Michigan Unemployment Claims Almost Triple Previous High
From 5,338 per week to 311k; restaurants that once employed 292k mostly shut down
Nessel: Offering Unavailable Masks At $2.39 Legal; Offering Them At $9.95 A Crime
‘Price gouging’ a politician’s word; going from shortages to no product at any price
State of Michigan Bans Day Care Providers From Giving Young Children Timeouts
‘This is not about children; it’s about increasing government control’
Feds Permit Malaria Drugs For Coronavirus Patients, State Has Not Rescinded Threat Of Sanctions
FDA’s chief scientist: ‘Based on the totality of scientific evidence … may be effective’
Never Mind Lockdown, Dentists Shut Down By Demand For Masks
If suppliers could raise prices surgical masks might not disappear so fast
Veteran Economist: Extended Downturn Also Risks Lives, Social Unrest, Despondency
David Littmann praises virus response to date; says fiscal challenges require we save more
Michigan Licensing Bureau Vs. Dr. Fauci On Off-Label Coronavirus Treatment
Fauci tells MDs, 'Yeah, of course' - prescribe it; state agency threatens their license if they do
What Is An ‘Essential Business’ Under Government Lockdowns?
More questions: Why shouldn’t a gift store be able to make deliveries?
The Safety Net Already There: Unemployment Insurance
Funded in good times and there in the bad
Educators Step Up to Fill Distance Learning Gap
District, charter, private schools adapt while state officials wait
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Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Colleges will continue to face some major challenges
Economist: No Sanitizer Because ‘Selfish People Demanding Price Be Held at $1’ Bought It All
Under ‘price gouging’ bans, after the lucky first few, ‘everyone else gets nothing’
Union Handout in the Coronavirus Stimulus Act
Congress should be focused on the health and economic safety of the country
Some Perspective: Michigan is Stronger Today
The state is in a more resilient position to weather an economic storm than at any time before
Stimulus Amendments Push More Renewable Subsidies
Solar and wind set to profit handsomely from COVID-19 response
If Only Other Stores Could Have Raised Toilet Paper Prices
Buyer happy with $1.75 per roll from convenience store versus 32 cents and no rolls at big stores
Reporting or Promoting?
Why transparency of business subsidy programs shouldn’t be controlled by administrators
Detroit School Problems Weren’t Caused By Coronavirus Or Funding ‘Disparity’
The ‘poor districts get less’ claim goes against years of data collected and posted by state officials
Can Virus Orders Shut Down Church? Yes And No
State can’t single out churches, but can ban all assemblies — including religious ones
Price Gouging? ‘Right Now, We Are Out Of Any Hand Sanitizer’
Michigan Attorney General appears ready to find business bad guys
Amid Pandemic, Michigan Consumers Return Germ-Soaked Bottles To Food Stores
‘Cans and bottles are very dirty’; just 10 states have ‘bottle bills’
Schools Feeling Short-Term Pension Pain For Long-Term Gain
One catch: Some benefits of a 2017 reform will take years to pay off a lot
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