(The Center Square) - Communities throughout the U.S. are experimenting with social programs that give a "guaranteed income" to some residents with few or no strings attached. An economics professor says universal income could be a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars if it replaces many of the more than 100 welfare programs already out there.
Michigan Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled the state's 1931 law that bans abortion, triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, is unconstitutional.
Less than two months after announcing it would apply $134 million of taxpayer dollars for retooling two Michigan plants, news reports this week surfaced that revealed Ford Motor Company would lay off approximately 8,000 salary workers.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signaled her intention to exercise a line-item veto of more than $21 million in Republican-proposed abortion alternatives.
Families nationwide have been stymied by supply chain issues, product recalls, and record 40-year high inflation that's left many baby formula shelves bare.
The Democratic Governors Association Wednesday pledged $75 million for ad buys on behalf of reelection efforts for seven Democrat incumbent governors.
Most of the states that legalized recreational marijuana for recreational use are collecting more tax revenue from marijuana sales than alcohol sales.
General Motors (GM) and Honda plan to produce millions of "affordable" electric vehicles (EV) with prices of some popular models starting at around $30,000.
After gasoline prices nationwide exceeded $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008, six governors called on the U.S. Congress to suspend the federal gas tax temporarily.
New research from Environmental Defence Canada makes the case that there's a path forward to shutting down the Line 5 dual pipelines, which run under the Straits of Mackinac.
