LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Some state lawmakers are calling for the complete shutdown of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation amid concerns about the agency’s failure to produce results.

The MEDC has overseen several large-scale projects, including a massive battery plant in Lansing, another in Marshall and a proposed semiconductor facility in Flint.

They were pitched as “transformational” efforts that would bring new jobs and millions of dollars to local economies.

However, a report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy published last year found that over roughly two decades, projects promised 123,000 jobs but delivered only 11,000: a 91% failure rate.

“What they promise never happens,” said James Hohman, Director of Fiscal Policy at the center. “Handing out big checks to b

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