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In UP, One Confirmed COVID Case In The Hospital; Its Bars Still Closed For Indoor Service

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Backed By Police Unions in 2018, Whitmer Silent On Police Union Reforms

Police collective bargaining contracts implicated in departments’ failure to dismiss bad actors Read more

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Face Mask Mandates For Some But Not Others Among Inconsistencies In Epidemic Orders

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New Study Shows 21st Century Jobs Fund a Bust

These programs should be repealed and their administrative agencies shut down Read more

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Whitmer's 'Enhanced' Executive Order Penalties Appear Outside The Law And Constitution

State sidestepping state of emergency law by pulling sanctions from a different law Read more

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Underfunded? Detroit Is State's 15th Best Funded Larger School District

Gets less from some sources and more from others Read more

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Former Crain's Detroit Business Publisher Calls Rand Paul 'Bed-Wetting Snowflake'

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Hasn't Opened Yet, And Traverse City's Government Broadband Needs Surprise Loan

Private sector competition is ‘not going to just roll over’ Read more

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Perpetual State Of Emergency? Michigan One Of 15 States That Don’t Rule It Out

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Cancel The Narrative: Schools Serving Michigan’s Poor Among State's Highest Funded, Not Least

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Whitmer's Idea Of Bullying: Is It Small Business Politely Pleading To Reopen?

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Ex-ACLU Head Plays Race Card On Detroit Schools

Yet, Detroit receives thousands of dollars more per student than the average Michigan school district Read more

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Superintendent Gets $240K, School District Out Another $100K In Pension 'Catch-Up Costs'

Past pension underfunding takes amount equal to 40% of school payrolls Read more

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Michigan Hospitals Less Full Than Nonpandemic Years

Keeping occupancy down one of the rationales of ongoing lockdowns Read more

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Word ‘Epidemic’ Missing From Law Whitmer Bases Unilateral Governance On

‘Epidemic’ does appear in the emergency law that limits how long she can go solo Read more

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Union ‘Safety Strike’ Tells Detroit Teachers To Stay Home, But Will Students Show Up Remotely?

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Judge: ‘Governor Can Order Anything, Forever, A Truly Striking Concept In A Democratic Republic’

Appeals court judge dissents Read more

Commentary

Should A Past Crime Bar Someone From Becoming A Roofer?

Michigan gets poor grades on licensing laws that keep reformed criminals unemployed Read more

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Not Training Staff On COVID Symptoms And More Earns Speedway Station $6,300 Fine

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Michigan Health Official Calls COVID Survivors ‘Lucky,’ CDC Data Suggests Survival is Commonplace

Projections show that overall, victims have a very high chance of beating the disease Read more

Commentary

Jobs Program Creates Jobs at Killer Cost

MBDP resources should go to higher priorities Read more

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A Myth Too Politically Useful Not To Repeat: Schools In Poor Michigan Cities Get Less

Two politicians at Whitmer press conference keep it going Read more

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Michigan's Jobless Will Get An Extra $300 Per Week In Federal Unemployment Benefits

Extra amount authorized under Trump executive order Read more

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Most Michigan Schoolchildren To Have One Interaction With A Teacher Most Months

No in-person meetings required; four emails would qualify in two other months Read more

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Hospital Bed Occupancy Rate Below Pre-Coronavirus Levels

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