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Articles by Jennifer Wiland
Whitmer, Nessel must end Line 5 legal games
This article originally appeared in The Detroit News August 24 2022. For the second time in under a year, a U.S. District Court Judge has ruled against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The federal court rejected Nessel’s argument that state actions to shutter the Line 5 pipeline should be considered in a state court, upholding the federal government’s jurisdiction over interstate and international pipelines.
Whitmer’s Line 5 ‘no change’ claim is a lot of gas
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer demonstrated the skill of a long-serving politician Tuesday while pettifogging her role in the Line 5 stalemate. “There has been no change to Line 5,” Whitmer said during her debate with challenger Tudor Dixon. “No change.” This is precisely true. The necessary, long-delayed environmental improvements to Line 5 remain on hold.
The Oscar for Bad Policy
Editor's Note: A shortened version of this piece first appeared in the Traverse City Record Eagle on April 6, 2022. Some state lawmakers are again playing with the notion of Michigan taxpayers bankrolling film production here. The last time officials tried to bring movie magic to Michigan, it cost taxpayers a staggering $500 million and produced almost nothing.
The Script Doesn’t Change: Hollywood Welfare Still Bad For Michigan
Some bad ideas just won’t die. Legislators introduced a pair of bills in the Michigan House and Senate earlier this month aimed at bringing back the state’s corporate tax incentive for the entertainment industry. If enacted into law, taxpayers would reimburse 20 to 30 percent of in-state spending on film, television, and commercial productions for the next decade. The program would cost taxpayers up to $50 million annually to start and $100 million annually ten years from now.
Michigan’s Constitution Demands Transparency, No Matter the Wishes of Corporate Welfare Bureaucrats
Michigan gives out hundreds of millions of dollars to a handful of private companies each year. Yet corporate-welfare bureaucrats claim residents shouldn’t and can’t be told how much taxpayer money each company receives. This violates the governmental spending transparency that Michiganders demand from their government. The Michigan Constitution mandates that “financial records” be disclosed and therefore prohibits this secrecy.
Whitmer Administration Retreats and Rages When Challenged on Policies
On Dec. 15, Enbridge Energy requested to have a 2019 lawsuit, brought by the state of Michigan against the company’s Line 5 pipeline, moved from state courts to the federal court that is presiding over another Line 5 case.
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