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Legislators Who Promote Transparency Should Start by Disclosing Corporate Welfare Deals
MEDC secrecy patronizes lawmakers and public
… Corporation to more sunshine.
The MEDC is the state’s department of … bureaucracy.
The failure of MEDC programs to create and maintain … to keep its records secret. MEDC officials routinely stymie … I’ve recommended before, the MEDC should be shut down in its … spends their tax dollars.
The MEDC employs a dark methodology … more
MEDC Testimony a Reminder That More Transparency is Needed
New legislation would make the MEDC more transparent and accountable
… reminded this viewer why the MEDC needs more transparency and accountability. The MEDC’s chief operating officer, Amanda … described reviews of the MSF-MEDC by the Michigan Office of the Auditor General of Michigan.
The MEDC has made a history of cheering … her opening statement, the MEDC’s COO said, “To date the Good … more
The Real Problem With ‘Economic Development’ Programs
Michigan should end the MEDC
… suffer if the state sacked the MEDC. The reality is that the states … admits in the piece, “[The MEDC’s] overall impact on job creation … their core mission. While the MEDC and MEGA started as small, … harm than good. It’s good that MEDC has shrunk – but that doesn’t … it will stay that way.
The MEDC does more political development … more
Pure Michigan Scare Tactics
MEDC deploys 'Washington Monument syndrome'
… transportation infrastructure.
The MEDC is the state’s corporate welfare … construction and maintenance. The MEDC does not want its funding cut … Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), said the plan "severely limits … the press release from the MEDC, the media reports soon followed. … not nearly as valuable as the MEDC says, but it is undoubtedly … more
Three Cheers for Michigan House Democrats
Questioning MEDC transparency is the right thing to do
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The latest salvo against the MEDC was inspired, at least in part, … obtain information from the MEDC. “I don’t think the Legislature … Joseph Rivet actually argued the MEDC should lose its funding over … try to hold these guys at the MEDC accountable to taxpayers, they … who also are troubled by the MEDC's lack of transparency and accountability. … more
MEDC's New Program: Government Funding Government
City of Ypsilanti will benefit from MEDC's $50,000
… enterprises will receive any of the $50,000 MEDC is kicking in to a “crowdfunding” project … anymore.”
In response to questions MEDC Spokesman Mike Shore referred to an … of Ypsilanti.”
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MEDC Boss Says Agency Changing; Has Long … Companies
There is No Good Reason the MEDC Should Exist
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MEDC Boss Says Agency Changing; Has Long History of Backing Bad Companies
A look back at five MEDC-backed failures
… original jobs projected by the MEDC came to fruition. Finney said … 21st Century Jobs Fund, which the MEDC oversees, was created by the … of what is possible."
"The MEDC of today is a very different … said in a press release.
The MEDC has a long history of making … last few years made by the MEDC on unproven technologies. … more
MEDC Consultant Busted for ‘Recycling’ Reports
… need for more investment in MEDC programs. Specifically, the … of Kentucky involving the MEDC’s winning bidder, a firm called … submitted in response to an MEDC request for proposal looks … a recycled version of the MEDC’s own deeply flawed RFP. There’s … conforming to those sought by the MEDC.
Pleasing a client is not … more
A Uniquely Overqualified Candidate
LaFaive's satirical cover letter for MEDC job
… Authority, which was run by the MEDC. We found that for every $123,000 … companies declared “winners” by MEDC jobs wizards, only one construction … included a broader analysis of the MEDC itself, found an empirical … the other programs run by the MEDC for the purpose of creating … delighted by the generosity of the MEDC’s pay. A salary range of between … more
Bonfire of the Bureaucratic Vanities
MEDC should publicize its failures, too
… and investment to our state,” then-MEDC president Michael Finney noted in a … addition to recommending this loan, the MEDC also supported, in the same year, an … happened. But that didn’t stop the MEDC from recommending in 2014 the company … fails to perform as expected, the MEDC should issue a press release announcing … more