Benton Harbor Schools Held Back No Third Graders In 2020-21 School Year
District cited in liberal nonprofit’s panic about law to restrict promoting children who can’t read to next grade
Another Granholm Green Energy Winner That Was A Bust
$50 million taxpayer dollars down the tubes
Population Fell In Post-Bankruptcy Detroit, City Revenue Rose
The school district saw a modest enrollment increase after its 2016 bailout
Liberal Nonprofit News Site Paints Unfair Picture Of Reading Retention Law
ProPublica fails to mention specific exemptions to being held back
Earlier Poll Anticipated Vaccine Lottery's Underwhelming Results
Downward trajectory of weekly vaccinations not dented by state's prize offers
U-M Says ‘No’ To Open Records Law Payroll Request, Michigan Court Of Claims Says ‘Yes’
Records would indicate if university’s state of emergency pay freeze was real
Michigan’s Subsidized Green Energy Adventures Arrived With Headlines, Faded In Silence
Remember Swedish Biogas?
Former State Health Director Wanted ‘Credible Threat’ Of Police Lockdown Sanctions
‘People who see local violations ... can contact local police’
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’
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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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