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Kids can’t read. Drag queens won’t help.

Nessel makes foolish comments while Michigan's school crisis deepens

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South Haven, home to short-term rentals for 100 years, has residents who want them gone

Tourism is a key industry for this West Michigan city

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Stabenow has lost touch with Michigan residents

Suffering drivers should get help, not mockery

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Holland government broadband proposal follows troubled history

Other cities have broadband projects short on customers and swimming in debt

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Michigan has lost auto jobs since Whitmer took office

Whitmer touts addition of 25,000 auto jobs, but the net number is 1,600 jobs lost

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Fund roads through fees on miles driven, not gallons of gas purchased

Mileage-based user fees finish first in new study

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NIH’s implicit bias training commits the social sins it warns against

Jingoism, ableism, cultural appropriation tar the program’s aims

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Michigan Has Low Gas Tax — Except When It Doesn’t

Advocate for increased spending on roads understates tax burden Michiganders bear for road construction

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Rich Community Falls Short on School Budget

Birmingham district loses students, messes up revenue projections

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Drag shows for kids are inappropriate. In Michigan, should they be illegal?

‘There Should Be A Law’ is the banner over every government overreach

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Teacher Pension Fund’s Good Earnings Last Year Not Good Enough

Still $16 billion short of amount needed to meet pension promises to school employees

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School District Delays, Partly Denies FOIA Request About Mayor’s Misconduct

Cites privacy concerns

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Will Implicit Bias Training Improve Health Care in Michigan?

Medical lobby says training will save lives; activist nurse worries it will push away talent

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Michigan Residents: Whitmer Did Not Fix The D@mn Roads

New poll shows governor’s credibility on this issue full of potholes

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Michigan Teacher Shortage Turns 102 Years Old

Shouldn’t we have run out of teachers by now?

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On the Menu In Detroit: A Heapin’ Helpin’ of Red Tape

City is among the nation’s worst in barriers for restaurant startups

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Will Shovel-Ready Land Help Michigan Compete for Electric Vehicle Jobs?

Michigan is losing its 'home court advantage' with the Detroit auto industry

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In Michigan’s opioid crisis, deaths are the problem – not stigma

Why deal with the problem when you can change the conversation?

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County Steers Federal COVID Money to Gigantic Sports Complex

Project Phoenix complex would siphon cash townships could spend on roads and services

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Detroit Sees Budget Shortfall In Five Years

City’s CFO says budget deficits are coming

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Michigan Has More Teachers, Fewer Students

Numbers do not support claims of an educator shortage

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Electricity System Operator Predicts Energy Shortage This Summer

Controlled blackouts are possible, officials warn

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State Senator Tries to Fine-Tune Corporate Welfare

Nate Shannon has approved more than $1 billion in subsidies, but now aims to punish ‘greedy corporations’

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Birmingham Schools Pay Out $176K For Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Work

Virginia-based consultancy charges a bundle

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Electric Cars Subsidized From Cradle to Grave

Vast giveaways for production, batteries, vehicle purchases, charging stations

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