Commentary

Kent County Land Bank Is Not a Good Deal For Citizens

Recent report from the land bank promoting generous return on investment missing key information

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News Story

Budget Watchdog: Debt Burden In Michigan Now $25,300 Per Taxpayer

State has among the highest debt per-person in the nation

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Commentary

'Business Improvement Zones' = Property Taxes

If you doubt that, try not paying the "assessment"

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Advocates of More Education Spending Ignoring Billions in Other Funds

State funding allowance only part of the money schools get for expenses

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Utility Asks Court To Slap Down Excessive Wind Turbine Noise Finding

County believes wind plant is too noisy

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Commentary

January 24, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report

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Commentary

Michigan Taxpayers Have Already Bailed Out Detroit

Again and again and again

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News Story

Gubernatorial Candidate Makes Inaccurate Claim About Education Spending

Mark Schauer wrong; federal funding declined while state funding increased

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Commentary

The Importance of Real Equality

And why the government can't provide it

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Commentary

Commentary: Your Pledge for Detroit

Bailout scheme takes from other needs

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News Story

Energy Expert: Michigan Should Eliminate Its Utility Monopoly For Lower Prices

Great Lakes State has highest electricity rates in the region

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Commentary

Money for Nothing

Detroit bailout comes at expense of statewide taxpayers

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News Story

U.S. Supreme Court Discusses Right-to-Work For All Public Employees

Union 'dues skim' case could mean the end of forced unionization of home-based caregivers, others

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News Story

Expert: Utilities Distorting Electric Choice Track Record

Q&A on regulation vs. choice in electricity markets

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Q&A With the MEDC: Verifying Jobs Resulting From Special Government Favors

State Reps call for greater transparency or elimination of program

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Commentary

The Certificate of Need 'CON' Job

Regulation increases health care costs 11 percent

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News Story

State Agency Has 52 Employees Who Earn More Than $100K

State Rep.: 'The MEDC's track record in picking winners is poor'

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Commentary

Michigan’s Renewable Energy Mandate Causing Harm, Probably Unconstitutional

The state cannot feasibly have a 30 percent mandate

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Commentary

Facts, Not Fiction, on State School Spending

K-12 spending up three consecutive years

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Commentary

Gov. Snyder Keeps Pace in State of the State

Bipartisan track record to expand government

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Commentary

January 17, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report

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News Story

The $2 Billion Education Funding Myth

Number ignores billions in grants

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Commentary

Skorup Debates Minimum Wage

Grand Valley State University event

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Commentary

Little Disclosure on Business Subsidies

Deals could eat up half of budget surplus

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News Story

Reality Check: Michigan Public Schools Getting More Money For Fewer Students

State spending up $800 million, student enrollment down 2.4 percent

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