Institutionalized Obfuscation By School Spending Advocates
Ignoring 29% of Detroit school funding lets this official claim institutional racism Read more
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 Read more
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm Oversaw Parade Of Failed Green Energy Boondoggles
Would-be energy secretary’s record not promising Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
Underfunded? Detroit Is State's 15th Best Funded Larger School District
Gets less from some sources and more from others Read more
Costly Drugs For Rare Diseases A Moral Dilemma For Society
A life-and-death issue for some Read more
Without Context, Water Use Claims Are Misleading (Millions? Billions? Trillions?)
Water use debate often occurs in an information vacuum Read more
Corporate Subsidy Formula: Big Promises In Headlines, Failures Invisible
Take those job promises with a grain of salt Read more
Michigan Teacher Pay Scales: Top Out Fast, Then Go Nowhere
That’s the union contract most teachers accept when they enter the profession Read more
No Such Thing As An Average Teacher Salary In Michigan
One teacher saw a $19,166 increase over three years; another, $435 over seven Read more
Will Wild Rice Really Save The Great Lakes?
Without prioritization, it’s hard to know if Great Lakes Restoration money is well-spent Read more
Website Calls Detroit Charter School ‘Struggling,’ Silent On Failing District Schools Nearby
Charter scored a ‘C’ on income-adjusted school ratings, but its conventional competitors got an ‘F’ Read more
Possible Fire Sprinkler License Would Be Nation's Most Restrictive
‘Work experience’ requirement exceeds requirements for practicing law Read more
Homeowner: Are All Uses Not ‘Permitted’ By Zoning Forbidden?
That’s what one Michigan city appears to claim Read more
Respected Think Tank Shatters Michigan ‘Teacher Shortage’ Myth
Uncritical media has repeated this false teachers union claim Read more
Michigan School Funding ‘Dead Last’? Watch That Methodology
Third in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading Read more
One Source Of School Finance Confusion: ‘Equity In School Funding’
Second in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading Read more
Warning: Michigan School Finance Is Complicated
It’s also confusing, and spending interests often don’t tell the whole story Read more
Diversity Programs Big Business at U-M
University pays $11 million to 93 diversity program administrators Read more
School Budgets Caught A Cold In 2000s, But Michigan Taxpayers Suffered Economic Pneumonia
Spending advocates’ budget comparisons ignore how Michigan’s ‘lost decade’ crushed taxpayers Read more
Michigan’s Electric Companies Sign Onto Green Agenda
Expect costlier and less reliable electric power supplies Read more
Michigan Schools And Families Were Hurt By 800,000 Lost Jobs
Public school establishment complaining about cuts that happened 10 years ago Read more
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The missteps of the Michigan Legislature were many in 2023