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Michigan legislators added more than 350 earmarks to the state budget last fall. They are only now providing written “justifications.” Read them here.

By Nathan Layne

Jon Smith, a local leader in rural Michigan of America First, a far-right Republican faction that denies the results of the 2020 election, wants to shift the entire party to the right - even if it

By Nathan Layne HILLSDALE, Mich (Reuters) - Jon Smith, a local leader in rural Michigan of America First, a far-right Republican faction that denies t...

Legislative rules allow lawmakers to allocate big money with the barest of details. Some Democrats want big changes. But others seem reluctant to commit.

There had been considerable student opposition to the plan. Among the things considered for the site were "upscale multifamily housing," plus retail and hotel space and a performing arts center.

Lawmakers pushed 145 grants totaling $681 million in late June. Months later, details are only known about 19 of them.

For the third time in five years, Michigan legislators have agreed on a package of grants that includes millions to help develop a commercial and residential project by a private real estate company tied to Robert Schostak, the former state GOP chairman.

Romney talked about early on is let the companies go through the normal course of bankruptcy, come to a good conclusion, deal with debtholders and shareholders and vendors and management and put the company back on track. so was it the best use of taxpayers money? id say no. was the outcome acceptable? certainly. nobody can complain about that. >> robert schostak, thanks for joining us. and president obama tells black lawmakers to quit complaining. hows that going over? and to hell and back ...

Specific states and specific events coming up. >> john harris, the day after the weekend of those polls, the straw polls. thank you very much. michigan republican party also held a straw poll this weekend on mackinaw island, and mitt romney played up his michigan roots to party activists in the state where his father was governor. >> theres only one theng michigan doesnt have, and that is theres never been a president of the united states that was born in michigan. and im hoping to rectify tha...