Nature Outstrips Commerce In Discharging Great Lakes Water
St. Lawrence River removes more Great Lakes water in two minutes than bottling plant does in a year Read more
This Land Is Your Land - But Under These Bills Not The Water
'Public trust doctrine' and 'collective' ownership mean government permission required Read more
CapCon’s Top 10 Stories For 2019
Road Fix That Wasn’t, Gun-Free Zones, 1,100 Windmills Won’t Replace This Coal Plant Read more
More Michigan Internet Purchases Taxed Starting New Year’s Day
Some out-of-state sales tax collections began earlier; this new law adds another $80 million a year Read more
Michigan Nurse Sues Teamsters For Taking Illegal Union Dues
Genesys Medical also on the hook for going along Read more
Decade’s Top 10 Legislators For Missing Votes: 9 Represented Detroit
Site that tracks state representative and senator yeas and nays also shows not present Read more
‘It’s Not Getting Better Here': Teacher On Life After Right-To-Work
But his pay is up $9,300 over five years Read more
DTE’s Renewable Energy Plan Won’t Satisfy Green Groups
Another critic says the plan calls for ‘more expensive, less reliable energy’ Read more
70 Times Gunshots Fired On School Grounds In Michigan Since 1970
Michigan schools tax, borrow and spend big for security Read more
How Did Detroit Schools Spend $286,596 On LA Conference?
Answer awaits district’s overdue response to open records law request Read more
A Record In Snyder’s Last Budget, Transportation Budget Down in Gov. Whitmer’s First
Whitmer’s 45-cent tax proposal got no traction, and she vetoed the Republicans’ road budget fix Read more
Simplistic ‘Teacher Shortage’ Claims Hype, But Big Challenges In Some Areas
‘The issues arise when we have openings in the ‘specialized’ areas’ Read more
Study: Legislators Authorize Penalties, Unelected Bureaucrats Decide Where They Apply
Accumulated regulations ‘fiendishly complex, sometimes contradictory, or incomprehensible and unenforceable’ Read more
A Cautionary Tale About Job Promises And Corporate Subsidies
GM’s promised 6,000 Poletown jobs never appeared; Ford announces 3,000 Read more
For First Time Since 1949, US Exported More Oil Than It Imported
Energy production here may exceed domestic demand by 30% in 2030 Read more
Persistent Accounting Failures Risk Benton Harbor Schools’ Federal Money
‘Control activities ... inconsistent, ineffective, and in some cases, nonexistent’ Read more
Michigan’s Largest Teachers Union Got Nearly $500k From Collections Agencies
MEA has lost tens of thousands of members, is pursuing them by ‘any legal means’ Read more
Michigan’s Two Big Teachers Unions In Decline
Membership is down ever since they lost the power to compel payments as a condition of employment Read more
Why Do Complaints About Teachers’ Pay Never Say How Much They Get?
Maybe not getting rich, but it’s a long way from poverty Read more
Oakland County’s New Chief Diversity Officer To Get Up To $143k
Brooks Patterson got $201,193 a year Read more
Dues-Paying Membership In Teachers Union Has Collapsed Since Right-To-Work
MEA's persuasion and manipulative contract extensions not enough to keep teachers paying Read more
Bills Would Slightly Ease, Not Repeal, Anti-Competitive Hospital Rationing Law
Action comes after state Certificate of Need commission tried to limit access to cancer treatment Read more
Teachers Union HQ Contracted Out For Janitors, Opposes Same For Schools
Half of all Michigan school districts outsource custodial services Read more
Whitmer Ran On Road Repair Promise, But Will Spend Less To Fix Them Than Last Year
$40 million less; her one suggestion was a steep gas tax hike Read more
Teachers’ Pay Didn’t Fall, But Great Recession Did Drive ‘Reduction In The Rate Of Increase’
East Lansing illustrates one way this happened Read more
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