Governor’s Licensure Directive Gives Ex-Offenders Another Chance
Removes potential barrier to 200 professions that now require a license
100 Percent Of This District’s Teachers Got Merit Bonus
Teachers’ reward for school district’s notional compliance with state requirement? $1 each
State Income Tax Used For Giving Benefits To Low Income Residents
Checks go out for home heating credits, earned income credits, rent and property tax credits
School Principal Faces Big Pay Cut If She Wins Seat In Legislature
From $120k plus benefits to around $83k
Socialism Didn’t Make Detroit Great
Once prosperous, the city has not been helped by socialist policies
Union Doesn’t Always Support ‘Public Funds Only in Public Schools’
Not when its own officials are collecting those public funds
Big Political Spending By Electric Utility Raises Concerns
Regulated utilities seek influence, outcomes can affect customer rates and more
MSU Coaches Frequent Users Of State Aircraft
Purpose of Dantonio, Izzo’s trips not disclosed; recruitment runs one likely use
State Spends $5.6 Million On Aircraft Over Three Years
Transporting officials from environmental and welfare agencies, corporate welfare office and more
'Wild West' Of Charter School Expansion Never Happened
Unionized public school interests said a reform passed in 2011 would produce chaos
Teacher Of The Year’s District Plays Games With Merit Pay
Without performance-based compensation, the state’s best get no more than the rest
School Boards Routinely Violate Merit Pay Law
Obama offered states grants to innovate, merit pay was Granholm’s response
How Taxpayers Get Fleeced in Michigan
More money is not turning into better government services
U-M Research Guide Leans Left On ‘Fake News’ And Media Bias
Watching academia's taxpayer-funded media watchers
Coping with the Growing Number of Felons in Michigan
Our courts deliver nearly 50,000 felony convictions per year
Dem Lt. Gov. Candidate On U-M Payroll To Monitor Fake News
Progressive credentials include Obama campaign and MoveOn.org
Public Radio Claims State Took School Money, But Funding Is Higher
K-12 schools getting more money to educate fewer kids
Would Residents Favor School Spending Hike If It Meant 21 Percent Income Tax Hike?
Pollsters didn’t ask; a 62 percent cut to road repairs would also free up the $2.3 billion specified
Spending Interests Want Spending
Yet spending interests won’t say where the money should come from
Union Official Criticizes Corporate Handouts But Endorses Business Subsidy Champion
Former GM employee and UAW official has favored giveaways to ‘corporate special interests’
State Budget Grew Faster Under Snyder Than Granholm
The state economy also grew faster, which explains most of the difference
Home, Assets Tied Up For Years As Family Awaits Forfeiture Process
Questions raised about how law enforcement freezes property during trial
What Would it Mean to Unleash the MEDC?
Lawmakers should keep the state's administrators on a tight leash
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