Sen. Gary Peters Wants Higher Minimum Wage — Except for His Unpaid Interns
But senator wants others to be subject to wage mandates
House Road Plan Leaves Plenty of Money for Pure Michigan Campaign
Threats that plan to fix roads jeopardizes state's tourism campaign is a red herring
Tying Teacher Evaluations to Student Achievement Would Be Major Reform
Reluctant school administrators often greatest barriers to reform
Bills Aiming to Protect Property from Overzealous Forfeiture Clear First Hurdle
House overwhelmingly approves eight bills
Note to Michigan's Tourism Lobbyist: GEICO Pays For Its Own Advertising and You Should Too
Michigan taxpayers are paying for something private businesses normally pay for themselves
State's Corporate Welfare Agency Takes Credit for Creating Jobs in Good Times ... and Bad
Michigan Economic Development Corporation oversaw the worst job losses in history
Teacher Evaluations in Michigan Public Schools: One Size Fits All
Less than 1 percent of teachers are deemed 'ineffective' in 2013-14
Detroit's Reform District Doesn't Have One Great Teacher According to Evaluations
Education Achievement Authority has 99 percent of teachers rated as 'effective'
Michigan School Pension Fund Liability Grows to $26.5 Billion
Cost to state quintuples since 2012
Labor Union Caught in Dues Skim Fails to File Annual Report with Federal Government
SEIU Healthcare Michigan reported losing 80 percent of its members after dues skim ended
Teachers Union Rails at For-Profit Charters While its Leaders Spike Own School Pensions
Past three MEA presidents are set to receive pensions larger than their school salaries
House Judiciary Passes Civil Forfeiture Reform Bills
Good work, but more still to be done
Is State's Prevailing Wage Law at Risk of Being Tossed?
A citizen initiative would trump Gov. Snyder's promised veto on any repeal legislation
What You Need to Know About the Initiative to Repeal Prevailing Wage
If sponsors gather enough signatures in time, then legislature votes
You Don’t Need $92,000 a Year to be 'Economically Stable'
ALICE report puts most past Michigan citizens below ‘survival’ budget
Teachers Union Presidents Extract Lucrative Benefits from Schools – For Themselves
MEA officials use rare deals with districts to garner rich government pensions
District Doesn't Take Evaluations Seriously, Now Laying Off its Best Teachers
Union contract mandates teacher layoffs based strictly on seniority; may violate state law
Memo to Reformers: Detroit Public Schools Received 42 Percent More Money Per Pupil Than State Average
The Government Incentive to Seize Property
Panel on asset forfeiture in Michigan discusses confiscation of property with no conviction
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Government Spending on Universities Rise, Tuition Hikes Follow
Higher education funding returns little to the state
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