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Again, Data Trashes ‘Detroit Schools Underfunded’ Narrative

Yet the actual numbers are easily found on a state website

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U of M’s Office Of Institutional Equity Is In Court For Due Process Violations

‘The accused shall enjoy the right ... to be confronted with the witnesses against him’

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Utility Consultant Suggests Basing Electric Capacity Plans On Idea That Carbon Caps Are Coming

Higher prices and less reliable power for Michigan customers are possible outcomes

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Teachers Union On Supreme Court Janus Ruling: ‘Women And Minorities Hardest Hit’

Assertion based on mistaken reading of Michigan’s right-to-work law

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No Charge, No Conviction — But 956 People Still Lose Stuff To Cops

Michigan releases 2017 civil asset forfeiture report

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Is One Subsidy Really Any Better?

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Neither Inmates Nor Counties Get Out of Jail Free

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Policy Proposed for Medicaid Workers Too Broad, Harms Patients and Consumers

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Michigan Capitol Confidential Removes Story With Wrong Data On Car Repairs

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Michigan’s Local Wind Farm Opposition May Drive New Developments To Iowa

Utility’s figures also suggest tens of thousands of acres of solar collectors coming here

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By Honoring Football Anthem Protests, Union Dishonors Teachers Who Dissent

Example of how NEA’s compulsory dues violated teachers First Amendment rights

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Big Michigan Utility Expects No ‘Significant Growth’ Of Electric Cars Here

Consumers Energy sees potential but projects no jump in power demand from EVs

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Michigan Public Sector Salaries Have Increased Every Year Since 2001

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How Business Subsidies Cut to the Front of the Line for Michigan Tax Dollars

Politicians focus on higher status than taxpayers

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Charter School Critic Shocked At Groups Giving Teachers Information On Unions

Campaign tells teachers that union fees are now optional

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Retired Police Woman Has Made $200,000 + Annually

Leading newspaper says public servants, like her, are ‘losing their foothold in the middle class’

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Teacher Once Claimed He Fantasized About Being A Barista

Three years later, he's making $9,000 more a year

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A Political Fiction that Won’t Go Away

Candidates wrongly claim state education funds have been cut

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Snyder Budget Whacks $10 Million from Business Subsidy Programs

Pure Michigan scores $1 million increase

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26 Grand Rapids City Employees Received $20k-Plus in Overtime

There were city 378 city workers getting $80,000 or more in 2017

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Legislature Approves New Business Subsidies

Big budget bill makes it more difficult to hold lawmakers accountable for spending

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US Supreme Court Cites Mackinac Center in Landmark Ruling On Unions

Majority holding gives right-to-work status to every public employee in the nation

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First Time Since 2000, No Local Governments Under State Receivership

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Nine Years In A Row: State Spending Goes Up Again On Oct. 1

From $45.7 billion the year Snyder was elected to $56.8 billion next year

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Michigan Subsidizes Amazon, Even Without Second HQ Project

Millions in taxpayer dollars for distribution centers gives retailer a marketplace edge

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