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Work-From-Home Challenges City Income Tax Reach

Stay-at-home orders meant fewer workers commuting into cities that tax income Read more

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Mayor Calls Stimulus ‘Critical’; His Pay Rose From $132k To $137k In 2020

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Government Workers A Protected Class In 2020

Some Westland cops put in a few hours in 2020 and retired with six-figure payouts during the pandemic Read more

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No Rush For Government-Owned Traverse City Internet

Out of 3,200 potential customers, only 12 signed up in February Read more

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Celebrate Sunshine Week By Suing A Government Open Records Act Scofflaw

Mackinac Center did; its new suit joins seven others against Michigan governments Read more

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University of Michigan Works To Conceal Records It Must Disclose Under Law

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State Experts Have A New Plan — It Includes Lockdowns

State plan deviates from official Centers for Disease Control recommendations Read more

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Lawsuit: U-M Defies Open Records Law To Hide Pay Rates

University also defies series of Michigan court precedents favoring openness Read more

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Holland Restaurant Owner Arrested Over COVID Orders

Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria has operated at near capacity despite lockdown mandates Read more

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Transparency Laws are Designed to Keep the Government Accountable. But do They?

Government has repeatedly resisted the openness requested by the people Read more

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After A Year Of COVID, Media Asks If Lockdowns Actually Work

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She Fled Communism For Freedom, Now Faces Jail For Not Closing Restaurant

Polish immigrant takes a stand Read more

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Dodgy Metrics, No Real Accountability At Tax-Funded Tourism Marketing Program

Agency may have good reason to prefer Pure Michigan’s fluff to real transparency Read more

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Open-Records Law Reveals: Cops Take Cars From Little Guys; School Pay Tricks; Much More

Government likes secrecy and Michigan officials get more clever at ducking records requests Read more

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Florida: Wide-Open Restaurants, No Mask Mandate, Plunging Case Counts

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Michigan Attorney General Rebuffs Lawmaker Request To Investigate Nursing Home COVID Deaths

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State Agencies And Local Governments Get Creative Dodging Open Records Requests

‘Freedom Of Information' law? ... Make Sure You Bring A Lawyer And Checkbook Read more

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Farmington Hills Mayor Pushes Government Broadband Effort

Says it’s needed to attract young families Read more

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Detroit Schools Get Clean Audit, Released From State Fiscal Oversight

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School Board Member Also MEA Union Official

‘This is 100% character assassination’: response to questions about conflict of interest Read more

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Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Led to Huge Drop in Union Membership

For the first time in decades, state falls outside of the top 10 nationally in unionization Read more

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Biden Blowout: Spending Bill Unnecessary and Harmful

State lawmakers must act to minimize waste Read more

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12 Months After Epidemic Arrives, State Ag Department Issues COVID Orders

‘A year later? There has to be some review’ Read more

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North Dakota Repeals Mask Mandate, COVID Case Numbers Plunge

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Virus Hard On Everyone? Not These Rochester School Employees

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