Union Complains About New Teachers’ Low Pay - In Contracts It Negotiated
It’s a trade-off: Pay starts low and rises quickly as seniority builds
School District’s Use Of Sign-Waving Children To Electioneer For Tax Hike Probably Not Illegal
District silent so far on whether teachers and students were taken out of class for this
State Claims Business Groups Involved In Permanent Mask Mandates They Strongly Oppose
Workplace regulators want masks, health monitoring, social distancing and remote work going forward
Whitmer’s Overall Approval Under 50% But Still Not Horrible
And 51-49 approve her epidemic performance
Cost Of School Pension Underfunding In 2021: 42% Of Teacher Payroll Expense
Politicians overpromised, managers filled gap with rosy scenarios, taxpayers on the hook
Three States Will Refuse Federal Benefit That Makes Staying At Home Pay More Than Working
A Michigan Democrat explained the problem
Wind, Solar Firms Picked For Granholm’s Governor Mansion Soon Went Broke
Detroit Free Press reported the installation meant she’s not kidding on renewables
Whitmer’s Private Jet Trip During Pandemic Flies In Face Of Her Carbon Order Claims
Do what I say ...
Cities Across Michigan Are Banning Airbnb — This Bill Would Stop Them
It would allow short-term rentals to be regulated but not banned
Metrics for Michigan: Slow Rolling to Normal
Governor’s plan may mean restrictions last far longer than those in other states
Michigan Health Department To Athletes: Never Mind CDC, Wipe Those Surfaces
CDC: ‘Risk is low ... generally less than 1 in 10,000’
Is ‘Vacc to Normal’ Back to Normal?
Gov. Whitmer has not indicated whether she’ll give up unilateral control
Union President Wants Teachers Paid ‘What They’re Worth’
But union contracts just rewarded a regional teacher of the year with five years of no raises
2006 Law Requires Annual State Pandemic Plan ‘Effectiveness’ Reports; It Didn’t Happen
Legislators also didn’t explain how to assess a plan’s effectiveness before the fact
Former Gov. Granholm’s Clean Energy Promises Go National
New secretary of energy’s Michigan schemes were announced with fanfare but failed in silence
Auditors Find State Overpaid Medicaid Home Health Vendors $39.4 Million
Could be worse: A previous audit found a $160 million loss
Bill Advances To Make State University Funding Follow Students, Not Lobbyists
‘I see a sea of lobbyists here today’
Institutionalized Obfuscation By School Spending Advocates
Ignoring 29% of Detroit school funding lets this official claim institutional racism
Democrat Testifies: Boosted Unemployment Benefits Still Can Pay More Than Work
Hearing focused on another epidemic sweetener, no work-search requirement to get jobless benefits
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A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb
MLive implies service was complicit in shooting at short-term rental
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