Michigan Capitol Confidential

How Fees Fuel Big Government

February 23, 2011

“Funny Numbers”

Critics of special business subsidies say state’s economic planners use shaky data to make decisions

February 23, 2011

Lansing’s $140,000 Bus Driver

February 23, 2011

Lawmakers Walk Out on Legislatures, But No One Walks Out on a Union

February 23, 2011

Tea Partiers Counter-Protest Government Union 'Lobby Day'

February 23, 2011

Freely Available Information Hidden in MSU's Reply to Freedom of Information Request

February 22, 2011

Absent Information and Competing Risks Assessment, Invalid to Declare Debt Relief Convention 'Too Risky'

February 21, 2011

The 'Absolutely Devastating' Impact of Federal Stimulus Dollars Picking Winners and Losers in Northern Michigan

February 21, 2011

Ten Facts to Rebut the Mythology of a Runaway Convention

February 20, 2011

False Fears, "Runaway Conventions," and the National Debt Relief Amendment

February 20, 2011

Analyst : “Atomic Bomb” Budget Cuts to K-12 are Historic but Necessary

February 19, 2011

Public Union Reform Is Where the Money Is

February 19, 2011

Benefits or Jobs: Schools, Legislature Must Choose

February 18, 2011

Good, Bad and Ugly of Gov. Snyder's Budget

February 18, 2011

Governor Looks At Public Employee Compensation

February 18, 2011

MichiganVotes.org Feb. 18 Weekly Roll Call Report

February 18, 2011

The West Bloomfield Teacher 'Sick Out'

February 18, 2011

$300K Combined Salaries for Granholm and Mulhern at Cal-Berkeley

Financially embattled school offers 'substantial' time off for summers and other employment

February 17, 2011

Average Eaton Rapids Teacher’s Salary $55,826 ; Contributes Just 2 Percent for Health Plan

February 17, 2011

Average Comstock Teacher Receives $53,756 in Salary, Contributes Just 5 Percent for Health Plan

February 16, 2011

Union Bosses Outsource Hostility, Hiring Beneficiaries of Entrepreneur’s Charity to Protest Him

February 16, 2011

Legal Experts Say Saline Schools Broke Campaign Finance Law

February 15, 2011

Lake Orion Teachers Health Benefits 52 Percent Above Private-Sector Average

February 15, 2011

Yes, Government Workers Get More Benefits

February 14, 2011

West Bloomfield Tackles Costs With Aggressive Privatization Strategy

February 14, 2011

How Fees Fuel Big Government

“Funny Numbers”

Lansing’s $140,000 Bus Driver

Lawmakers Walk Out on Legislatures, But No One Walks Out on a Union

Tea Partiers Counter-Protest Government Union 'Lobby Day'

Freely Available Information Hidden in MSU's Reply to Freedom of Information Request

Absent Information and Competing Risks Assessment, Invalid to Declare Debt Relief Convention 'Too Risky'

The 'Absolutely Devastating' Impact of Federal Stimulus Dollars Picking Winners and Losers in Northern Michigan

Ten Facts to Rebut the Mythology of a Runaway Convention

False Fears, "Runaway Conventions," and the National Debt Relief Amendment

Analyst : “Atomic Bomb” Budget Cuts to K-12 are Historic but Necessary

Public Union Reform Is Where the Money Is

Benefits or Jobs: Schools, Legislature Must Choose

Good, Bad and Ugly of Gov. Snyder's Budget

Governor Looks At Public Employee Compensation

MichiganVotes.org Feb. 18 Weekly Roll Call Report

The West Bloomfield Teacher 'Sick Out'

$300K Combined Salaries for Granholm and Mulhern at Cal-Berkeley

Average Eaton Rapids Teacher’s Salary $55,826 ; Contributes Just 2 Percent for Health Plan

Average Comstock Teacher Receives $53,756 in Salary, Contributes Just 5 Percent for Health Plan

Union Bosses Outsource Hostility, Hiring Beneficiaries of Entrepreneur’s Charity to Protest Him

Legal Experts Say Saline Schools Broke Campaign Finance Law

Lake Orion Teachers Health Benefits 52 Percent Above Private-Sector Average

Yes, Government Workers Get More Benefits

West Bloomfield Tackles Costs With Aggressive Privatization Strategy

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