A Record In Snyder’s Last Budget, Transportation Budget Down in Gov. Whitmer’s First
Whitmer’s 45-cent tax proposal got no traction, and she vetoed the Republicans’ road budget fix
Simplistic ‘Teacher Shortage’ Claims Hype, But Big Challenges In Some Areas
‘The issues arise when we have openings in the ‘specialized’ areas’
Legislative Year Finishes With High Fiscal Notes
Solid changes to public policy deserve applause
Study: Legislators Authorize Penalties, Unelected Bureaucrats Decide Where They Apply
Accumulated regulations ‘fiendishly complex, sometimes contradictory, or incomprehensible and unenforceable’
A Cautionary Tale About Job Promises And Corporate Subsidies
GM’s promised 6,000 Poletown jobs never appeared; Ford announces 3,000
Michigan Bureaucrats Want to Force Unions on Pot Businesses
Labor interests want to use state regulations to grow union revenue
For First Time Since 1949, US Exported More Oil Than It Imported
Energy production here may exceed domestic demand by 30% in 2030
Persistent Accounting Failures Risk Benton Harbor Schools’ Federal Money
‘Control activities ... inconsistent, ineffective, and in some cases, nonexistent’
Michigan’s Largest Teachers Union Got Nearly $500k From Collections Agencies
MEA has lost tens of thousands of members, is pursuing them by ‘any legal means’
Michigan’s Two Big Teachers Unions In Decline
Membership is down ever since they lost the power to compel payments as a condition of employment
State School Aid Deal Fits Decade-Long Upward Trend
Reapproved vetoed funds puts final budget above 10-year average
Why Do Complaints About Teachers’ Pay Never Say How Much They Get?
Maybe not getting rich, but it’s a long way from poverty
Politicians Get Too Much Blame — and Credit — for Economic Trends
Partisan interpretations of economic data harms policy development
Oakland County’s New Chief Diversity Officer To Get Up To $143k
Brooks Patterson got $201,193 a year
Dues-Paying Membership In Teachers Union Has Collapsed Since Right-To-Work
MEA's persuasion and manipulative contract extensions not enough to keep teachers paying
Bills Would Slightly Ease, Not Repeal, Anti-Competitive Hospital Rationing Law
Action comes after state Certificate of Need commission tried to limit access to cancer treatment
Teachers Union HQ Contracted Out For Janitors, Opposes Same For Schools
Half of all Michigan school districts outsource custodial services
Whitmer Ran On Road Repair Promise, But Will Spend Less To Fix Them Than Last Year
$40 million less; her one suggestion was a steep gas tax hike
Teachers’ Pay Didn’t Fall, But Great Recession Did Drive ‘Reduction In The Rate Of Increase’
East Lansing illustrates one way this happened
Dangers of the Regulatory State: Overly Precise Rules
Meticulous administrative rules can make criminals of the well-intended
Teachers Who Talk Down Their Profession Often Don’t Mention The Benefits
A decent pension and good health coverage for life among them
Term Limits Blamed For Philandering Politicians, No Local Casino, More
The excuse for everything Michigan’s political class doesn’t like
Licensure Mandates Cost Michigan Jobs And Millions In State Revenue
Job restrictions also have disparate impact on youth and minorities
Latest Audit Finds Detroit Schools Budget Is Solid
District has 20% reserve, state average is 14.5%
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