20 Percent Of Michigan Jobs Disappeared Last Year – But Slightly More New Ones Were Created
It Failed
High-end nonprofit found no fix for Detroit schools in doubling down on status quo system
Trump Labor Secretary Joins Bipartisan Call for Licensure Reform
Obama administration also wanted changes
Want More Substitute Teachers? Pay Them More
Michigan subs make nearly 20 percent less than the national average
As Feds Expand Forfeiture, Michigan Looks to Restrict It
Preserving property rights is essential
Need A License To Shampoo Hair For Pay? Michigan Says ‘Yes’
State-imposed hoops weaken competition, impose compliance costs
Novi Community Schools Received 952 Applicants For One Teaching Job
The superintendent speaks about the claims of a teacher shortage
Despite Claims, There Is No Teacher Shortage in Michigan
A majority of Michiganders with a teaching license aren’t teaching
Substitute Teachers Paid Fraction Of Full-Time Rate, May Explain Why They’re Hard To Find
Easier to find full-timers, yet official claims they’re in short supply, too
Replace Coal With Solar? We’re Going To Need A Lot Of Acres
Upper Peninsula plant one example of how much land solar energy takes
A Solution to Local Government Debt
Pension and retiree health care liabilities are in crisis and the time to act is now
Union Head: Teachers Get No Time to Attend Professional Conferences
Yet, the law and union contracts mandate time off for that and the MEA holds its conferences on school days
Why Michigan Pension Reform Matters
Michigan now a national leader on fixing pension problems
Why We Can’t Build Infrastructure Like We Used To
Regulatory burdens just as much to blame as political gridlock
Beware the Union Label on Teacher Pay Newspaper Columns
Teacher union president spins and misleads
How Many People Should be in Prison?
No easy answer, but here’s how to think about the question
Kid Rock: ‘Work Your Butt Off And Pay Taxes’
Some of those taxes may have been promised to brewer of Kid Rock’s beer
House Shelves Effort to Provide Charter School Transportation Vouchers
Proposal not ready for prime time according to committee chair
‘Trough Truce’ on Display in Latest Debate on Corporate Welfare
Latest business subsidy gets bipartisan support and some opposition
Newspaper Cites ‘Cuts’ in Case for City Tax Hike — But Spending Is Up, Not Down
Watch out for this gimmick when municipal officials cry poverty
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Taking the Pension Task Force to Task
Governments should stop generating new pension debt
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