School Mask Agony: Two Public Education Systems, Two Policies, One Shared Building
It’s happening in Midland and illustrates parents' challenges Read more
Could Be Worse: Study Finds Michigan’s Regulatory Burden On Business Less Than Nearby States
Mercatus Center finds this to be the least-bad Great Lakes state Read more
Health Department Issues Scary Kids-In-COVID-Ward Headlines From Elsewhere; Just 12 In Hospital Here
Michigan's ‘Are Vaccines Working?’ Report Covers Period When Vast Majority Of Residents Were Not Vaccinated
Don’t Forget The Other Taxpayer Dollars Detroit Schools Collect: Debt Relief
Two legal entities, one created by a state bailout to repay old debt, the other to operate classrooms Read more
Schools Serving Michigan’s Poor Cities Get More Taxpayer Dollars, Not Less
Benton Harbor schools received twice as much per student in 2019-20 as those serving its affluent neighbor St. Joseph Read more
School and Road Funding Up $2.3 Billion; Teachers Union Head Says Michigan Not Taxed Enough
Just In Time For 2021 Inflation Spike, Michigan Gas Tax Getting Cost-Of-Living Increase
Levy was approved in 2015 when annual price increases were still modest Read more
School Policies On Student Face Mask Mandates Trigger Raucous Board Meetings
A growing movement among parents to pull children from districts over mask mandates Read more
Media Heavy Breathing Aside, 100% Of Very Few Juvenile COVID Cases Is Still Very Few
Beware reports with percents only and no actual numbers Read more
Kent County Health Department Order Could Devastate Organized Sports
10-day quarantine for any player contact with COVID-positive teammate Read more
Kent County Imposes Virtual Mask Ultimatum On Schoolchildren
Mask-up, or parents will likely have children at home for 10-day quarantines Read more
Report: U-M’s 163 Diversity Officers The Most Among Big US Universities
2.3 for every history instructor; ‘more focused on promoting narrow and divisive political agendas’ Read more
Granholm Brings Michigan’s Failed Green Energy Subsidies To Washington
Former governor, now U.S. energy secretary, visits state promoting same plan as if it worked Read more
U-M Law Prof: Public Schools Must Reopen Or Won’t Get Money Under Law Signed In July
State budget requires ‘Each district shall provide at least 1,098 hours and 180 days of instruction’ Read more
Scary-Sounding Oakland COVID News Story Missing Key Facts/Context
In county of 1.26 million, there are 67 COVID admissions in its biggest hospitals Read more
Michigan Households Paid Nation’s 10th-Highest Electricity Cost In May 2021
Big utilities CMS Energy and DTE took profits of $752 million and $1.37 billion in 2020 Read more
School Sports Reopening Group’s Fall Campaign: Pull Kids From Schools With COVID Mandates
Organizers: ‘There are many other options out there and together we can make it work!’ Read more
Agencies Use Questionable Legal Reviews To Inflate Charges For Open Record Law Requests
Almost half of one $12,000 charge went to attorneys Read more
Public Health Officials Oppose Placing Limits On Their Power
Restraints will bring ‘suffering and death’ Read more
More Michigan Teachers Per Student Now Than 10 Years Ago
A modest 2% decline in teacher numbers swamped by 8.6% plunge in enrollment Read more
State’s Initial Epidemic Responses Guided By ‘Worst Case But Possible’ Scenario
The reality fell short Read more
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Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling
A tax hike will make cigarette smuggling even more lucrative Read more