A Michigan Task Force Proposes Making It Harder To Imprison Kids for Petty Crimes
While the task force is a move in the right direction, truancy shouldn't be up for criminal prosecution in the first place.
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Parents of Michigan School Shooter Appeal Manslaughter Charge
Plus: The emptiness of "national conservatism," anti-tech antitrust antics, and more...
Pete Buttigieg Is Moving to Michigan. He Should Take the Transportation Department With Him.
It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.
Let's Applaud the 10-Year-Old Who Walked to School Every Day for 4 Years
A kid roaming the streets on his own is like an endangered species: once common, now rare, and worth trying to bring back.
To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops To Rob Travelers at Airports
The change represents a substantial reversal of civil forfeiture reforms aimed at protecting innocent property owners.
Michigan Couple Says Town Seized Their Building and Offered To Return It if They Bought Two Cars for Police
"Extortion, there's no other way to explain it," the couple's attorney says.
This Michigan Town Repealed a Ban on Fortunetellers, but Might Break State Law if It Tries To Regulate Them
Petoskey's draft ordinance would require both "legitimate" fortunetellers and people pretending to tell fortunes to be licensed, calling into question the sense of licensing at all.
The State Took Her Home Because She Missed $900 in Property Taxes
Tawanda Hall's house was worth $286,000 more than her overdue tax bill. There was nothing she could do about it.
A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment
The agency’s tactics doomed the prosecution of defendants who allegedly planned to kidnap Michigan's governor.
Police Officer Kills Dog for Walking Toward Him With Tail Wagging
Bradley Brock says his dog Moose was walking toward a police officer wagging its tail when the officer gunned his pet down.
Sidney Powell Disowns Her Kraken, Saying She Is Not Responsible for Her Phony Story of a Stolen Election
The former Trump campaign lawyer, who is fighting sanctions against her, says the claims she made in her Michigan lawsuit "perhaps" were true.
Flint Public Schools Extend Remote Learning Indefinitely
Schools in Flint, Michigan, are extending the virtual learning period for the foreseeable future. Haven't we learned that virtual learning comes at too high a cost?
Florida's COVID Policies Defied the Media's Narrative
Ron DeSantis killed people because Florida didn't impose tougher rules, we're told. But it's not true.
Are the Parents of the Michigan School Shooter Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter?
The charge requires proof that James and Jennifer Crumbley knew their son posed a threat and could have prevented the attack through "ordinary care."
The Michigan School Shooter Can Be a Murderer Without Also Being a Terrorist
The shooting was horrific, and the shooter deserves prosecution. But the charges should fit the crimes.
Study: School Choice Programs Save States Money
As Democrats push back against more choice in schooling, the evidence in its favor keeps piling up.
Detroit Becomes the Second-Largest U.S. City To Urge Tolerance of Psychedelic Use
Voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative that makes "entheogenic plant" possession the city's "lowest law-enforcement priority."
Michigan's Legislature Passed a School Choice Initiative, but Supporters Fear Governor's Veto
The bill could provide much-needed assistance to students who would otherwise fall through the cracks.
Government Keeps Trying To Censor This Brewery. The Owner Isn't Having It.
"Do you really want to live in a country where government bureaucrats, based on whim and personal preference, can censor whatever they don't like?"
Senators Aim To Curtail Presidential Power Over War, Arms Sales, Emergency Declarations
Plus: The FBI had at least a dozen informants helping put together the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, price controls fail again, and more.
Restricting Reliable Energy Sources Is Expensive and Dangerous
Pipelines work, while solar and wind energy often leave people in the dark.
Jane Coaston: Meet the Libertarian New York Times Podcaster
"At some point, a regulation or a law with the absolute best of intentions will be wielded by people who may not have the absolute best of intentions."
Michigan Moving To Make 'Emergency' COVID-19 Mandates Permanent
Nothing is more permanent than an “emergency” mandate.
Michigan Farmer Rescued Injured Animals Without the Proper Permits. State Officials Have Charged Her With a Misdemeanor and Euthanized the Animals.
State officials euthanized six of Julie Hall's animals, including Sassy, a blind raccoon, and Po, a one-legged crow.
GOP Congressman Peter Meijer on Why He Voted To Impeach Trump
The 33-year-old lawmaker, who occupies Justin Amash's old seat, on how his party needs to reclaim the mantle of limited government, capitalism, and individualism.
Rep. Peter Meijer: Only GOP Freshman Who Voted To Impeach Trump Tells All
The 33-year-old successor to Justin Amash's House seat says his party has abandoned limited government, economic freedom, and individualism.
A Federal Judge in Michigan Says Sidney Powell's Election Fraud Claims Are 'Nothing but Speculation and Conjecture'
According to the ruling, the former Trump attorney also filed the wrong claims in the wrong court at the wrong time on behalf of the wrong plaintiffs.
The Republican Election Officials Who Put Process Over Partisanship
Aaron Van Langevelde, Brad Raffensperger, and other state and local officials did the right thing and steered America away from the precipice.
Trump's Attempts To Undo the Election Won't Work
The president's rhetoric and his campaign's actions are corrosive, but even the most powerful man on the planet can't control America's diffuse election system.
Republican Lawsuits Cannot Deliver the Evidence Trump Needs To Prove He Actually Won the Election
Even if the GOP's complaints are valid, they do not prove a vast anti-Trump conspiracy.
SCOTUS Considers Whether James King Has Any Recourse Against the Cops Who Choked and Beat Him for No Good Reason
According to the government, a law aimed at helping victims like King prevents him from holding his assailants accountable.
Don't 'STOP THE COUNT'
Trump's tweets are muddying the process. His legal challenges deserve to be heard, and all votes will continue to be counted.
Michigan Voters Demand That Police Get Warrants for Electronic Data
Constitutional amendment overwhelmingly passes.
'Zero Accountability' for Cops Who Choked and Beat an Innocent Man
The federal government wants the Supreme Court to rule that the victim has no recourse.
The Rust Belt Made Trump President. The Bet Hasn't Paid Off.
If Trump loses his bid for re-election, it will be because Rust Belt voters abandoned him after four years of misguided economic policies.
Emergency Coronavirus Orders Upheld in Wisconsin, Rejected in Michigan
Plus: Pandemic brings rise in electronic ankle monitoring, a court rules on stimulus checks for incarcerated people, and more...
Gretchen Whitmer Blames Trump's Rhetoric for the Plot To Kidnap Her, but There's No Evidence It Played a Role
Trump's rhetoric is often wrong, but that does not make it the underlying cause of every cruel or criminal event that transpires while he is president.
An Overdue Rebuke to Politicians Who Think Anything Goes in a Pandemic
Two courts say COVID-19 lockdowns in Michigan and Pennsylvania were unconstitutional.
Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID-19 Executive Orders
Whitmer helped spark a national debate over the limits of executive power.
Michigan Governor Issues Executive Order To Enforce Her Other COVID-19 Executive Orders
Redundancy with an iron fist
In Michigan, the Wrong Way To Govern During a Pandemic
As federal guidelines suggested classifying more industries as "essential" so that they could reopen, Gov. Whitmer arbitrarily did the opposite.
