Analyses Critical Of Michigan School Funding Ignore Almost 20% Of Detroit Operations Money
Reports disregard the revenue source that boosts funding for poor communities over wealthy ones
State Says Schools Must Provide Classroom Supplies
Michigan Constitution requires school districts to pay, not teachers
Doubling Down on Government Preschool
New Whitmer pre-K proposal would further restrict family options
It’s Never Enough: Government Beneficiaries Always Want More
Michigan budget goes up; groups receiving funds still complain
‘Watch What They Do,’ Whitmer Says — And State Road Funding Down This Year
To be fair, governors propose and legislators dispose — and yet
Michigan Union Membership Reached Historic Low In 2019
Right-to-work law accelerated an ongoing trend
Great Lakes Water Levels Too High? Too Low? For 60 Years Newspapers Answer: Yes
Variation appears the norm
Governor’s Budget Proposal Revisits Pure Michigan, Other Industry Welfare
There is no need to raise corporate welfare spending
Schools Will Get No Relief From Construction Mandate, Whitmer Says
Governor vetoes bill that would have exempted schools from requirement to heat outdoor ticket booths
Taking Michigan’s Literacy Challenge Seriously
Tackling teacher prep, social promotion key to helping kids learn
How Michigan Regulates Child Care Shows How Ineffective Licensing Laws Are
Many have arbitrary standards and mandates
Wayne County Took Thousands of Vehicles Without Filing Criminal Charges
Federal lawsuit filed against ‘unconstitutional’ civil asset forfeitures
Unions Praise Governor’s Modest School Funding Hike, Rebuked GOP Predecessor’s Much Larger One
5.1% GOP increase got union ‘tsk tsks,’ a 2.3% Dem hike applauded
Michigan Can Spend its Fuel Taxes on Roads
Reprioritizing revenue to roads is better than taking on bonds
Residents Question Replacing Michigan Farmland With Miles Of Solar Cells
Hundreds of wind turbines also changing character of rural communities
Rough Estimate Puts Cost Of 25-Year Whitmer Road Debt Well Above $1 Billion
State has money to fix roads now without borrowing
Using State's Credit Card To Fix Roads Now Means 25 Years Of Payments
Money will come out of tomorrow’s road repair budgets
Ed Trust-Midwest Report Misses the Mark
Huge price tag obscured by exaggerated calls for equitable funding
Auditors Discover Oversight Failure At Detroit Fire Department
More than 200 former employees had department fuel cards
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
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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How Tax Policy Gets Poked Full of Holes
States should lower rates across the board instead of giving targeted exceptions
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