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No Arrest — But Cops Took And Kept His $2,035 Anyway

Your assets are presumed guilty in Michigan; legislation would change that

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Commentary

Thanksgiving Day: More Than Football and Turkey

Made an official holiday in 1941, Thanksgiving Day has a long history

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Bills Would Ban Keeping Taxpayer Handouts To Corporations Secret

A handful of companies are getting billions, but citizens are forbidden to know who or how much

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Analysis

The Most Bizarre Licenses in Michigan

Potato dealers, foresters, butter graders and more

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Commentary

How Right-to-Work and the End of the 'Dues Skim' Killed the SEIU in Michigan

Membership, revenue and political spending plummet

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News Story

Police Set Up Crime, Entrap College Student’s Cellphone and $100

Though none were criminally charged, 523 in Michigan still lost property forfeited to police last year

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Half a Million Prevailing Wage Rates For 162,000 Construction Workers

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Unions That Say Prevailing Wage Law Protects Retirees Mismanage Worker Pensions

Reports show Michigan construction union pensions in ‘critical’ condition

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Editorial

Teachers Union President: It’s A Lousy Job And Young People Should Look Elsewhere

The pay and benefits don't look bad based on number of people applying

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News Story

Arcades Owe Detroit Thousands of Quarters Each Year

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Commentary

MEA Attack on Online Charters Misses Mark

Policy based on bad data, double standards would hurt families

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Commentary

Update: D.C.’s Tax Reform Sausage Making May Still Work Out

Tax Foundation Calculates $2,500 gain per Michigan family

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News Story

Half Of Able-Bodied Michigan Medicaid Expansion Enrollees Don’t Work

More than 600,000 enrolled, while total state unemployment down to just 218,000

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Commentary

Michigan Was Right to End Film Incentives

New report backs up legislators

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News Story

Iron Mountain Schools Draws Flak for Novel Homeschool Co-op

'I don’t think it’s a fair way of doing it,' says neighboring superintendent

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Commentary

Why did the Governor Flip Flop on Corporate Welfare?

Corporate handouts remain unfair and ineffective

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News Story

Price of Electricity Up 85 Percent Since 2001

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Teachers Union Head Gets Annual $92,000 Pension Bonus, Courtesy of Taxpayers

Scheme let top union officials get school pensions based on six-figure union salaries

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Editorial

This ‘Sleepy Old Monopoly’ Jams Region’s Highest Energy Rates on Michigan

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Editorial

Forfeiture From People Not Convicted of a Crime in Michigan Isn’t ‘Rare’

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News Story

East Lansing Loses $350,000 Running 'Aquatic Center'

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With Income Tax Rejected By Voters, East Lansing Looks at Spending Cuts

A common story: Residents will pay for years of pension underfunding by elected officials

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Another Local Politician Violates Election Law, Sanctions Again Unlikely

‘Elected officials ... violate the law far too often,’ says critic of taxpayer-funded tax-hike electioneering

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Commentary

Why There’s a Revolving Prison Door

New research suggests that strict parole rules contribute to inflated prison populations

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News Story

City Taxpayers Will Pay Millions For Past Employees’ Benefits

Politicians break faith, promise retiree health insurance without paying for it

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