Sen. Patrick Colbeck Talks State Government
‘You got to sometimes swing for the fences,’ says gubernatorial candidate
Rise In State Revenue Far Exceeds Cost Of Defeated Income Tax Cut
Taxpayers would have saved $463 million; latest state revenue estimate up $827 million
Detroit Charters Send More Graduates to College Than Peers Do
Longer-term outcomes back up test-score advantages for charter schools
Union In Potential Landmark Case Gave To Sharpton, Progressives, Dem Party
Supreme Court ruling expected on state worker’s claim that government unions inherently political
Michigan’s Convoluted Electricity System Leads to Strife and Strain
Legislature considers a deal for Hemlock Semiconductor and Consumers Energy
State Partially Rolls Back Utility’s Rate Increase, Company Heralds Declining Bills
DTE’s customers now pay more than they did in the fall, though not quite as much
Kayak Tax Proponents Try to Disguise Cash Grab as Safety Measure
Adding onerous education requirements should not make tax more palatable
‘Guerilla Journalism’ Outfit Stings Michigan Teachers Unions A Second Time
Union official to faux-teacher’s shoving incident disclosure: ‘I don’t want you to get investigated’
The Lawmakers that Voted for the Most Business Subsidies and the Least
$16 billion in corporate welfare approved since 2001
Detroit Homes With Willing Buyers Get More, But Overall Assessments Plummeted
Median sale price for a Detroit home up from $9,500 in 2010 to $26,000 in 2017
Detroit Teachers: Never Mind The $617 Million, What Have You Given Us Lately?
State taxpayers delivered a big bailout in 2016, now union demands more
Teachers Union Math Lesson: $8,326 Per Kid > $7,462 Per Kid
State school spending up $1 billion since 2010, but you won’t hear it from union or local news
Token Symbols of Growth Damage the State Economy
Select business interests have higher status with lawmakers than regular taxpayers
Nonprofit’s Response To U-M ‘Bias Response Teams’: A Civil Rights Lawsuit
Vague standards silence students, plaintiff argues
Video Sting Group Claims Michigan Union Got Payoff For Alleged Child-Molesting Teacher
James O’Keefe’s controversial undercover videos earlier brought down tax-funded ACORN activists
Overtime In Final Years Will Spike Ann Arbor Cop’s Lifetime Pension Payout
This detective also put in lots of overtime
Solar Subsidies Are More than 'Fair'
Those selling a wholesale product should be paid the wholesale price
MEA Opposes Privatization In Schools But Practices It
Apparently it’s OK for taxpayers to pay more for noncore services but not the union
Group Opposing Wind Project Accused Of Misleading Public
Advocate of project says photo was misleading
Teachers Union Here Eager To Align With Strikes; Higher Funding Makes It Tough
Watch for advocates cherry-picking benchmarks to paint misleading funding picture
Bill Would Mandate New Parking Lots Use ‘Dynamic’ Handicap Sign
Sponsor: ‘We don’t have to use the stick figures anymore’
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Bonfire of the Bureaucratic Vanities
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