False Claims, Inaccuracies Rife in New York Times Article On Michigan Charter Schools
First in a series exposing NYT Magazine’s sloppy and/ or agenda-driven coverage
DTE Declines Participation In Township Wind Farm Debate
State’s largest utility wanted just one consultant to give both sides
Giving More Taxpayer Dollars to Universities Won’t Make Michigan More Educated
No link between state spending and educational attainment
Post Labor Day Weekend Good Time for Tourism Talk
Lots to discuss with unofficial end of summer season
Michigan Charter School Growth Modest Since Limits Lifted In 2011
Opponents predicted a charter ‘in every neighborhood’
Outgoing Leader Was Disastrous for Teachers Union
MEA lost tens of thousands of members and power under president Steve Cook
It’s Labor Day, But Union Officials May Not Be Celebrating
The percentage of workers who are union members is down almost 50 percent since 1983
City Hassles Homeowners Doing Airbnb Rentals, Legislature May Come To Rescue
'This is a fundamental private property issue'
Average Detroit Teacher Missed 13 Days Of School Last Year
District needs another 425 teachers to be fully staffed
New Subsidies Show Which Groups Are Important to Lansing Politicians
Improving the rules for everyone puts residents first
83,000 Plus: The Number of State Regulations That Affect Your Life
Michigan agencies have piled up more than 4.6 million words
State Payments To City Hold Steady, Mayor Claims They’re ‘Abandoned’
And payments are projected to increase over the next two years
Cleaning Hats in Detroit Still Requires a License
Obsolete rules mock the rule of law, warns expert
Puffery And Spin The Norm When Industry Advocates Are Protecting Tax Favors
Michigan forestland owners want to keep state and federal tax breaks
Change In Regulations On Electricity Markets Could Hit Schools
A law that lets one district save $40 per student on electricity costs could be undermined
UAW Spins 26 Percentage-Point Defeat By Nissan Workers As Just ‘A Few Hundred Votes’
Union spent years trying to organize auto ‘transplant’ factories in South — and was blown out
Michigan Having ‘Hardest Times In The Union’? That’s So 2009
British media profile of gubernatorial candidate here is behind the times
Media Personality, State, Exaggerate Economic Impact of Agriculture Sector
Ag Department significantly overstates employment numbers
Former Campaign Manager Cites Granholm's Job Creation Despite Loss of 596,000 Jobs
Granholm took credit for every worker at Ford
Holland Going Into The Broadband Business
City plans to make its numbers by undercutting private sector competitors
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