Electric Car Tax Subsidies Survive; Save The Earth Or Welfare For The Rich?
Buy a Volt, get a $7,500 tax cut Read more
School Officials’ Definition Of Spending Cuts Different From Most People's
‘Cuts’ don’t add up, but superintendent’s tale of hard times from enrollment declines rings true Read more
No Sports At Charters? Good Teams Can’t Undo A Poor School
Charter schools in Detroit short on sports but most outperform on academics Read more
Fire Chief Calls City’s $92 Million Pension Debt ‘Responsible’
Midland’s underfunding has been going up, not down, with only 70 cents on the dollar saved Read more
Critic Cites Performance In Other States To Attack Michigan Charters
Implies that charters with 9 percent of state enrollment drag down the other 1.5 million students Read more
Accountability? Nothing Appears Closer To Eternal Than A Failed Detroit School
Watch what they do, not what they say — or even what the law requires Read more
Teachers Union President: It’s A Lousy Job And Young People Should Look Elsewhere
The pay and benefits don't look bad based on number of people applying Read more
Which Special Interest Is Raking In Big Profits On Michigan Auto Insurance?
Hospitals point to insurance companies, but report shows insurers lose money on policies Read more
Detroit School Boss: Charter Schools Are ‘Disastrous’
While his own district is nation’s worst, charter students do measurably better Read more
MEDC Downplayed Pure Michigan Return On Investment Claims? Oh Really
Secretive numbers used in claims have headlined many tales told to reporters and lawmakers Read more
School Choice Opponents Hold Another DeVos Protest
Government unions oppose parental choice options like tuition tax credits Read more
The False Claim That Won’t Die: School ‘Funding Cuts’ By The State
Ann Arbor and other school districts getting more from the state, not less Read more
Millions For Local Earmarks, But Not A Cent To Right An Injustice?
Legislature uses dodgy earmark device to sidestep constitutional restriction on special dealing Read more
Auto Insurance Fix Is 2017’s ‘Lobbyist Full Employment Act’
Hospitals opposed to limits on how much they can charge crash victims enter full-spin mode Read more
Public Radio Misses Point of U-M’s Open Records Deceptions
University mischaracterized nature of documents to prevent disclosure Read more
For This City’s Politicians, Keeping A Lid On Spending Called ‘Trying Times’
Their easy way out is to put city income tax on the Nov. 7 ballot Read more
Lansing’s Political Dictionary: $400 Million Tax Revenue Increase Called ‘Shortfall’
Government math at work Read more
Does ‘True Success’ for Michigan Business Mean Government Handouts?
Step 1: Sen. Debbie Stabenow introduces you to state corporate welfare agency Read more
Michigan’s Best Teacher Gets Recognition But No Reward
No raise for three years under union contract pay scale Read more
Ann Arbor Considering City Income Tax, Blames State
But city is collecting and spending more, not less Read more
State Payments To City Hold Steady, Mayor Claims They’re ‘Abandoned’
And payments are projected to increase over the next two years Read more
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