Michigan Capitol Confidential

College enrollment is seeing a flight to quality, report says

Enrollment up at U of M-Ann Arbor, other institutions at which students are more likely to complete their program ...
Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan taxpayers foot $1 million bill for an imaginary job threat

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation gave $1 million to OVD Insurance, a Kent County firm, to keep it from doing ...
Michigan Capitol Confidential

A Court of Appeals ruling could bring financial consequences for school districts

A recent ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals on nine bills that were not sent to the governor at the end of the 2023-24 ...
Michigan Capitol Confidential

State to buy, raze $18M century-old hunting ranch in Cheboygan County

Michigan’s government is expected to buy the Black River Ranch in Cheboygan County this December. The state of Michigan has ...
Michigan Capitol Confidential

State budget contains fewer earmarks than in years past

The 2025-26 Michigan budget that took effect last month contains many fewer earmarks than budgets of recent years, and it ...