‘Right Now’: Timetable For Group’s ‘Stop Burning Fossil Fuels’ Demand
But 75% of Michigan homes are heated with gas, and renewables produce just 8% of electricity
Even Without 45-Cent Gas Tax Hike, Transportation Spending Up 58 Percent Since 2011
That’s after inflation, and $350 million more is projected by 2021
Enacting A New State Law Costs $272,500, On Average
All those ‘Dead On Arrival’ position-taking bills cost money too
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Octogenarian Bailiffs Finally Get Dismissed From Detroit Court
‘One of my favorite stories of government run amok’
Ann Arbor Teacher Doesn’t Like Betsy DeVos, Or School Choice
Gets $97k in salary and wrote a musical satirizing secretary of education
National Groups Push Music Therapist Licensing – Which Benefits Themselves
Michigan’s up next in considering music therapist bill
Extension of Mislabeled Good Jobs for Michigan Program Would Be Added to the Business Subsidy Scorecard
Corporate handouts continue to be ineffective
Will Wild Rice Really Save The Great Lakes?
Without prioritization, it’s hard to know if Great Lakes Restoration money is well-spent
Lack of Money For Universities Didn’t Cost Michigan Amazon – Or Economic Growth
There is little relationship between state spending and results
644 Michigan Communities Levy Local Road Taxes
That’s at least $151.5 million annually on top of state road taxes
Media Misreports Whitmer’s 45-cent Gas Tax Hike, Even As Its Chances Fade
A substantial part of the money would not have gone to ‘fix the damn roads’
Senate Votes To Maintain Electricity Subsidies
An assessment on residential customers raises $50M a year for low-income households
Despite New Law, Some Cities Digging Deeper Pension Holes
Most towns making progress, but not Flint, Hamtramck, Eastpointe and Mt. Morris
Unionization Campaign Roils Royal Oak Hospital
‘I think it’s a money grab,’ says one nurse
State Gives Solar Preferences on Land 'Preserved' for Farmland
The move highlights some problems with government interference in private land use decisions
Republican Tax Hike Opponents Too ‘Ideological’ — Or Just Enough?
Half the 12 GOP Reps who opposed 2017 tax cut needed new jobs after 2018 election
Road Workers Oppose Strike, Bail On Union
‘The union is using us as pawns in a power play’
Teachers Union Opposed State Pension Reforms, Now Doing Same
Retired employees call union's changes ‘disaster,’ ‘radical,’ ‘extreme’
Licensing Laws are Destructive and Ineffective – But There Are Alternatives
There are ways to regulate without locking workers out
Hiring Substitute Teachers Burdens School Budgets
Teachers in these districts missed 13.7 to 16.4 days last year
A Tale Of Two Teachers' Pay: $96,000 vs. $50,000
In Detroit newspaper column both say pay is uncompetitive
90 Hours A Week, 52 Weeks A Year: Detroit Cop Claims 2,617 Overtime Hours
Police tell CapCon it will investigate; six officers claimed 2,000+ overtime hours
School Superintendent Gets Raises And Funding Hikes, Complains Funding 'Broken'
Her districts’ inflation-adjusted increases range from 8.4 percent to 12.7 percent
The Michigan Budget Fight Is Not Over Roads – It’s Everything Else
Budgets should be in line with lawmakers' priorities
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Michigan’s Ineffective, Unfair and Expensive Corporate Handouts
The state should get out of the business of providing business favors
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