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Green Energy legislation will raise costs and send Michiganders into the dark
LANSING, 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.
Key Findings:
$386 Billion Price Tag: Meeting the 2050 mandate with a wind-, solar-, and battery-based grid would cost $386 billion, imposing a severe burden on Michigan taxpayers.
Surging Utility Costs: Under a wind, solar, and battery regime, monthly utility bills could more than double by 2050 — amounting to an extra $228 per month. Click here to read more.
Michigan ‘could lose around 700,000 people by 2050’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Growing Michigan Together Council set a goal two years ago to make Michigan a top-10 state for population growth by 2050.
After losing 40,000 residents between 2020 and 2022, Whitmer created the council to “ensure our state is able to attract talent and provide expanding opportunities for families.”
The council held community meetings and issued a report in December 2023 that projects Michigan could lose 700,000 residents by 2050 without a course correction.
“Michigan was one of about 34% of states that had seen historic population stagnation or decline, and we really wanted to make sure we were doing whatever it took to retain our young folks and attract people from across the country to come and join us,” Hilary Doe, Whitmer’s chief growth officer, told WXYZ. Click here to read more.
Border Wall Supplies Sold Off By Biden To Be Returned To Trump Admin.
Parts of the border wall that The Daily Wire revealed were auctioned off by the Biden administration are now expected to be returned to the Trump administration to support the President’s “border protection plans.”
The Biden administration sold off portions of the border wall in Arizona for pennies on the dollar in December, just one month before Trump reentered office in a move that critics called an attempt to hamstring the new administration. Now, those materials will be handed back over to the federal government.
GovPlanet, the government supply auctioning site that listed the border wall materials, says that it will expedite the return of the materials to the federal government, citing its support for the Trump administration’s border security plans. Click here to read more.
New York City’s $65M Transgender Shelter: A Misguided Use of Taxpayer Dollars?
New York City is funneling $65 million in taxpayer funds into “Ace’s Place,” a Long Island City, Queens shelter exclusively for homeless individuals identifying as transgender or gender non-conforming. Set to run through 2030, this first-of-its-kind facility—born from a 2021 settlement with a trans-identifying activist—prioritizes a small demographic while the city’s broader homeless population struggles in an underfunded, overstretched shelter system.
The NYC Department of Social Services and Destination Tomorrow touted Ace’s Place as a “landmark moment” for the city’s “legacy as a sanctuary” for LGBTQ individuals claiming it’s a necessary response to “a sustained attack on Transgender rights nationwide.”
The 150-bed shelter offers not just housing but lavish perks: a culinary arts program and a full-time psychiatric nurse practitioner and other clinical staff providing “comprehensive mental health support” for issues like depression and anxiety. NYC Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park called it a way to “strengthen the safety net for transgender New Yorkers,” while Chanel Lopez, Deputy Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs for the New York State Executive Chamber, deemed it “historic” and “lifesaving.” Click here to read more.
Chicago mayor wants to keep taxing groceries despite hit to families
llinois is phasing out its 1% state grocery tax because it hurts low-income families, but Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing to keep it.
Johnson is trying to close a $1.12 billion deficit in the fiscal year 2026 budget. Part of how he wants to close the gap is by keeping about $73 million the grocery tax is expected to generate for the city in 2026.
The grocery tax is a regressive form of taxation, hitting low- and middle-income families the hardest. Taxing people’s need to eat is especially callous, especially for households not eligible for food assistance, because it makes weekly grocery runs even more expensive as inflation and high interest rates already strain family budgets.
Grocery costs are already soaring
High food costs are a major source of anxiety across the U.S. In a recent Associated Press-NORC poll, 86% of Americans said they are stressed by the cost of groceries, with 53% citing it as a major source of financial stress. Chicago is no exception. Click here to read more.
