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Detroit used cemetery dirt to backfill demolished homes

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Hillsdale mayor calls for the end of rounding-up program for utility bills

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Inflation On The Menu At Some Fast Food Restaurants Here

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Public Schools Struggle, Union Chief Says, But Staff Employment Is Up

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Farmington Schools’ Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Consultant Wants Dissenters Targeted And Pressured

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Key Senate Committee Proposes School Spending 27% Above 2016

Not enough, says state superintendent, even as statewide enrollment declined Read more

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Whitmer’s Pandemic Recovery Boasts Not Supported By Real Employment Numbers

Her lockdowns shuttered twice as many businesses as the median figure for all states Read more

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At This Detroit School, Teachers Get Massage Spa Chairs And High Marks, Students Get F’s

School’s latest assessment reports most of its instructors are ‘highly effective’ Read more

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Staff Counts Ballooned In Teacher Of The Year’s Home District; She Claims Cuts

Number employed by Holt schools up 42% since 2013; enrollment is down 13% Read more

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Teachers Unions Called For Closing Classrooms; Students Now Facing Mental Health Challenges

Each of Michigan’s big education unions opposed in-classroom instruction Read more

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Whitmer Will Work With Anyone For ‘New Era Of Prosperity’ — But Won't Sign Tax Cut Bill

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Michigan’s School Pension Fund Has A Great Year In The Market

A large $15.8 billion gain knocked down the level of underfunding by 31% Read more

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Would-be Attorney General Echoes Incumbent’s Support For Harassing Opponents

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Farmington Hills Fire Lieutenant’s $193k Annual Pay More Than Chief’s Or Manager’s

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Schools Collect $6.1 Billion Federal COVID Bucks, Teachers Union Calls State Tax Cut Irresponsible

Billions more pouring into Michigan schools but no breaks for state taxpayers so far Read more

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Whitmer Says ‘Do All We Can’ To Put Money Back In Pockets, Opposes $2.5 Billion Tax Cut Awaiting Signature

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State Spending Up Nearly $10 Billion Over Five Years; Whitmer Expected To Veto Income Tax Cut

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Detroit Schools To Children, Parents: Accept Weekly COVID Saliva Tests Or Stay Home

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Granholm Said In November Gas Prices Would 'Turn The Corner' In Early 2022

U.S. secretary of energy tells public, ‘We are working through an energy transition’ Read more

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College Loan Payoffs For Government Employees — And These Teacher Union Officials

U.S. taxpayers pick up the tab Read more

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Michigan’s Households Pay Nation’s 12th Highest Rates For Electricity

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Teacher Who Forecast Doom Under Right-To-Work Getting $20k More Since Its Passage

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Long Reach: 2007 Michigan Income Tax Hike Has Taken $2,823 From Median Household

Still waiting for that law’s promised rollback Read more

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Lansing School District Set To Receive More than $100M In Federal COVID Money

Science teacher says district doesn’t give her enough for classroom equipment Read more

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Teacher Union’s Legislative Laundry List Long On Members’ Perks But Has Nothing For The Kids

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