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Residents Question Replacing Michigan Farmland With Miles Of Solar Cells

Hundreds of wind turbines also changing character of rural communities

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10 Years Of Michigan Capitol Confidential Online

If CapCon doesn’t report it, who will?

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Rough Estimate Puts Cost Of 25-Year Whitmer Road Debt Well Above $1 Billion

State has money to fix roads now without borrowing

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Using State's Credit Card To Fix Roads Now Means 25 Years Of Payments

Money will come out of tomorrow’s road repair budgets

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Ed Trust-Midwest Report Misses the Mark

Huge price tag obscured by exaggerated calls for equitable funding

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Auditors Discover Oversight Failure At Detroit Fire Department

More than 200 former employees had department fuel cards

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Some Basis For Voters' Suspicion No Tax Hike Needed To Fix Roads

53.3% say state has enough to fix roads; fiscal agency says $897 million is available

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All On Its Own, Flint Was A Financial Basket Case For Years

Evidence from years gone by contradicts current effort to blame past Flint misgovernance on state

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Better Economy Means More Tax Dollars

Unemployment is the lowest since 2000

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Detroit Schools Spent $250K Sending Students, Staff To Italy

State’s largest district spent $961,534 on out-of-state travel; second-largest district spent just $18,397

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No Debt, No Tax Hike: Michigan Can Add $897 Million To Road Budget Right Now

Legislators and governor just have to say ‘yes’

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Proposed Flavor Bans Invites Trouble

History shows prohibition doesn't work

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Michigan College’s $98k Equity And Inclusion Officer To Political Opponents: ‘F**k Trump’

Diversity has its limits at Kellogg Community College

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Bans And Bad Feelings After ‘Stealth’ Odd-Year, August School Tax Hike Election

Superintendent bans two residents from U.P. school property without prior notice

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Bill To Increase State Transparency Could Reduce It

Wouldn’t be first time the legislative process worked against open government

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No Need to Fear ‘Uncertified’ Teachers in Michigan – There Are Thousands of Them

There’s little evidence students are worse off

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More Attention for Interstate Compacts to Eliminate Business Subsidies

There are lessons to be learned from a recent agreement

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It’s Time to Improve the School Bond Election Process

Narrow the election dates, give voters timely and direct notices

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Open Records Law Request? See What The Lawyers Say (You Pay)

Tuscola County raises stakes for obtaining public records

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State Worker Salaries Stagnate Due to Skyrocketing Cost Of Benefits

Costs $122,959 to employ a state worker; $54,845 of that is benefits

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Michigan’s Highest Paid Public School And College Officials

No. 1 got $516,288 last year

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Change In Basic Water Use Law Could Hit Michigan Farms

Bill aims at particular water bottler, could restrict fruit and vegetable growers

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Rational Environmentalism in 2020

Find a balance between human welfare and environmental concerns

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The Working Class Is Not Worse Off Today Than During the Recession

The United Way’s ALICE report misrepresents real poverty

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Strong Demand For Government-Owned Broadband – From Government Officials

Two more Oakland cities well-served by commercial broadband looking to enter the business

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