Legislative Open Records Bills Overcome Constitutional Hiccup
Other legislatures figured out separation of powers glitch, Michigan’s may be about to also
Project Gets $100,000 Taxpayer Subsidy, Creates Zero Jobs, Firm Returns Just $26,000
Officials had boasted ‘additional good-paying jobs for years to come’
AFSCME Michigan Pays Women 85 Cents For Every Dollar For Men
If measured using simplistic pay gap methods used to tarnish others
Federal Prison For Trout Trafficking Raises Proportionality Concerns
Scholar says federal sting operation and prison sentences look like overcriminalization
State Business Subsidy Recipients Get, Keep Taxpayer Dollars
Half the beneficiary firms failed to meet targets or created zero new jobs
Local Governments Get a Raise From Property Tax Payers
Tax limits still allow plenty of growth
Tax Sales Boost County Budgets, But Do They Violate Owners’ Rights?
Counties sell properties and keep entire amount, though taxes owed may be less
Charter School Critique Misses the Mark
Different approach needed to enhance student diversity
Whitmer Suggests Government Shutdown If No Big Gas Tax Hike
Democratic Governor challenges GOP legislature, my way on the highways
The Roads Are Crumbling And Have Always Been Crumbling
Michigan media has been breaking the story going on 30 years
City Spends $300,000 Extra On Construction Projects To Pay Union Wages
Michigan eliminated prevailing wage law but Royal Oak wants to pay more
Professor: Forced Charity Isn’t Charity — Even For Special Olympics
Hillsdale’s Gary Wolfram says it’s unjust for government to redistribute income from regular people to charities
Oakland County Takes House For $8.41 Property Tax Mistake
Owner likely will see them in state Supreme Court later this year
Former Teacher Now Legislator Claims ‘Massive School Disinvestment’
But her old district is getting much more
Say No to Business Subsidies
Michigan should sign onto an interstate compact to eliminate corporate welfare
For Michigan Newspapers, Disaster Always Stalks Public Schools
Sky-is-falling headlines have been common since the 1950s
Detroit Lawmaker Would Repeal City’s Post-Bankruptcy Financial Oversight
Critic: ‘Lawmakers shouldn’t act like the city’s problems are over’
Fewer Workers, Costlier Materials Spike Road Repair Costs
Oakland County paying up to 60 percent more per mile than 2013
Michigan AG Withdraws State From Challenge to Federal Wetlands Rule
Move may impact farmers, developers and landowners
Sunny With a Chance of Apocalypse
Consumers Energy should produce affordable, reliable energy
Whitmer Proposes $2.5 Billion Gas Tax Hike, Budgets Just $1.9 Billion More For Roads
Governor would divert other revenue away from road repairs
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A Steady Decline for Unions Under Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law
The birthplace of the modern labor movement finds workers increasingly opting out
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