Scott McClallen

1 week ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s electric vehicle revolution is 4.12% of the way toward its goal. In 2021, Whitmer promised an electric future for Michigan and sought tax breaks toward that end. “As the auto industry zooms toward an electric future, we need to lower the up-front cost,” the governor posted on social media. “In my budget, I proposed cutting the sales tax on EVs, saving families up to $2,400.

2 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

The city of Holland spied on some residents’ recycling bins for eight weeks in an attempt to keep inappropriate materials out of the bins. Holland deployed “high-tech cameras, global positioning systems, and computers” to analyze the containers, reads a May 2024 article posted on the city website.

2 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

Michigan mailed out roughly 738 Bridge cards every day in 2024 for a total of 269,644 cards, according to a document obtained through a records request. Cards could be replaced for reasons such as theft, demagnetization of the card, or forgotten PINs. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services didn’t respond to a request for comment on how many cards were in each category.

3 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

News Story Number of construction workers outnumbers auto workers as of 2023 Young Michiganders don’t need to earn a four-year college degree before landing a high-paying job, former Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe told around 600 people at a May 1 Mackinac Center event. When millennials and those in Generation Z were growing up, older people encouraged the youth to attend college, rather than trade schools.

3 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

The city of Ann Arbor owns or leases more electric vehicles than any other Michigan city, according to a Michigan Capitol Confidential analysis. The city has 76 electric vehicles and about 235 vehicles fueled by either gasoline or diesel, according to a document obtained through a records request. The city wants to transition every viable vehicle to electric, Missy Stults, Ann Arbor’s director of sustainability and innovations, told CapCon in a phone interview.