What would you change about Michigan?
I love Michigan, this has been my home for all but two of my forty years. But I've realized lately that Michigan is kind of losing its charm, politically, culturally, and socially. Our federal and statewide candidates this election season are decidedly uninspiring so I don't see this changing in any meaningful way anytime soon. It hasn't been all bad (Detroit's doing better by any reasonable measure but considering it was bankrupt a decade ago that's a low bar), but it just seems like it's been a sad, slow slide downward, especially for the past 16 years.
What are the issues you have with this state? What would you change if you could?
My own gripes so far off the top of my head are DTE/Consumers, the data center issue, the fact the Great Lakes don't seem to have much protection, auto insurance rates, education and the fact we've recently been bumped to 44th (!!) in the nation for 4th grade literacy rates, and finally it's good the roads are getting fixed but I want to know how it got so bad in the first place and then figure out how to make sure that never happens again. I also support the people trying to get ranked choice voting implemented (our current governor's race would be way less stressful if we had it already).
What do you not like about this state and what would you change? What would you add?