Teachers Who Talk Down Their Profession Often Don’t Mention The Benefits
A decent pension and good health coverage for life among them Read more
Term Limits Blamed For Philandering Politicians, No Local Casino, More
The excuse for everything Michigan’s political class doesn’t like Read more
Latest Audit Finds Detroit Schools Budget Is Solid
District has 20% reserve, state average is 14.5% Read more
Regulators Imagine Possible Harms, Seek Car Market Restrictions
Rule good for dealers, regulators, lawmakers; consumers not consulted Read more
Teachers Spin Low Pay Horror Stories, But Actual Figures Are Public Records
Claims mislead public on important public policy issue Read more
Got Lawyers? State Elections Bureau Shoots Down Union PAC Payroll Deductions
Extensive body of state law now micromanages political spending and activism Read more
Flint School Officials Blow It Again On Budget, Heading Back Into Debt
A shadow of its former self, district enrolls just 16% the number of kids as in 2000 Read more
State Tells Landowners: Sandbags Along Great Lakes OK — For Now
Agency suspends permit mandate that usually takes up to 90 days Read more
Warren Mayor Nixes Lifetime Health Benefits for City Council Members
‘If they want to, they can take me to court’ Read more
Four-County Bus Tax Failed in 2016; Politicians May Go For Three Counties In 2020
Bus ridership declining in region, and more people walk to work than ride Read more
$71k Average Pay Has Ann Arbor Teachers ‘Contemplating Bankruptcy’
‘None of those examples are exaggerations,’ $65k, five-year teacher tells school board Read more
Warren Council Votes Self Free Lifetime Health Care; $228 Million Short On Workers’ Benefits
Unfunded liability for promised retiree health care benefits is double city’s annual revenue Read more
Schools With Many Poor Families Get More Per Kid In Michigan, Not Less
Activist calling for illegal teacher strikes still makes claim Read more
Look For The Union Label On Legal Pot Shops?
State marijuana regulators propose unauthorized union privilege as condition of licensure Read more
Teachers Filing Union Unfair Labor Complaint Appear To Be Doing Well
Average pay at their Macomb district $79k; $100k+ not uncommon with optional duties Read more
Local School Union Claims Unfair Labor Practice, Cites Cuts That Weren’t
Teachers union says its members lost money, but don’t blame state taxpayers Read more
Tlaib Against Corporate Welfare Except When She Votes For It
In Michigan House she voted ‘yes’ on giving $1.031 billion to corporations Read more
College Instructors Not Getting Rich, But Downtrodden A Stretch
$69k community college instructor, union president laments poor pay in newspaper essay Read more
Teacher Shortage? For Physics Maybe, But Not Phys-Ed
Union pay restrictions prevent schools from filling some slots Read more
Detroit Schools Fiscal Decline Began Before Emergency Manager
Media narrative blames school district’s deficits on state, ignore its previous history Read more
Detroit Schools Enroll More Low Income Students, Get More Money
Despite richer tax base, Grosse Pointe schools get less per student than Detroit Read more
Michigan’s Not Good For Wind Power, So Consumers Energy Customers Will Pay More
Under 2016 state regulation rewrite, electric utility monopoly makes money either way Read more
Conflict Of Interest: Officials With Turbine Tower Leases Approve Wind Development
‘First you harvest the (local) officials, then you can harvest the wind’ Read more
Olympic Pool Holds 12 Times Annual Road Runoff Saved By $475K Great Lakes Grant
Total Great Lakes Restoration Initiative spending at $300 million a year Read more
Taxpayers Pay $50 Million For State Police Double-Dipping Program Since 2015
Incentives let active officers also receive pensions during last six years on the job Read more
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