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Whitmer seeks $150M for megasite prep after market rejects $261M Mundy site
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 2026-27 fiscal year budget includes $150 million to spend on new public infrastructure for megasites.
The proposal comes after the state spent $261 million on site preparation at the Mundy megasite that spans about 1,300 acres in Genesee County. That money was spent, in part, on buying residents out of their homes and then demolishing 43 buildings for a project that never came.
Michigan Capitol Confidential obtained a copy of the demolition map through a records request.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel should sue to stop more houses from being demolished, according to Rep. Steve Carra R-Three Rivers. Click here to read more.
DC judge apologizes to alleged White House correspondents’ dinner shooter for jail treatment
Washington, D.C., judge on Monday apologized to the suspect who allegedly opened fire during the White House Correspondents’ dinner last month for how he has been treated by authorities in jail.
Cole Tomas Allen, a resident of Torrance, California, was placed under suicide watch at the D.C. jail because he allegedly told the FBI that he expected to die during the shooting. Suicide watch protocols mandated Allen remain on a 24-hour lockdown in a “safe cell,” with no phone access to call or receive visits from anyone other than his legal team.
Prosecutor Jocelyn Ballantine claimed that since Allen told investigators he did not expect to survive the alleged attack, he could pose a danger to himself. Click here to read more.
Michigan Supreme Court bans ICE from courthouses — and during ‘reasonable and direct travel’ to and from
Starting Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is banned from arresting illegal immigrants at courthouses, or during “reasonable and direct travel” to and from, the Michigan Supreme Court decreed Wednesday.
“Parties, attorneys, and subpoenaed witnesses are not subject to civil arrest while going to, attending, and returning from the places they are required to attend,” the rule issued Wednesday reads. “No officer of any of the several courts of record, including jurors, shall be subject to civil arrest while going to, attending, or returning from any actual sitting of the court of which he is an officer.”
The rule, proposed in November, came at the urging of the American Civil Liberties Union, immigrant rights activists, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Democratic lawmakers, garnering about 2,500 comments during a monthlong public comment period. Click here to read more.
New Jersey expands nurse freedom, improving patient access to care
Trenton, New Jersey; March 31, 2026: New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law yesterday increasing experienced nurses’ freedom to treat patients without mandatory physician oversight agreements. The law exempts advanced practice nurses with more than 5,000 hours of experience from joint protocol requirements when providing primary or behavioral health care, expanding access to care for patients across the state.
“When you trust qualified nurses to do their jobs, patients win,” said Jaimie Cavanaugh, Senior State Policy Counsel with Pacific Legal Foundation. “Nurses shouldn’t have to pay a physician to serve patients they are also qualified to provide care for. Today, New Jersey joins a growing number of states recognizing that nurse freedom and patient access go hand in hand.” Click here to read more.
Self-Checkout Is Under Fire Across the Country. Is Theft Really the Reason?
Self-checkout machines are in the crosshairs. In recent months, numerous states and localities have considered legislation to curtail the use of automated checkout in grocery stores. These bills are often positioned as part of an effort to cut down on retail theft, but it appears the driving force behind them is to create more unionized jobs.
According to USA Today, at least six states have considered rules that would restrict self-checkout machines. The states range from blue Connecticut to red Ohio, but it doesn’t stop there. Two cities in California already have self-checkout limits in place, while New York City is currently considering restrictions as well.
Self-checkout restrictions are often framed as a commonsense crime prevention measure that projects grocery store workers and cuts back against the recent uptick in retail theft nationwide. But when it comes to these bills, the fine print points toward a different motivation. Click here to read more.
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