Teachers Can Choose To Do More Than Just Teach - And Get Paid More
Yet the union says teachers are walking out because of the extras
Average State Employee Takes 27.3 Paid Days Off Each Year
17.1 days is paid leave and the rest is sick time
State Housing Loan Agency Will Change Unconstitutional Quota Mandate
Agencies shall not 'discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to' specified groups
Michigan Can Continue to Thrive in 2019
Better public policy will bring more people to the state
U-M Diversity Chief Gets $407k Annually, Oversees 12 Employees
Office budget is $2 million, but that's not all
A Third Of New School Hires Choose 2017 Reform’s Traditional Pension Option
But new employee burden sharing requirements make repeat of old system’s underfunding less likely
Tlaib Has Obscenities For Opponents, But Yea-Votes For Corporate Welfare
She approved $1.03 billion worth of corporate handouts but calls them a ‘power grab’ that hurts people
Once a Leader, Michigan Now Falling Behind in Licensing Reform
New research shows licensing leads to large declines in jobs
Still a Long Way To Go for Detroit
The city still has a slow job growth compared to other large cities
Restricting Homeschool Freedom Won't Make Children Safer
Misguided calls for regulation lack convincing evidence
No-Show Lawmaker Skipped 488 Votes, Still Collected $2,629 For Expenses
‘Being around isn't your job. Voting is the job.’
False ‘School Funding Cut’ Claim Must Be Useful
But pesky state spending data keep getting in the way
CapCon’s Top 10 2018 Stories
Wind-farm resistance, cops see the green, school-employee poor-mouthing, more
2019 State Budget: Cut Corporate Welfare for Roads and Economic Growth
A good road system contributes to economic growth
Michigan’s Electric Companies Sign Onto Green Agenda
Expect costlier and less reliable electric power supplies
After Losing August Primary, Legislator Stopped Representing Her District
Bettie Cook Scott was elected to represent the people of the 2nd House district
Official Numbers Refute Claim Of Stagnant School Funding
Enrollment in Midland dropped but state funding went up
Public Sector Unions’ Mixed Fortunes After Michigan Right-To-Work Law
Too soon to tell how much U.S. Supreme Court’s extension of RTW to public sector nationwide will affect union finances
U-M Gets A 'C' From Civil Rights Watchdog On Due Process
Report from FIRE examines policies governing student misconduct
This Lame Duck Was Busy
Facing an end of their trifecta, Republicans vote on hundreds of bills
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