Did You Know? Post-Water Crisis, Fed and State Money Pours Into Flint
$347 million so far — nearly five times the city’s annual budget — delivered for infrastructure and more
School District Spent $275,000 in Public Dollars on Tax Hike Vote
Kent County taxpayer-funded campaign was ‘extremely biased towards an affirmative vote’
Michigan Teachers Are the Nation’s Highest Paid
When compared to the average income of people in the state they serve
Official State Plan for Failing Schools: Meetings, Plans, Discussions, More Plans
State won’t close chronically failed Detroit schools, but bureaucrats and stakeholders plan to make plans
School Funding in Michigan Reaches All-Time High
Record revenues for schools likely will continue
Astroturf? Facebook Page Promotes Union Politics Under Tea Party Flag
On pension reform, it quacks like a government employee union
If US Relied on Solar, Not Coal, 12 Million Workers Would Need to Be Repurposed
Solar produces few watts per worker; with low unemployment who will generate the juice?
Why Michigan Has a Pension Problem
Everyone wants to avoid responsibilities on retiree benefits
National Park Service Spends $506k to Promote Old Cars
‘It’s a matter of public interest’ says director of grant recipient
If School Pensions are ‘Vital,’ They Should Have Been Properly Funded
School employees are the state’s largest creditors
Michigan Democrats Vote to Give Detroit Schools Money for Students Who Don't Go There
Budget amendment had full support of Democratic Senate
Study Suggests Segregation Hurting Battle Creek Schools’ Budget
Data shows Battle Creek funding higher than state average and surrounding schools
Michigan Public School Enrollment Down 25 Percent Since 1978
Where have all the schoolchildren gone? From 2 million then to 1.5 million now
Zero Dollars For Michigan Infrastructure? Only If $4 Billion For Transportation Not Counted
State taxpayers paying more than ever for transportation infrastructure
Union Says Don’t Change Pension System, But Most Teachers Get No Pension
56.6 percent get nothing from ‘most efficient and secure’ school retirement system
Let People Rent Out Their Property
New bills would let homeowners use Airbnb, other services
Big Pension Bite Likely On Kellogg's $51 Million Battle Creek Schools Gift
Underfunded state-run system erodes school budgets and donor largesse
Congressional Science Spending Largely Untouched
Federal spending bill lets the air out of protestor’s tires
Michigan House Considers Constitutional Amendment to Protect Data
Proposed law would provide urgently required protections to individual rights to privacy and property in Michigan
Operating Some of Michigan's Best Public Schools is Not A Crime
Politician would make it one, while genuine crooks really were ripping-off schools not far away
Evidence? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Evidence, Imply Tourism Officials
Tourism officials make claims they can’t support
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State Retirement Managers Develop Convenient, Hypocritical Excuse
Tantamount to only brushing your teeth when you go to the dentist
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