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
People Are Leaving the Nation’s Largest Unions After Janus Case
National Education Association loses 3 percent, AFSCME down 8 percent
Call to Roll Back Third-Grade Reading Law Misguided
State should follow through and replicate successful reforms to boost reading
Wayne County Doubling Down On Forfeiture As Legislature Moves To Reform It
County’s ‘Operation Push-Off’ seized 2,600 vehicles, collected $1.2 million from owners, many never charged
Education Scholarship Proposal Would Open Doors For Parents, Schoolchildren
A new federal plan would help families exercise choice
Grosse Pointe Schools’ Lower Enrollment In Part Their Choice
A state law and program offers another way to fill empty desks
Road Work: Should State Prioritize ‘Horse Boobs’ or Highways?
Subsidized film festival starts today
Flint Paid City Workers To Stay Home
One staffer collected nearly $20,000 last year to be on standby
Financial Disaster for School Districts Hasn’t Come
Number of districts in deficit stands at lowest in 15 years
Michigan Teachers Union Suffers Important Court Defeat
State Court of Appeals says right-to-work law means what it says on compulsory union dues and fees
Good News/Bad News On Michigan Teacher Pensions
Unfunded liabilities are up, but for a good reason: More realistic projections about investment growth
Michigan Grew Most When Business Subsidies Were Illegal
Unfortunately this 'Cooley Doctrine' has been suppressed
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