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Scott McClallen

Detroit

Michigan and Minnesota Goverment Reporter at Freelance

Reporter at The Center Square

Managing editor @MichCapCon DMs open. Author "Twisted Tech": https://t.co/iHZ7T8JrCq. @Hillsdale alum. tips to [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

    If Michigan's government were strapped for cash, it could sell some of its 48 million square feet of office space. MIRS asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 8 if the state needs all its state buildings it has, given that state employees work remotely“We have shrunk our footprint, and we want to make sure that we can do the job,” Whitmer said.

  • 1 week ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

    Michiganders will pay higher fees for vehicle registration, boating, and fishing if the state enacts the $84.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 that was recently passed by the Michigan Senate. The recommendation exceeds Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget by more than a billion dollars but still requires the approval of the Michigan House. The fee increase comes after a six-year period during which Michigan’s budget has grown by 47%.

  • 1 week ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

    A representative of a deceased three-year-old Detroit resident, Chayce Allen, has sued the state in federal court after employees of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services failed to stop a death allegedly caused by years of abuse. Chayce Allen, 3, was one of 9,200 children in Michigan’s foster care system. On June 24, 2022, Chayce’s decaying corpse was found in a broken freezer in the basement of his mother’s home.

  • 2 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

    News Story City expects allegation to be dismissed quickly A Sterling Heights official has filed a complaint with the Michigan Department of State alleging that the city violated campaign finance law by using artificial intelligence in advertisements and not that fact. City council member Henry Yanez filed the complaint, according to a March 10 letter obtained by Michigan Capitol Confidential.

  • 2 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit May 9 against President Donald Trump and various federal officials. The suit, filed with 14 other state attorneys general, challenges the Trump administration’s declaration of an energy emergency.

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14 May 25

RT @MichCapCon: In 2024, thousands of Michigan households — 55,732 in all — struggled to pay their energy bills and received relief through…

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12 May 25

RT @MichCapCon: One of Michigan’s environmental agencies referred 24 people for prosecution to Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office over 2…

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12 May 25

RT @DaveBondyTV: Voters in the city of Livonia will decide Aug. 5 whether to raise taxes for 25 years. https://t.co/gNgBuupMPm