Analysis

Corporate Subsidy Formula: Big Promises In Headlines, Failures Invisible

Take those job promises with a grain of salt

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News Story

540 Apply For One Teaching Opening, Zero For Six Others

Union contract provisions narrow candidates for some of 184 open positions

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Teacher Shortage? District Gets 1,177 Applications for 30 Openings

Superintendent says 'abundance of applicants without proper certification'

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Since Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal, Deaths Up, Injuries Down

Worst fears of repeal opponents appear unrealized

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Commentary

A Global Climate Strike Isn't Enough

Personal responsibility will do more for the climate than striking

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News Story

Focus On 'Teacher Shortage' Claims: Is It A Myth?

Specialty positions aside, public schools get many applicants for most openings

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Commentary

A Conservative Case for Expunging Criminal Records

New package of bills would make the expungement process easier

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News Story

Gov. Whitmer's Veto Turns $338 Million Transportation Increase Into $37 Million Cut

Legislature’s budget would have meant 9.2% more for state road and transportation projects

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Measure Would Protect Electronic Communications From Warrantless Search

Voters could see ballot measure to expand protections against unreasonable search and seizure

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Commentary

Whitmer Targets Charter Students in Budget Veto

Governor’s selective funding hit unfair, incoherent

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News Story

Whitmer Vetoes Funding Hike For Schools That Enroll More Poor Kids

Most at-risk students here attend charters, which mostly outperform district schools

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Media Repeats Unexamined Teachers Union Claims At Own Risk

Average Grand Rapids teacher pay $54,844, not $40,000 or less

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Commentary

A Case Study in Ineffectiveness for the MEDC

Lawmakers pass a budget cutting the agency

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Commentary

No Need for Veto Work, but if the Governor Insists...

Gov. Whitmer can look at cutting corporate welfare programs

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News Story

Government Pension Underfunding Threatens U.P. Hospital’s Future

Reforms may have been too little too late; federal lifeline sought

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Millionaires Eligible For Welfare? Proponents Of Rule Change Say It’s Technically Possible

Critic calls system ‘completely divorced from the original congressional intent’

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Commentary

The Corporate Welfare Lady Protests Too Much

Evidence shows subsidy efforts are ineffective

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News Story

Lawmaker Wants To Make Gun-Free Zones Liable If Someone Hurt

Bills would remove governmental immunity, make private zone owners responsible for security

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Commentary

Economic Growth Drives Budget Priorities

Largest gains were schools, roads and Medicaid

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News Story

Detroit Schools Betting The Post-Bailout Future On Enrollment Turnaround

It hasn’t happened yet, but district is spending for success

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Commentary

School Aid Budget Proposals Not That Far Off

Legislature approves 99% of what Whitmer seeks without a tax hike

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News Story

Senate Democrat Gets Chance To Oppose Corporate Subsidies, Takes It

Minority Leader Jim Ananich earlier blasted ‘a pot of money being held hostage by corporate accountants’

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Commentary

Omnipotent Moral Busybodies Appear at Climate Town Hall

Policies proposed during the climate town hall were beyond extreme

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News Story

Michigan Unemployment Claims Set Record Low

Lowest number for initial unemployment claims on record

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Commentary

Selective Favors to Companies Won’t Create Jobs

Not yesterday, not today, not tomorrow

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