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Auchter: "So for this holiday in particular, we should be actively looking for ways to honor the day by being political. Not with hot takes and fear-mongering, not with political party postering, not with negative campaign ads. But with the politics of how a government that is of the people, by the people, for the people is inexorably intertwined with our lives as citizens.

Let's resolve to participate. The success of our version of government is predicated on an informed and engaged public. So in that spirit, let's resolve not to tell our fellow Americans what to think, but encourage them to think."

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An analysis by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a free market think tank, finds that the eight largest corporate subsidies during the eight years of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's terms created only 3% of the expected number of jobs, so far.

Michigan's largest corporate subsidies create tiny fraction of promised jobs, report says

A federal district judge dismissed the case, ruling that only a U.S. Court of Appeals can review the sort of decisions in question at the west Michigan nuclear power plant.

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit to stop Palisades nuclear plant restart

Legislation that's passed the state Senate would require more dam inspections and emergency planning, and let the state remove dams in danger of failing.

Michigan Senate passes dam safety bill

A politically divided Michigan Legislature wrapped months of drawn-out, often-contentious budget negotiations with bipartisan votes Friday morning. Already past the July 1 deadline set in state law, lawmakers spent nearly 24 hours straight in an overnight session to approve the spending plans.

Legislature adopts lean budget with no new taxes and a lift from short-term revenue Already past the July 1 deadline set in state law, lawmakers spent nearly 24 hours straight in an overnight session to approve the spending plans.