If Not Numbers, What Drives Whitmer’s COVID Policies?
The same caseloads that triggered November lockdowns get no response in April
Cities’ Clever And Prohibitive Fees Are Killing Michigan’s Open Records Law
Freedom of Information Act on life support as municipalities clamp down on access
How To Make A School District Appear Underfunded: Ignore Big Pieces Of Revenue
Michigan’s public school establishment and friends regularly do it
Four Years Running, Auditors Ding Benton Harbor Schools On Free Lunch Accounting
Federal government appears no more diligent enforcing its rules
Flint Has 29 Cents For Each Dollar Needed To Cover Pension Promises
Annual income: $100 million; total pension promises: $388 million; result: misery
Underfunded? Detroit, Benton Harbor, Flint Schools Got Far More Than State Average
The average district got $10,687 per student last year, but Flint got $26,916
Michigan Has More Teachers Per Student Than 13 Years Ago
More favorable ratio challenges often-repeated claims of a teacher shortage
Fewer Students And More Teachers Means - A Michigan Teacher Shortage?
That's what they say
Michigan Job Losses Nation's 12th Worst Since Pandemic Began
Employment down 6.9% here from Feb. 2020
State’s Private Sector Workers Lost Income In 2020; Public Sector, Not So Much
That’s what an ongoing Michigan Capitol Confidential survey keeps finding
Legislator Calls For Funding All College Students Equally
State university lobbyists say we’ve never done it that way; call for more money instead
High School Prom Planners Await Government Permission
Midland schools warn dancing may be banned
Work-From-Home Challenges City Income Tax Reach
Stay-at-home orders meant fewer workers commuting into cities that tax income
Government Workers A Protected Class In 2020
Some Westland cops put in a few hours in 2020 and retired with six-figure payouts during the pandemic
No Rush For Government-Owned Traverse City Internet
Out of 3,200 potential customers, only 12 signed up in February
Celebrate Sunshine Week By Suing A Government Open Records Act Scofflaw
Mackinac Center did; its new suit joins seven others against Michigan governments
State Experts Have A New Plan — It Includes Lockdowns
State plan deviates from official Centers for Disease Control recommendations
Lawsuit: U-M Defies Open Records Law To Hide Pay Rates
University also defies series of Michigan court precedents favoring openness
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