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Fewer Teachers Get Required Assessments With COVID, But Results The Same

As usual, about 1% found minimally effective or worse Read more

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Firm Made $1.6 Billion, Corporate Subsidy Agency Boasts Offering It $2.6 Million

Michigan taxpayers will pay for it Read more

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More Detroit School District Students Chronically Absent Than Not

54.1% were absent last school year, down from previous years Read more

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Texas Energy Crisis a Warning for Michigan

New generation facilities should be reliable Read more

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Federal Bill Would Force Tens of Thousands in Michigan Back Into Unions

You’ll have to pay union dues as a condition of employment in many workplaces (government workers excepted) Read more

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Big 2020 Paychecks For Many Government Workers In Michigan

Private sector experienced lost jobs and income; a CapCon series Read more

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Virtual Classes Cancelled At Ann Arbor Schools During Cold Snap

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Whitmer’s Pandemic Management Inspires Pro-Indiana Billboards

Sign mocks Michigan governor as being good for business - in Indiana Read more

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Community College President Paid Over $525,000 Last Year

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Whitmer Said ‘Widely Available’ Vaccine One Condition For Return To Normalcy

Around 4 million Michiganders may now have immunity Read more

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Whitmer Said ‘Widely Available’ Vaccine One Condition For Return To Normalcy

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New Buffalo City Council Divides Residents Over Airbnb-Type Rentals

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After Targeting Gas Pipeline, Whitmer Declares Propane Heating Fuel 'Emergency'

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Money for Nothing: Most Federal COVID Relief Went to Closed Classrooms

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