tracking state politics, union influence, election integrity battles, and policy debates shaping the Great Lakes State and Midwest region.
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Michigan Governor Signs Bills Protecting Freedom of Adoption Agencies
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law three bills protecting the freedom of private adoption agencies to operate in accordance with their beliefs, including that children deserve a married mother and father. This is good public policy. The Michigan law comes on the same day the North Carolina legislature protected the religious liberty of… -
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Michigan Bill Would Add to Regulations on Homeschooling
Legislation has been introduced in the Michigan Legislature that would enact stricter regulations on homeschooling in the state. The legislation follows the deaths of two Detroit children whose mother explained their absence from a traditional school by claiming they were being homeschooled. Michigan’s House Bill No. 4498 would require homeschooled students to meet in person… -
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Before Hiking Gas Taxes, Michigan Needs to Spend Money for Roads More Wisely.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is leading an effort to gradually double the state’s 19-cent per gallon gas tax. Doing so would boost the state’s transportation coffers by over $1 billion new tax dollars. But Snyder isn’t sure that’s enough, saying, “The money I’m talking about is to get us to fair to good roads…. -
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Michigan Union Tricks Teachers Into Prolonging Membership
Rob Wiersema teaches high school economics, and he knows the merits of a simple cost-benefit analysis. Leaving the Michigan Education Association, he surmised, made economic sense. He had found another professional association that offered better benefits at a lower cost. But his simple economics become complicated. The union didn’t want him to go. In December…