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Michigan Chamber of Commerce: Union-Backed Ballot Proposals Will Harm Business

Employers may find it hard to manage their business under paid leave measure

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Later High School Start Times Should Stay Local Decision

Change by Berkley district cites academic benefit

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No One Will Win The Tariff Game

Michigan one of the top states with jobs affected by Chinese retaliation

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Superintendent Earns Praise Painting School – Which Would Be Illegal If He Were Paid

Painting isn’t dangerous and Michigan should eliminate its license

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Subsidies For A Few And Tax Hikes For The Rest Worked Poorly Here

All the former governor’s selective corporate handouts couldn’t overcome her huge tax hike or the Great Recession

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A Plea for Skepticism about the MEDC: An Open Letter

Lawmakers should take a closer look at economic development programs

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State Corporate Welfare Didn't Work For Greenville

Centerpiece of previous governor’s economic policy, has also been favored by current candidates

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Medicaid Dues Skim May Come To An End, After All

Friends, relatives of disabled individuals among those swept into public sector unions

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Municipal Governments Blame State For Their Property Tax Hikes

A presumption that state assistance should only go up

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94 Hours A Week: Presumed Load For This Financial Manager Of Three Michigan Cities

He’s collecting six-figure salaries from two of those metro-area municipalities

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Michigan’s Trial Courts Have a Major Funding Problem

The statutory scheme that keeps them running is set to expire in 2020 – and there’s no back up plan in place yet

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Election Night: More Corporate Handouts or More Personal Income Tax Cuts?

As expected, both candidates have different plans for economic growth

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‘Goliath’ Unions Complain About ‘David’-Sized Think Tanks’ Worker Outreach Campaign

State-based think tank movement informing public employees they can stop paying union fees now

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Northern Michigan Explains Why It Wanted $4,600 For Names And Salaries Of All Its Employees

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A Flip Of A Switch

Not all energy is there when you need it

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Michigan Union Still Pursuing Dues From Teachers Five Years After Right-To-Work

But under new U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the union may also be messing with their constitutional rights

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NMU Wants $4,600 to Look Up and Send Salary Data

It's online at U of M; in new state budget, Northern Michigan University gets $47,998,400

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MDE Overreach a Serious Concern

New rules attack cyber school option for families

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Jackson County Tells Voters To Show ‘Love’ For Parks

Michigan pretends to ban taxpayer-funded electioneering, local governments pretend to comply

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Why Taxpayers Are Shelling Out More Money for Worse Service

In some places, cities pay two or three times the base salary for one person

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Superintendent Accused of Intimidation Against Recall Petition Signers

School board president promises zero tolerance for ‘retaliation or harassment’

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When the Cell Door Closes, a Window of Educational Opportunity Should Open

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Campaign Promises Show Misunderstanding of Charter School Landscape

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State Lawmakers Should Cut Business Subsidies Even More Next Year

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Number Of Michiganders Collecting Unemployment Down 90 Percent Since 2009

Less than 1 percent of state workforce needed benefits in June

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