Detroit’s Unemployment 8.1% Before Epidemic, Spiked To 40.4% In May 2020
ACLU had warned, minorities, disadvantaged ‘bear the brunt of tough public health measures’
Michigan’s Teacher Pension Fund Earned Just 5.3% Last Year
401(k) investors in a Vanguard stock-and-bond index fund did better
Granholm-Subsidized Biochemicals Incubator Now Makes Ethanol For Cocktails
‘You have to adapt’ says current owner of company once touted as cutting-edge
Credit Or Blame? Whitmer Boasts On Michigan’s Post-COVID Economic Performance
It’s not good
Whitmer’s Tax-And-Borrow Missteps Halted Road Repair Progress
Despite ‘Fix the damn roads’ campaign rhetoric, transportation debt is higher and state road repair dollars fewer
Michigan Nonprofits Relieved By Supreme Court’s Donor Privacy Ruling
Key state officers here favor government efforts to seize donor names, addresses
School Funding Looks Unequal If Major Revenue Sources Not Counted
And one of those sources helped solve major school spending disparities
New Restrictions On Property Owners Advance Officials’ Pursuit Of ‘Tree City’ Label
Trees that have to go would become a big problem for lot and land owners
Whitmer Blamed Public, 'Variant' For April COVID Spike, State Now Admits Had No Evidence
Governor also resisted hardline lockdowners at CDC
City Demands Vacation Renters’ Data; Homeowners Question Its Security And More
‘Their rationale makes no sense’
Michigan Schools Never Had More To Spend; MSU Prof Calls State Dead Last In Funding
Carefully selected date ranges paint a false picture
Center-Left Interest Group's Whopper On Michigan Teacher Retirement Benefits
Most private sector workers only dream of such security
Study: Michigan Falls Behind In Recovering From Pandemic
Health status, jobs and economy, travel and leisure return rates here all lag
CDC Data Suggests Stricter Lockdowns Didn’t Reduce COVID Deaths
Michigan had substantially more deaths than its neighbors despite more significant restrictions
Whitmer Says 'Science' Governed State Epidemic Responses; Record Suggests Otherwise
Were previously declared vacc-rate reopening thresholds discarded without notice?
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Clearing Up the Record on Michigan Charter Schools
A Response to Misguided Claims in The New Yorker
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