Supreme Court: Constitution’s ‘Excessive Fines’ Clause Can Apply to Civil Asset Forfeiture
Will this have an effect in Michigan?
Lansing Stadium Subsidy: Big Promises, Little Information
City claims massive return on investment; experts say no way
Watch The Fine Print On ‘Green Jobs’ Claims
Speculation often treated as fact, and definition may be only in eye of beholder
Taxpayer Backlash Coming Over Billions In Amazon Subsidies
But the rebellion against corporate handouts hasn’t reached Michigan
If At First ... Legislature Looking To Rein In Auto Insurance
Special interests halted past reform efforts
Medical Welfare Programs Look To Price Another Year Of Life
Is a beneficiary’s ‘quality-adjusted life year’ worth the cost of a drug?
Court: OK For Wayne County To Seize Man’s Car For 3 Years
Legislators considering changes to state asset forfeiture law
Media Smokestack Images And Air Pollution Spin
Those billowing white clouds coming out aren’t what you may think
Pension Tax Affected 8 Percent Of All Taxpayers
It’s a lot of people and a lot of revenue
Union Membership Continues to Drop Nationwide
The Janus decision is having an effect on membership
Numbers Are In: Fossil Fuels Kept Furnaces Running During Polar Vortex
Wind production fell 79 percent over three coldest days
Michigan School Funding ‘Dead Last’? Watch That Methodology
Third in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading
No Surprise: Public Spending Lower After Deep ‘One-State Recession’
However, overall state spending has increased nine consecutive years
One Source Of School Finance Confusion: ‘Equity In School Funding’
Second in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading
Michigan’s Democratic Governor Pushes Special Corporate Tax Break
There are more important priorities
Dead Last In Payments to Local Governments And Everything Else
The dangers of relying on outdated data
Warning: Michigan School Finance Is Complicated
It’s also confusing, and spending interests often don’t tell the whole story
Drivers Will Pay More At Pump If Oil, Gas Pipeline Shut Down
Estimates vary on the effects of closing Mackinac Straits pipeline
Will Your Furnace Turn On When Utilities Abandon Gas And Coal?
Polar vortex exposes risk with all-renewables approach to energy
The Free-Market Case for a Clean Slate
Clean-slate laws help people reintegrate into the workforce
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Don’t Confuse Cold Weather Snap for Climate Change
Swings in temperatures have always happened in Michigan
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