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Pandemic ‘Put Communities Through Hell’? Not As Measured By Government Pay Hikes

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Flint’s Bookkeeping Was A Mess Before Water Crisis — And Still Is

Not knowing how much the city has or owes contributes to all kinds of problems Read more

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Senate-Passed Bill Would Prescribe Restaurant Lockdown Metrics In Law

Michigan’s hospitality industry fed up with shifting state standards Read more

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Arrest Of Lockdown-Defying Restaurant Owner Violated Court Guidelines

An alphabet soup of agencies and departments was mobilized to put the owner of Marlena’s Bistro behind bars Read more

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How The Union Contract And Bogus Merit Pay Hurt Teacher Of The Year Finalist

She gets $48,809, which is less than the average teacher pay in the district Read more

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UK Variant In Just 0.02% Of Michigan’s COVID Cases; WaPo Blames It For Current Surge

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Experts Have Answers For Michigan’s COVID Spike, But Nothing Definite

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Michigan 12th-Most Restrictive State For COVID Policies

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If Not Numbers, What Drives Whitmer’s COVID Policies?

The same caseloads that triggered November lockdowns get no response in April Read more

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Cities’ Clever And Prohibitive Fees Are Killing Michigan’s Open Records Law

Freedom of Information Act on life support as municipalities clamp down on access Read more

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Arrest Of Lockdown-Defying Restaurant Owner Violated Court Guidelines

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How To Make A School District Appear Underfunded: Ignore Big Pieces Of Revenue

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Underfunded? Detroit, Benton Harbor, Flint Schools Got Far More Than State Average

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State’s Private Sector Workers Lost Income In 2020; Public Sector, Not So Much

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