Puffery And Spin The Norm When Industry Advocates Are Protecting Tax Favors
Michigan forestland owners want to keep state and federal tax breaks Read more
UAW Spins 26 Percentage-Point Defeat By Nissan Workers As Just ‘A Few Hundred Votes’
Union spent years trying to organize auto ‘transplant’ factories in South — and was blown out Read more
Michigan Having ‘Hardest Times In The Union’? That’s So 2009
British media profile of gubernatorial candidate here is behind the times Read more
Union Head’s Latest Media Tall Tale: Teachers Get No Time For Conferences
His home district gave its teachers 746 days for professional conferences Read more
Cities hurt budgets with police/fire pension spiking schemes, blame state
Got a ticket in Ann Arbor? That cop may have added to his income for the rest of his life Read more
Hundreds Apply, But Grand Rapids Union Claims 'Teacher Shortage'
Look for the union agenda Read more
Unflattering Comparisons Never Made About Male-Politicians – NOT!
There’s a double standard all right – but the opposite one of what this Democrat claims Read more
State Revenue Up Almost Twice The Amount Of Defeated Income Tax Cut
Asked and answered: Governor wanted to know where the money would come from Read more
84 Companies Offered $63.8 Million Michigan Taxpayer Dollars In 2016
Yet Gov. Snyder says he doesn't believe in 'buying companies into our states' Read more
It Failed
High-end nonprofit found no fix for Detroit schools in doubling down on status quo system Read more
Substitute Teachers Paid Fraction Of Full-Time Rate, May Explain Why They’re Hard To Find
Easier to find full-timers, yet official claims they’re in short supply, too Read more
Beware the Union Label on Teacher Pay Newspaper Columns
Teacher union president spins and misleads Read more
Kid Rock: ‘Work Your Butt Off And Pay Taxes’
Some of those taxes may have been promised to brewer of Kid Rock’s beer Read more
East Lansing Cries Poverty in Newsletter, But Fails to Mention Revenue Is Up
Readers of woeful report will be surprised city is taking in more, not less Read more
Detroit Schools Chief Wants Out of Charter School Business
Except, the state’s two best elementary schools are charters authorized by his district Read more
The Unreported Reason Why Detroit’s Unemployment Rate Dropped
There are 33,619 fewer people in the labor force Read more
Teacher Says Young People Don’t Want Teacher Jobs; Data Say They Do
Nearly 30 applicants per opening last year in his district Read more
‘Richest Person in Michigan’ Could Get Richer With New State Subsidies
Gilbert named ‘richest’ just weeks after bills signed authorizing millions from taxpayers Read more
Teacher Pay Rates Unusually Stable
No one’s getting rich, but to most, it looks like pretty good money Read more
As Soaring Pension Debt Eats Budgets, Teacher Says Reform ‘Makes No Sense’
On public radio website he suggests Republican pension reformers are ‘pathological’ Read more
$500,000 Retirement Nest Eggs Likely Under Teacher Pension Alternative
Like the current system, new one intended as a hefty supplement to Social Security Read more
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley Underestimates Teacher Pay — By $26,000
Candidate needs better information Read more
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