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State Report Boasts Lower Michigan Case Rate; Silent On Higher Death Rate

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Michigan's Liquor Taxes Among the Stiffest in the Nation

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Michigan Nonprofits Relieved By Supreme Court’s Donor Privacy Ruling

Key state officers here favor government efforts to seize donor names, addresses Read more

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School Funding Looks Unequal If Major Revenue Sources Not Counted

And one of those sources helped solve major school spending disparities Read more

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New Restrictions On Property Owners Advance Officials’ Pursuit Of ‘Tree City’ Label

Trees that have to go would become a big problem for lot and land owners Read more

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Whitmer Blamed Public, 'Variant' For April COVID Spike, State Now Admits Had No Evidence

Governor also resisted hardline lockdowners at CDC Read more

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Clearing Up the Record on Michigan Charter Schools

A Response to Misguided Claims in The New Yorker Read more

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Teacher Went From $61,701 to $81,328 In Six Years, Tells Newspaper Low Pay A Hurdle

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City Demands Vacation Renters’ Data; Homeowners Question Its Security And More

‘Their rationale makes no sense’ Read more

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Workplace Regulators Abuse Power Extending State Emergency Rules Until Christmas Week

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Michigan Schools Never Had More To Spend; MSU Prof Calls State Dead Last In Funding

Carefully selected date ranges paint a false picture Read more

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Teachers Who Are Paid $97K Annually Say Low Pay Is A Problem

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Center-Left Interest Group's Whopper On Michigan Teacher Retirement Benefits

Most private sector workers only dream of such security Read more

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Study: Michigan Falls Behind In Recovering From Pandemic

Health status, jobs and economy, travel and leisure return rates here all lag Read more

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CDC Data Suggests Stricter Lockdowns Didn’t Reduce COVID Deaths

Michigan had substantially more deaths than its neighbors despite more significant restrictions Read more

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Michigan’s 100 Year-Plus Teacher Shortage

The topic has been a state media staple Read more

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Whitmer Says 'Science' Governed State Epidemic Responses; Record Suggests Otherwise

Were previously declared vacc-rate reopening thresholds discarded without notice? Read more

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Michigan Company, Lauded As A Face Of Green Energy in 2012, Now Defunct

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Governor’s Pandemic Response Was Rarely Backed by Science

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Heavy Agency Email Chatter Before Lockdown-Defying Restaurant Owner’s Arrest

Attorney General staffers were monitoring social media posts and complaints critical of their actions Read more

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Michigan Capitol Confidential Inaccurately Described Attendance Policies Of Two School Districts

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Another School Establishment Ally Understates Michigan Teacher Salaries

This time in a poor district near Flint Read more

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These Parents And Children Looking For Alternatives After Virtual Instruction Failed Them

Schools’ poor pandemic performance has changed their relationship with parents and the public Read more

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State Agency’s ‘How To Form A Union’ Adventure Wilted Under Sunshine

Business leader: ‘Can be a labor organizer or .... impartial state regulator’ — but not both Read more

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Link Teacher Pay To Quality? But Annual State-Required Ratings Fail To Separate Best

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