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
Utility’s Plan To Replace Coal With Solar Passes Regulatory Hurdle
Regulators advance it a step, but cost and reliability concerns remain Read more
U-M Research Guide Leans Left On ‘Fake News’ And Media Bias
Watching academia's taxpayer-funded media watchers Read more
This Michigan Utility Is Planning Your Energy Future
We’ll be much more dependent on intermittent power sources and buying electricity from out of state Read more
By Honoring Football Anthem Protests, Union Dishonors Teachers Who Dissent
Example of how NEA’s compulsory dues violated teachers First Amendment rights Read more
Dems Get 99.9 Percent of 2018 Teacher Union Political Cash
But an imminent Supreme Court ruling could make unions more sensitive to GOP members Read more
Detroit’s Tax-Related Debt To Wayne County Down $70 Million Since 2010
$4 billion drop in property values plays a role Read more
Despite Positive Buzz For Detroit, Downward Population Trend Continues
Moves of some corporate headquarters help the city but haven’t ushered in a new age Read more
Even In Low-Paying School Districts, It’s Hard To Beat Teacher Pay And Benefits
Teaching may have its frustrations, but total compensation in Michigan public schools isn’t bad Read more
Michigan Dems Don’t Like Current Policies, Ignore Facts About What Came Before
State’s economy worse now than during ‘Lost Decade’? Data tells very different story Read more
Union In Potential Landmark Case Gave To Sharpton, Progressives, Dem Party
Supreme Court ruling expected on state worker’s claim that government unions inherently political Read more
Special Tax Breaks For Privileged Firms Means Money Comes From Someone Else
Who do you think pays instead? Read more
Despite Right-To-Work Laws, Unions Find Ways Make Workers Keep Paying
Michigan courts shut down one such tactic, but unions try others Read more
For Each Gallon Of Water Michigan’s People Use, 288 Gallons Fall From The Sky
Really big-sounding water consumption figures appear much smaller when put in perspective Read more
Average Teacher Pay Doesn’t Support Liberal Site’s Narrative? Use It Anyway
Vox says never mind, the narrative is right nationwide if not in every state Read more
DTE Earns Big Gas Pipeline Profits, Lobbied For More Gas-Fired Electricity
‘More renewables’ and ‘less coal’ means more gas, and DTE is big in the gas business Read more
Getting Harder For Union To Spread Teacher Pay Disinformation
'Taxpayers have a right to know where government funds are going and to whom' Read more
Did School Choice Opposition Help Doom Detroit’s Bid For Amazon HQ?
Charters are city’s most promising schools yet face significant political opposition Read more
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