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Why Some Teachers Prefer a 401(k) Over a Pension

Michigan legislators debate fix to pension system underfunded by $26 billion

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Bankrupt Detroit Still Refuses Property Sales to Charter Schools

Four days after bankruptcy approved, Duggan banned sales

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Duggan Approved Ban on Selling Closed Detroit Schools to Charters

Measure protects status quo system

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Michigan Parole Bill Would Revise Standards for Prisoner Release

House bill 5273 would restrict certain vetoes

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Local Ballot Initiatives Target Police, Prosecutors Confiscating Property

Local measures would require conviction for asset forfeiture

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Top Rated School Could Be Closed in Battle Creek

While state criticized for not closing failed schools, one city may close its best

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Michigan Motorcycle Deaths Decline Since Helmet Mandate Repeal

State police data shows fatalities and injuries down, despite media reports

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Economy Threatened By Aging of Michigan's Soo Locks

Congress approved upgrades decades go, has yet to fund them

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Clock Ticking on School Adequacy Study

Bipartisan tax hike deal called for study

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Michigan Pushes Back Against Feds on Labor Regulations

NLRB ruling could end franchising 'as we know it'

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Governor, Legislature Clash Over E-Cigarette Regulations

25 states considered regulations in 2015

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Healthy Charter Sector Belies Need for Commission, Extra Regulation

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Michigan Should Make Detroit Public Schools an All-Charter System

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Ban Closing a Detroit School, No Matter How Bad?

Every Senate Dem voted in favor

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Prison Guard Union Provides Lurid Claims for U-M Anti-Privatization Report

Dubious methodology raises questions

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Truckers See Local Fines as a Cash Grab

Local agencies have financial incentive to regulate

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How Michigan's School Rankings Aggravate Social Tensions

Holland schools doing better than the state indicates

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March Madness Office Pools: Illegal, But Tolerated

Prosecutorial discretion is the rule

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Need a Job? Michigan's Unemployment Rate Better than U.S. Average

Only the second time since August 2000

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Fact-Checking Teacher Union Math on Detroit Schools

Follow the union dues

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The Real Story Behind the Feds Pursuing 'Climate Change Deniers'

Conservative media exaggerate Attorney General investigation

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U-M Economist: 'Michigan's Economy is Doing Great'

State jobs grew 4th most in the nation in the latest month

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State Rankings Penalize Schools for Having More Poor Kids

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Local Grocery Bag Bans Coming? Not If These Legislators Prevail

At least two counties poised to regulate, but research shows negative effects

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Bill Would Let Detroit Schools Collect Automated 'Photocop' Traffic Fines

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