Editorial

‘Richest Person in Michigan’ Could Get Richer With New State Subsidies

Gilbert named ‘richest’ just weeks after bills signed authorizing millions from taxpayers

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Analysis

There You Go Again: Teachers Union Spins Misleading Food Stamp Claim

Average $60K teacher would need a household size of 10 to qualify

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Commentary

Why Does Michigan License Painters?

Few other states do

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Commentary

Free Press Omits Key CREDO Charter School Finding

Students learning more from most Michigan for-profit operators

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Editorial

Teacher Pay Rates Unusually Stable

No one’s getting rich, but to most, it looks like pretty good money

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News Story

Michigan DROPs Big Payouts to Retain State Police Employees

Incentive Provides State Police Employees With $400K+ in Bonuses To Stick Around

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News Story

Superintendent Gets Above Average Pay, District’s Teachers, Below Average

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News Story

Michigan Wine Taxes Among the Highest in the Region

But 35th out of all states

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Editorial

Watchdogs Sleep

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News Story

Traverse City Government Still Thinking About Internet Project

Says government utility criticized for 'not jumping in with both feet'

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News Story

Done: With School Pension Reform, State's Big Pension Liabilities Contained

Gov. Rick Snyder's signature will finish job begun by John Engler in 1996

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Analysis

Government Internet Coming to Traverse City

Taxpayers on the hook for risky broadband plan

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News Story

Teacher Gets $80k Salary, Spends Half His Time on Union Work

Ann Arbor teachers union agitating for more

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Commentary

Vitti’s ‘Student-First’ Agenda Faces Early Test

Pay limits for incoming teachers an unnecessary obstacle

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News Story

Teacher Makes $77k, Gets $13k Raise Over 5 Years, Complains It's 'Embarrassing'

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News Story

Michigan is Spending As Much on State Police Pensions as Salaries

Past underfunding means nearly $1 in retirement costs for every $1 in pay

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News Story

Michigan House Dems Propose State Contract Preference for Immigrants

Bill is part of Democrats’ anti-immigration enforcement package

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News Story

Detroit Schools Would Already Be in Deficit if Not for Teacher Vacancies, Extra State Money

Officials looking to fill vacancies that could push them into debt

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Commentary

Do Millionaires Need More Subsidies?

In pursuing economic development, Michigan may repeat past errors

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Editorial

As Soaring Pension Debt Eats Budgets, Teacher Says Reform ‘Makes No Sense’

On public radio website he suggests Republican pension reformers are ‘pathological’

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Editorial

U-M Student Newspaper: Shouting Down Speakers Doesn’t Infringe Free Speech

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News Story

Michigan Universities Also Socked by Massively Underfunded School Pensions

Seven of 15 state schools affected; 20 percent of Ferris State’s budget goes to pensions

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News Story

Isabella County Closer to Allowing 200 or More Wind Turbines

Zoning changes would open door for wind turbines up to 600 feet tall

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News Story

Solar Makes 1/676th the Electricity As Coal In Michigan

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News Story

How to Get a Property Tax Hike: Spend Big on Democratic Political Consultant

West Michigan taxpayer dollars were hard at work this spring — promoting higher taxes

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