State Experts Have A New Plan — It Includes Lockdowns
State plan deviates from official Centers for Disease Control recommendations Read more
Lawsuit: U-M Defies Open Records Law To Hide Pay Rates
University also defies series of Michigan court precedents favoring openness Read more
She Fled Communism For Freedom, Now Faces Jail For Not Closing Restaurant
Polish immigrant takes a stand Read more
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
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
Farmington Hills Mayor Pushes Government Broadband Effort
Says it’s needed to attract young families Read more
School Board Member Also MEA Union Official
‘This is 100% character assassination’: response to questions about conflict of interest Read more
12 Months After Epidemic Arrives, State Ag Department Issues COVID Orders
‘A year later? There has to be some review’ 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
Pandemic Delivers Potentially Costly Electric Bill Lesson To School Complex
Beware the fine print in commercial utility contracts 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
Whitmer Declares Energy Emergency — Appears Short Of Legal Standard
Law authorizes lockdowns, closing gas stations, more Read more
New Buffalo City Council Divides Residents Over Airbnb-Type Rentals
First they impose restrictions, then a moratorium Read more
Federal Bill Would Force Tens of Thousands in Michigan Back Into Unions
You’ll have to pay union dues as a condition of employment in many workplaces (government workers excepted) Read more
Whitmer’s Pandemic Management Inspires Pro-Indiana Billboards
Sign mocks Michigan governor as being good for business - in Indiana Read more
Whitmer Said ‘Widely Available’ Vaccine One Condition For Return To Normalcy
Around 4 million Michiganders may now have immunity Read more
COVID Shutdowns Weakened State Unemployment Fund
Account balances on the brink, and a cash infusion means another hit to employers Read more
Ann Arbor Almost Alone In Refusing To Reopen Schools
350 doctors and psychologists there demand schools reopen; evidence ‘undisputed at this point’ Read more
Three Warren Fire Department Employees Collected More Than $200,000 in 2020
Three others got $190k+ Read more
Whitmer Still Claiming Vaccine Credit From Subsidy For Unbuilt Pfizer Facility
‘Those are not the claims we are making,’ says economic development official Read more
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