A photo of cherries rotting on the ground in Traverse City caused an outrage and triggered a discussion about why some cherries are wasted. … more

Charter schools serve about 149,000 students, 10.1 percent of whom are in special education. That’s three percentage points lower than in non-charter public schools.  … more

Attorney General Bill Schuette released an official legal opinion that schools operated by the Detroit Public School Community District are subject to closure before the end of the current school year. … more

A pension panelist said public sector officials are promising "the sun, moon and stars" on retirement benefits but not paying for them and now have a "ticking time bomb.” … more

In Michigan, some occupations pay far more in licensing fees to the state than it costs to regulate them. … more

A new initiative by the University of Michigan allows students to report their preferred gender pronouns to the university so faculty and staff can use these when addressing the student. … more

A new report released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works says that the EPA and the Army Corps continue to assert broad jurisdiction despite two federal courts determining that doing so exceeds their authority. … more

When oil companies are making “obscene profits,” elected officials on both sides of the aisle trip over themselves to impose a “windfall profits” tax.  … more

The Sierra Club has adopted a position that would effectively require all electricity in Michigan to come from renewable sources such as wind and solar.  … more

Michigan may be showing governments across the country the way to resolve the fiscal challenge. … more