UP energy costs are high; without Line 5, they would be unaffordable
Michigan will grant $120 million in home heating credits this year
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ESG standards have left some businesses, individuals, without banking services
For Rochester schools’ diversity vendors, equity is good business
FOIA lawsuit against Rochester Community Schools has yielded a list of authors, but requested classroom materials denied so far
The move toward ESG investing is not the free market at work
Government tilts the scale toward the alternative approach toward investing
What is a recession?
Facing the dictionary definition of a recession, President Biden tries to change it
Ten other numbers to know about the Michigan budget
Gov. Whitmer’s ‘10 most important budget numbers’ left out a few items
Multi-vaccinated Biden gets COVID; had claimed vaccinations prevent infection
Overheated claims and the heavy hand of government have created public distrust
Publication Decries Inadequate State Park Resources, But Ignores Major Revenue Streams
Recent changes will see nearly $1 billion earmarked to parks in coming years
Michigan’s Teacher Pension Fund Earned Just 5.3% Last Year
401(k) investors in a Vanguard stock-and-bond index fund did better
These Parents And Children Looking For Alternatives After Virtual Instruction Failed Them
Schools’ poor pandemic performance has changed their relationship with parents and the public
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
Institutionalized Obfuscation By School Spending Advocates
Ignoring 29% of Detroit school funding lets this official claim institutional racism
Officials Take Credit When Pandemic Ebbs, Blame The People For Surges
Beware a government with a ‘vision of sick people as the enemy’ warned ACLU in 2008
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm Oversaw Parade Of Failed Green Energy Boondoggles
Would-be energy secretary’s record not promising
In the ‘Birthplace of Organized Labor,’ Union Membership Plummets
Since Michigan's right-to-work law was adopted organized labor struggles to retain dues-paying members
Second Wave Agony: Maybe The State’s Epidemic Policy Is To Blame, Not Its People
Officials scold the public, but a growing chorus of scientists say it’s politicians who are blowing it
Underfunded? Detroit Is State's 15th Best Funded Larger School District
Gets less from some sources and more from others
Without Context, Water Use Claims Are Misleading (Millions? Billions? Trillions?)
Water use debate often occurs in an information vacuum
Corporate Subsidy Formula: Big Promises In Headlines, Failures Invisible
Take those job promises with a grain of salt
Michigan Teacher Pay Scales: Top Out Fast, Then Go Nowhere
That’s the union contract most teachers accept when they enter the profession
No Such Thing As An Average Teacher Salary In Michigan
One teacher saw a $19,166 increase over three years; another, $435 over seven
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