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
Sales Price Of Properties Sold At Detroit Tax Auctions Doubles
Average price in Detroit rose from $2,000 to $5,000 in seven years
Gubernatorial Candidates In Glass Houses On Corporate Handouts
AFL-CIO chief denounces Republican candidate for favoring corporations, but Democratic candidate gave away far more
State's Corporate Welfare Partner Claims Thousands of Economists Support Stadium Subsidies
But economists uniformly oppose dinging taxpayers for projects like $125 million Kalamazoo facility
Enforcing Janus Rights for Public Workers
U.S. Supreme Court decision no longer makes union fees a condition of employment
Michigan Chamber of Commerce: Union-Backed Ballot Proposals Will Harm Business
Employers may find it hard to manage their business under paid leave measure
Later High School Start Times Should Stay Local Decision
Change by Berkley district cites academic benefit
No One Will Win The Tariff Game
Michigan one of the top states with jobs affected by Chinese retaliation
Superintendent Earns Praise Painting School – Which Would Be Illegal If He Were Paid
Painting isn’t dangerous and Michigan should eliminate its license
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
A Plea for Skepticism about the MEDC: An Open Letter
Lawmakers should take a closer look at economic development programs
State Corporate Welfare Didn't Work For Greenville
Centerpiece of previous governor’s economic policy, has also been favored by current candidates
Medicaid Dues Skim May Come To An End, After All
Friends, relatives of disabled individuals among those swept into public sector unions
Municipal Governments Blame State For Their Property Tax Hikes
A presumption that state assistance should only go up
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
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
Election Night: More Corporate Handouts or More Personal Income Tax Cuts?
As expected, both candidates have different plans for economic growth
‘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
Northern Michigan Explains Why It Wanted $4,600 For Names And Salaries Of All Its Employees
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
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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Lawmakers should keep the state's administrators on a tight leash
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