Iowa Drops Mask Mandate, Cases Plummet
Media silent on case decline after repeal Read more
Michigan’s $62,170 Average Teacher Pay Not Very Revealing
The highest average was $81,641, at a district where instructors top-out at nearly $102K Read more
They’re No. 1: Utica Teachers Michigan’s Highest Paid
Earned $81,641 on average; the statewide average was $63,553 Read more
Top Heads Of Detroit Teachers Union Enjoyed Big Raises During Epidemic
Schools still closed, though Read more
Federal Spending Blowout — In Michigan’s Budget
A state fiscal replay of the Obama stimulus era Read more
Vaccination Rate Higher in Michigan, But Texas Mask Free And Open
COVID case-level declines similar in both states Read more
His Government Service Hardship Included 8% Raise, $155K Golden Parachute
And a new gig as a public service scholar Read more
COVID May Be On The Run In Michigan
New daily case numbers plummeted from a 451 per million rate to 90 per million Read more
Pandemic Delivers Potentially Costly Electric Bill Lesson To School Complex
Beware the fine print in commercial utility contracts Read more
Whitmer Suggests ‘Effective’ Reopening of Schools Depends On Tripling Virus Testing
‘Three to four million binax antigen tests every single month’ Read more
From ‘Until There Is A Vaccine’ To ‘Until We Are All Vaccinated’
Gov. Whitmer’s ever-moving target for normalcy Read more
East Lansing Officials Prospered In Pandemic
Like many Michigan local governments, state lockdowns were accompanied by big raises Read more
State, Media Likely Oversell Impact Of Taxpayer-Funded Business Grants
How long will a $300 state handout keep one person employed? Read more
Very Big Raises For Some Rochester Schools Managers During Year of the Coronavirus
Unionized staff also saw substantial pay increases Read more
Money for Nothing: Most Federal COVID Relief Went to Closed Classrooms
Districts raking in most CARES funds denied students in-person learning Read more
Whitmer Declares Energy Emergency — Appears Short Of Legal Standard
Law authorizes lockdowns, closing gas stations, more Read more
Indefinite Emergency Powers Are Unconstitutional
U-M law professor makes flawed case to overturn recent Supreme Court decision Read more