Bills Aiming to Protect Property from Overzealous Forfeiture Clear First Hurdle
House overwhelmingly approves eight bills
State's Corporate Welfare Agency Takes Credit for Creating Jobs in Good Times ... and Bad
Michigan Economic Development Corporation oversaw the worst job losses in history
Teacher Evaluations in Michigan Public Schools: One Size Fits All
Less than 1 percent of teachers are deemed 'ineffective' in 2013-14
Detroit's Reform District Doesn't Have One Great Teacher According to Evaluations
Education Achievement Authority has 99 percent of teachers rated as 'effective'
Michigan School Pension Fund Liability Grows to $26.5 Billion
Cost to state quintuples since 2012
Labor Union Caught in Dues Skim Fails to File Annual Report with Federal Government
SEIU Healthcare Michigan reported losing 80 percent of its members after dues skim ended
Teachers Union Rails at For-Profit Charters While its Leaders Spike Own School Pensions
Past three MEA presidents are set to receive pensions larger than their school salaries
Is State's Prevailing Wage Law at Risk of Being Tossed?
A citizen initiative would trump Gov. Snyder's promised veto on any repeal legislation
Teachers Union Presidents Extract Lucrative Benefits from Schools – For Themselves
MEA officials use rare deals with districts to garner rich government pensions
District Doesn't Take Evaluations Seriously, Now Laying Off its Best Teachers
Union contract mandates teacher layoffs based strictly on seniority; may violate state law
The Government Incentive to Seize Property
Panel on asset forfeiture in Michigan discusses confiscation of property with no conviction
Asset Forfeiture Package of Bills a 'Solid First Step'
Citizens can have property seized by government under the lightest burden of proof
Successful Public School System Would Charge Tuition, Screen Applicants
East Grand Rapids would screen applicants based on academics and disciplinary issues
Feds to Michigan: End Anti-Competition 'Tesla Ban'
Federal Trade Commission wants state to repeal ban on direct-to-consumer car sales
Corporate Welfare Isn't 'Essential' to a Vibrant Economy
MLive columnist overstates importance of state's corporate welfare agency
Lansing Schools: MEA President Steve Cook's Deal Never Considered 'Long Term Thing'
Superintendent who signed 1993 deal says they are 'trapped' because of union president
Property Tax Revenue on the Rise
Municipalities have seen increase in property tax revenue for the second year in a row
Michigan House Republicans Find $1 Billion More for Roads with No Big Tax Hike
Corporate welfare gets the ax while new revenue flows to transportation
State's Corporate Welfare Arm Says Ex-Attorney General Approved Being Less Transparent
MEDC: AG gave 'informal verbal advice' about not disclosing tax information
Fossil Fuel Investments Yield Big Returns for State Pension Funds
Michigan's underfunded state pensions got 37 percentage points better returns from oil and gas
Here's How Much Michigan's 'Prevailing Wage' Law Costs Your School District
Taxpayers paying hundreds of millions extra
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