Commentary

City Denies Alcohol License to Restaurant it Doesn’t Like

Royal Oak officials discriminate against fast food restaurant

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Commentary

No More Additional Favors for Solar

Property taxes should tax the value of property, including solar panels

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News Story

School District Implies Students Need Own Computers; State Law Says Otherwise

Saline’s fall back is to offer welfare-like assistance if requested

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Bill Bringing State Closer To Ending Asset Forfeiture Abuse Advances in Michigan

House considers bill to require a conviction before police can take and keep a person’s property in most cases

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Commentary

The Battle Between Taxes and Fees in Storm Sewer Finance

Local governments should get popular support for fiscal policies

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News Story

99 Teachers In This District Do Union Work on Taxpayers’ Dime — 1 of every 15

Statewide, 177 school employees paid by their districts to do union work at taxpayer expense

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News Story

Detroit School Superintendent Mistaken On District's Pre-Charter Competition Greatness

60 years of headlines tell a different story

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Another Michigan Community Moving Toward Wind Farm Restrictions

DTE turbine tower plans for Beaver Township stumble on proposed zoning board recommendation

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Commentary

MEDC Is a Moth to a Failure Flame

Suniva bankruptcy lights up program shortcomings

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News Story

Ann Arbor’s $307,000 Firefighter

Some city employees hit the jackpot upon retiring

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Editorial

Tough Time To Be Working In Government?

Total compensation has skyrocketed for government workers this century

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Commentary

Net Metering Decision Raises Hackles of Solar Supporters

'Avoided cost' rate will impact Michigan’s interest in residential solar

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News Story

Michigan Economy Rebounds, But Medicaid Enrollment Soars

Republicans drove increase in Medicaid spending while food stamps decline

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Compensation For Federal Employees Up 36 Percent In Michigan Since 2000

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Pfizer Profits $21.5 Billion In 2017, Gets $32 Million Tax Break From Small Michigan City

Portage officials feared saying ‘no’ to city’s largest taxpayer

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Editorial

Claims Of Rising Poverty Simply Aren't True

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News Story

Recent Corruption Scandals Involving Some of Michigan’s Largest Unions

Embezzlement, financial malpractice plague unions

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News Story

A Look at Unions in Michigan, Five Years After Right-to-Work

Most of state’s largest unions have seen a collapse in members and political spending

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News Story

In Michigan, Rich are Getting Richer – So Are the Poor

Number of lower and middle income households decreasing as more earn $100,000+

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Commentary

Free-Range Michigan?

New Utah law recognizes independence for parents and children

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News Story

Grand Valley State’s New Intersectionality And Systemic Racism Radio Reporter

State university’s public radio station gets $538,000 from the Kellogg Foundation

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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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