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Michigan’s Green Energy Plan Means Higher Bills, More Blackouts

MIDLAND, Mich. — Michigan’s net-zero energy law could more than double utility bills, increase blackout risks, and deliver negligible climate benefits, a new report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy warns.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “MI Healthy Climate Plan” mandates 100% clean energy by 2050 through a rapid transition to wind, solar, and battery storage as well as the phasing out of fossil fuels.

“Michigan’s Expensive Net-Zero Gamble: Projecting the Costs of Gov. Whitmer’s MI Healthy Climate Plan” was conducted in partnership with the Center of the American Experiment and Always On Energy Research. The report concludes that the governor’s proposed transition will strain the state’s power grid and impose major costs on taxpayers. Click here to read more.

 

Civil rights groups alarmed over Quebec’s move to ban prayer in public

Quebec says it will ban prayer in public, a move that civil rights groups described as an “alarming measure” that targets religious minority groups and would infringe on “basic democratic freedoms”.

The province’s secularism minister, Jean-François Roberge, said the move had been prompted by the “proliferation of street prayer” which he described as “a serious and sensitive issue” adding that the government had watched with “unease”. Roberge said the government would introduce legislation in the fall.

The announcement follows public statements from Quebec’s premier, François Legault, who expressed mounting frustration over public prayers in the province’s largest city, Montreal. Click here to read more.

 

Just 38.9% of Michigan third graders proficient in reading, according to state test

In the third grade, Michigan’s children are learning to recognize and use prefixes like re- and un- and suffixes like -ful and—less to expand their vocabulary. They practice high-frequency words that appear in nearly everything they will ever read, such as again, between, favorite, and important. As they grow into confident readers, they begin writing and reading compound words like playground, sunshine, and notebook.

But that progress is not happening at the rate it should. The latest state test results show that over 60% of third graders cannot read at grade level.

According to the Michigan Department of Education, only 38.9% of third graders scored proficient in reading on the most recent M-STEP exam, the poorest result since the test began. In 2019, before the pandemic and Michigan’s extended period of remote learning under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, nearly 45% of students were at grade level. The steady decline since then shows that many children have not recovered from those prolonged classroom closures. Click here to read more.

 

Left-Wing Dark Money Outfit Accused of Trying to Buy Social Media Influencers

One of the most influential left-wing dark money organizations stands accused of trying to buy social media influencers, aiming to unify the Left as Democrats struggle to find the path forward after President Donald Trump’s historic victory in November.

Trump’s interviews with conservative YouTubers, podcast hosts, and alternative media influencers accumulated more than 100 million views ahead of the 2024 presidential election, and it seems the group Sixteen Thirty Fund, which has ties to Arabella Advisors, is intent on galvanizing this new strategy on the other side of the aisle.

Will its efforts unite the woke infrastructure of the Left with the large audiences who flock to left-wing influencers? Or will the exposure of this effort further divide the Democrat activist class? Click here to read more.

 

Florida authorities uncover widespread illegal alien cheating scheme for CDL exam: report

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An investigation into a criminal scheme that allowed non-English speaking individuals to cheat on their commercial driver’s license, or CDL exam has exposed a link between fraud and fatal crashes, according to a report by First Coast News.

The report details how a group of men, including five who were arrested in Jacksonville, used hidden cameras and earpieces to receive test answers from accomplices outside of a DMV testing center.

The scheme, which the Florida Highway Patrol calls “organized fraud,” allowed applicants to obtain a CDL without a proper understanding of English or road signs.

According to First Coast News, the danger of the scheme was tragically illustrated by a fatal crash in South Florida. Click here to read more.

FLINT, Mich. — A Flint pastor is raising concerns about how city officials and police communicated with him and his congregation after a man allegedly threatened to bring an AR-15 rifle to his church.

Matthew Hougue Smith, pastor of Peoples Church in Flint, said while Sunday’s service was peaceful and included a surprise baptism, he has been left frustrated by what he described as little to no communication from city leaders and law enforcement.

“I have not received direct communication. I have had to reach out and physically go to the police department and that was the first time I’ve officially talked about this,” Smith said in a statement. “All I keep getting is, ‘A detective will begin investigating this coming Tuesday.’”

Smith said the suspect showed up near the church around 8:40 a.m. Sunday, prompting him to call 911. He said officers searched the area briefly but offered no reassurance, asking instead if he had a gun permit and telling him it was his responsibility to protect the congregation.

 

Smith said the suspect showed up near the church around 8:40 a.m. Sunday, prompting him to call 911. He said officers searched the area briefly but offered no reassurance, asking instead if he had a gun permit and telling him it was his responsibility to protect the congregation.

According to Smith, a Michigan State Police sergeant told him the agency could not take over the case because they had not been invited to do so by the city.

“After a credible terrorist threat was made to bring an AR-15 to the church, we still have had little to no contact with the police,” Smith said. “If any more harm comes to this city by the hands of this man, it is officially on the hands of the city as I have done everything I can do on my end.”

Earlier in the week, Peoples Church canceled services after Flint police said they were investigating threats made on Facebook.

I reached out to the City of Flint for comment, but have not received a response.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2025) — Oakland County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard voiced concern Friday over recent bond rulings that allowed two men facing serious felony charges to be released on minimal bail.

Bouchard pointed to two cases handled this month by Magistrate Angelena Marie Thomas-Scruggs. On Thursday, 25-year-old Robertlee Rayshawn Rogers was arraigned in 50th District Court on five felony counts, including assault with intent to murder. Rogers was under a court order barring him from contact with the victim when the alleged assault took place. Despite that, he was released on a $1,000 personal bond.

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A similar ruling came Aug. 15, when Thomas-Scruggs set bond at $5,000 cash/surety, with 10% down, for Charles Edward Black II. Black was arraigned on multiple felonies, including carrying a concealed weapon, narcotics trafficking and possession of a device to convert a firearm into a machine gun. Convictions on those charges could carry decades in prison.

“These are not minor offenses — they are extraordinarily serious crimes that endanger lives and carry lengthy sentences,” Bouchard said in a statement. “Our deputies and prosecutors work tirelessly to hold violent offenders accountable. It is unacceptable, and frankly reprehensible, when magistrates or judges undermine those efforts by releasing dangerous individuals on minimal bond.”

Bouchard said such decisions place victims and the public at risk and erode trust in the justice system.

Black is scheduled for a probable cause conference before Judge Ronda Gross on Sept. 9.