MLive
A travesty of transparency’: Confidentiality agreements related to $1 billion incentive fund signed by 13 Mi. A number of high ranking Michigan legislators signed non-disclosure agreements related to legislation that appropriates nearly $1 billion in…
Washington Post
Politicians signing NDAs when giving subsidies to companies is a terrible idea
In my home state of Michigan and all across the country, politicians are promising to hide details about tax breaks or outright grants they…
Detroit News
1 in 5 Michigan lawmakers have signed pact to keep taxpayer-subsidized projects secret
Records show 163 individuals have signed non-disclosure agreements related to a state fund that has pledged nearly $2 billion in taxpayer…
Michigan Capitol Confidential
Michigan energy transition will cost people their jobs, lawmakers admit. Both houses of the Michigan Legislature have passed a bill that admits the state’s energy transition will cost people their jobs.
Bridge Michigan
Michigan lawmakers are writing their own financial disclosure rules. What could go wrong? Michigan lawmakers work behind closed doors to write new financial disclosure rules for state officials; A voter-approved ballot proposal will require…
Deadline Detroit
Detroit News Columnist Charlie LeDuff Fired Over Reference to ‘C Word’ and Michigan AG Dana Nessel. The Detroit News has fired weekly columnist Charlie LeDuff, a Pulitzer Prize winner, after he made a coded reference on social media to the…
Michigan Capitol Confidential
FOIA exemptions for Michigan governor, lawmakers breed distrust
Transparency demands that FOIA apply to the governor and the legislature
Daily Mail
Michigan township Green Charter votes out its entire local government over China-linked EV battery maker Gotion’s plan to build a factory there
Detroit Free Press
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European Company Is Flooding America With Cannabis Seeds
So many seeds, so little time.As U.S. cannabis companies compete for dispensary licenses, banking reform, and federal decriminalization, a subtle...
Mississippi brawl over advertising marijuana in the Supreme Court
US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi’s marijuana advertising banUnlike some people and things - Advertisements by state-licensed...
White House Drug Czar Could Endorse Marijuana Legalization
White House Drug Czar Could Endorse Marijuana Legalization Under New Bill To Repeal RestrictionDemocratic congressional lawmakers have announced the...
Is the Marijuana Legalization Experiment Going Up in Smoke?
America's Marijuana Legalization Experiment Is Going Up in SmokeWhen marijuana legalization first started gaining momentum in the United States, it...
Senate signs off on proposed anti-marijuana constitutional amendment in Idaho
Idaho voters will be asked to decide if only the Idaho Legislature could legalize cannabis, other drugsThe Idaho Senate approved a proposed...
A bait-and-switch on marijuana taxes in Ohio…Surprise!
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state is currently withholding $10.9 million in taxes owed to Ohio cities from marijuana sales, prompting Gov. Mike DeWine and...
