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LANSING, Mich. - Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that $74 million in medical debt has been erased for 71,000 Michigan residents, but critics say the debt was already written off by hospitals, considered largely uncollectable, and purchased for less than a penny on the dollar using $4.5 million in taxpayer

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took office in January 2019 promising to fix the roads, strengthen the economy, and improve opportunities for Michigan families. Seven years later, these ten facts provide a snapshot of where Michigan stands today. 1. Unemployment Michigan's unemployment rate was 4.2% when Whitmer

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has begun a weeklong investment mission to France, Belgium and Luxembourg, where she is promoting Michigan to foreign investors and attending Eurosatory, one of the world's largest defense and security conferences. Similar overseas trips by the Whitmer administration have cost more than $200,

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer was caught on a hot mic during the June 1 groundbreaking ceremony for the Oracle/OpenAI Stargate data center project in Saline Township. During a conversation with Oracle executive Clay Magouyrk, Whitmer appeared to say, "We're used to people saying 'f*

FLINT TALK EDITORIAL LANSING, Mich. — The Whitmer administration announced Tuesday that Michigan's overdose death rate has fallen 47% since its 2021 peak, dropping from 30.8 deaths per 100,000 residents to a projected 16.4 in 2025. State officials credit Narcan distribution, treatment programs, harm-reduction efforts,

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of Democrat attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., in a lawsuit challenging conditions the Trump Administration sought to place on certain USDA funding. A federal judge has temporarily blocked those conditions while the case moves through

LANSING, Mich. While Michigan families have spent the last few years stretching paychecks, cutting back on groceries, and watching the cost of nearly everything rise, state government spending has moved in the opposite direction. According to state budget figures, Michigan government spending has increased by roughly $25 billion, or 46%

FLINT, Mich. – The Flint City Council is scheduled to vote Monday, June 8, on a proposed 12-month moratorium that would temporarily block data centers from being built in the city while officials study their potential impact on residents, infrastructure, and the environment. The resolution, introduced by Flint City Council

LANSING, Mich. – More than 150 Michigan politicians from both parties have pledged not to accept campaign contributions from DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, according to the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. The growing movement reflects frustration from residents who believe elected officials should represent voters before corporations, especially when those

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office frequently announces new jobs, business expansions, and economic development projects, but many Michigan workers are experiencing a different reality: job losses and layoffs. Michigan recorded nearly 20,000 announced job cuts in a single month earlier this year, placing the state among

LANSING , Mich. – A Michigan lawmaker wants to put the brakes on all new data center projects across the state for one year while officials study their impact on communities, power grids, water supplies, and local infrastructure. The proposal comes after growing backlash over large data center projects in communities including

FLINT, MI —  A developer is reportedly exploring a large data center on approximately 200 acres of Flint's former Buick City site, but Flint City Council is moving to slow the process with a proposed 12-month moratorium while the city studies the project's impact on electricity,

FLINT TALK EDITORIAL Governor Gretchen Whitmer stood beside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other executives to celebrate a sixteen billion dollar AI data center project in Saline Township. The problem is that many of the people who actually live there spent months trying to stop it. Residents raised concerns about