Scott McClallen

Detroit

Michigan and Minnesota Goverment Reporter at Freelance

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Articles

Gilchrist-led trip spent $245,000 on 2024 overseas trip

1 week ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist led a delegation that spent about $245,000 on a five-day economic development trip to Europe, according to more than 1,300 spending documents obtained through a record request. Gilchrist was highest-ranking official in a group consisting of at least 14 people. When not in meetings, members visited the Imperial War Museum, the Churchill War Room and the Brooklands Museum.
Whitmer seeks $7.8M for road funding solution, six years after pledging to fix the roads

2 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

In 2019, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned on fixing the damn roads. She pitched a 45-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike that lawmakers rejected. Six years later and as a second-term governor, Whitmer called again for new taxes to fix the roads. She wants to raise the corporate income tax from 6% to 8.5% to raise $1.6 billion, tax marijuana 32% at the wholesale level to raise $470 million, and to make $500 million in unspecified spending cuts.
Conservation officers may soon need warrants to enter private land

2 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

Michigan’s conservation police officers should get a warrant before entering private property, according to a new bill. House Bills 4073 and 4074 aim to require the police force within the Department of Natural Resources to obtain a search warrant before entering private property and wear body cameras. State Rep. Dave Prestin, R-Cedar River, testified on March 26 before the House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee.
Michigan’s outdated food stamp cards cost poor families $846K in stolen benefits

2 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

Poor Michigan families had more than $846,856 stolen from them in fiscal year 2025 because the food stamp program in the state hasn’t updated its card technology from magnetic stripes to chips. This lax security protocol allows criminals to drain food stamp accounts, sometimes from halfway around the world.
Trustee vows to stay on after apparent threat at Grosse Pointe school board meeting

3 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

A Grosse Pointe Schools trustee is defiant after receiving an apparent death threat during a March 31 school board meeting. “Fortunate for you, I’m no Luigi,” local activist Ian Seaman said in a video clip posted to a local Facebook group.
Michigan’s $3M bet on EV maker Bollinger Motors hits a bump

3 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

Michigan bet $3 million of taxpayer money on Bollinger Motors, an electric truck maker that, two years later, appears to be going broke. The company headquartered in Oak Park has paused production of commercial cab trucks and is being sued, The Detroit News reported in March. The company received over $949,000 of Michigan Business Development Program grants and created 75 jobs out of the 165 it promised, according to a fiscal 2024 state report.
School district’s $100,000 rebranding project angers Minnesota parents

3 weeks ago | readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Scott McClallen

Rochester Public Schools (RPS) in Minnesota is lavishing over $100,000 on its rebranding campaign – a move causing frustration among community members. “One parent, speaking anonymously, says spending $100,000 on consultants, new logos, and a new vision is egregious,” writes Chandler Jackson for the local ABC affiliate.
Property owners fight back against $25K daily wetland fines

3 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

Two Michigan men have asked a federal judge to strike down as unconstitutional a state law that restricts the way property owners may manage 6.5 million acres of land. The men, Joshua Wenzlick of Freeland and Paul Satkowiak of Bay County, are represented by attorney Philip Ellison from the law firm Outside Legal Counsel in Hemlock.
SOAR program promised 8,812 jobs, delivered none

3 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

For decades, Michigan lawmakers have sworn that corporate subsidies create prosperity. Yet the Strategic Outreach Attraction Reserve, Michigan’s largest subsidy program, has spent $670 million in three after its inception and has not created any jobs, according to a new report. Politicians promised that the SOAR would create 8,812 jobs. In 2021, Gov.
Michigan regulators order family fishing spot filled

4 weeks ago | michigancapitolconfidential.com | Scott McClallen

A Michigan lawmaker wants to cut a state agency’s funding over disputes with residents. The new oversight committee fielded many complaints about the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, said Antrim Township Republican Rep. Brian BeGole in a March 22 social media post. “EGLE needs a lot of change and I have a feeling big budget cuts are coming for them,” BeGole wrote.