News Story

It’s Not Called The Great Lake State For Nothing

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Commentary

More Competition Among Liquor Stores on the Way – For Now

Judge upholds ruling that gets rid of arbitrary ‘half-mile rule’

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Commentary

State Could Roll Back Big Granholm Tax Hike And Still Have $2.6 Billion More Next Year

And taxpayers would get to keep $1 billion of their earnings

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Analysis

Special Tax Breaks For Privileged Firms Means Money Comes From Someone Else

Who do you think pays instead?

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Commentary

Arbitrary Michigan Licensing Laws: Auto Mechanic vs. Makeup Artist

Esthetician requires far more mandatory hours and much higher fees

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Analysis

Despite Right-To-Work Laws, Unions Find Ways Make Workers Keep Paying

Michigan courts shut down one such tactic, but unions try others

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Latest Test Scores Show Charter Schools Closing Gap

Charter public schools more likely than conventional districts to enroll low-income students

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State Law May Drive Job-Seeking Michigan Woman To Move Elsewhere

Lacking cosmetology license, she looks west for opportunity

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Analysis

For Each Gallon Of Water Michigan’s People Use, 288 Gallons Fall From The Sky

Really big-sounding water consumption figures appear much smaller when put in perspective

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Commentary

New Law Removes Obstacles to Classroom

SB 727 should help alleviate teacher shortage outcry

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Money For Roads Doesn’t Go Where It’s Needed The Most

Roads in the worst condition are not a priority

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Detroit People Mover Maintenance Worker Paid $174,602 In 2017

Transit system loses nearly $10 per rider

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Commentary

Rural School Makes Fast Rise

Akron-Fairgrove among most improved on Mackinac report card

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News Story

You Don’t Need Six Figures to Live Comfortably

United Way ALICE report encourages people to see themselves as government-dependent

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DeVos is Right About Michigan Charter Schools

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It’s Time To Review and Repeal Occupational Licensing Laws

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Oklahoma Teachers Average $20,000 Less Than Michigan – And Are On Strike

But Michigan teacher pay varies as much as $36,000 by district

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City Socks Homeowner With $150 Fine For Using Airbnb

St. Clair Shores doesn’t explicitly ban homesharing, but official says city zoning doesn’t permit it

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Editorial

Michigan’s Golf Courses Will Take Much More Water Than Nestle

Macomb drain commissioner blasts water bottling plant while county courses soak up water

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Commentary

State Funding for Universities Continues Upward Climb

Lawmakers should question what taxpayers get for more money

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Commentary

Are Competition And Consumer Choice In Education Good Or Bad?

Apologists for poor schools say ‘bad,’ despite their disparate impact on poor and minority children

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News Story

Pension Spiking, Early Payouts, Second Careers Make For High-Income Cops

East Lansing’s former chief an example

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Commentary

Is it Constitutional to Require Criminal Defendants to Fund Their Own Prosecution?

State Supreme Court considers whether to hear a case presenting this question

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News Story

Michigan Funding Its Pensions, Using More Realistic Numbers

Hat trick: Legislature also contained school pension liabilities by closing system to new hires

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For Legislature, University ‘Tuition Restraint’ Means Twice The Inflation Rate

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