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Detroit Was Just the Beginning: The Crisis of City Pension Systems in Michigan

Local government pensions are less than 65 percent funded Read more

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Six Numbers Showing Detroit’s Pension Problems

Retiree costs are still crowding out services Read more

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As Municipal Golf Courses Lose Money, Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab

Lansing subsidizes its course to the tune of $24 per round Read more

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Here's What the NY Times Got Wrong On Detroit Public Schools

Grab a cup of coffee, this will take a while Read more

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Fewer School Districts Borrowing to Cover Expenses, But Pension Debt Rising

State gives more with one hand, takes more with the other Read more

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How They Spin 'Underfunded Schools': Ignore the Federal Money

Excluding 25 percent of Detroit school funding paints a false picture Read more

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Narrative Trumps Facts When Reporting on Detroit Public Schools

A case study, one of many Read more

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House Republicans 'No Way' on Detroit School Choice Restrictions

Speaker Kevin Cotter faced down intense political opposition Read more

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Hopeful Medicaid 'Direct Primary Care' Pilot Embraced by Senate, Gutted by House

Special interests prefer status quo Read more

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Detroit Public Schools' Collapse Preceded Charter School Expansion

Lehman: Restricting charters to save failed DPS 'a moral question' Read more

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State Expects to Take $2.4 Billion More; Media Cries 'Deficit!'

Reductions in the rate of increase are not 'cuts' Read more

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Average Teacher Salaries Decline, But Individual Educators Get More

Pay levels in one district show, 'It's complicated' Read more

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House Dems to Detroit Parents: No New Charter Schools For You

Unanimous vote in House committee Read more

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State Attorneys General Wage War on Political Dissent

NY AG: Use 'creative ways' to silence opponents Read more

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IRS-Style Viewpoint Discrimination in Grand Rapids City Government?

'...government agencies are purposefully misusing tax laws' Read more

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State Employees' Average Cost Up to $117,000

Legacy costs mean fewer people doing more Read more

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Republican Senate Bails Out Detroit Schools, Rations School Choice

State's largest teachers union 'applauds' Read more

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Poor Cities Don't Equal Underfunded Public Schools

Michigan Teacher of the Year mistaken on school funding realities Read more

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Unions are Super PACS

Former Democratic Party Chairman admits double-standard Read more

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Speed Trap Empire Strikes Back at Reform Effort

Bills place safety ahead of government and insurance company revenue in setting limits Read more

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Little Evidence That Unions Make Workers Safer

Workplace injuries are plummeting in right-to-work states Read more

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Money, Not Governance, Appears Main Focus of New Detroit School Proposal

Governor wants debt relief, charter schools survive Read more

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Michigan Gave Away Tens of Millions for Little in Return

Data center tax exemptions are mostly flash Read more

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Why Do These Top-Ranked Schools Have Zero Top-Ranked Teachers?

Acclaimed schools report no 'highly effective' teachers Read more

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Thanksgiving Dinner More Expensive for Michiganders Than Surrounding States

Because of higher electricity prices Read more

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