State Superintendent Advocates Hiring More Teachers in Detroit
But MDE approved DPS plan to reduce deficit by eliminating teachers
Awarded Millions, Wind Turbine Company Defaults on State Loan
State gives very little information on companies it subsidizes
Renewable Energy Advocate Falsely Claims Industry is not Supported by Taxpayer Dollars
Michigan issues numerous incentives
A Fresh Angle: Taking on 'Big Wind' With Competition
How should Michigan change its energy mandate?
Five Years Later, Granholm's Green Economic Vision has Failed to Materialize
Former governor said Michigan would be the capital of green energy
Despite 'Tax Cut Fever,' State Revenue Grows by Billions
There has been no 'tax cut mania' in Michigan
Union Tries to Block Election that Would Decertify it
MEA files unfair labor practice to derail decertification vote at Grand Rapids Community College
A Better School Just a Mile Away, but Parents Don't Get a Choice
Canton Township subdivision appeals to state superintendent
Plan for Green Energy Biogas Facility in Reed City 'Just Dies'
Granholm said it was part of a plan to turn state into 'clean energy capital of North America'
Huron County Looks at Wind Turbine Moratorium
Michigan’s wind capital may push the pause button
What is a 'Green Job'? Advocates Won't Say
The more advocates talk about clean energy jobs, the more that number grows
As Conventional Public Schools Fail Transparency Law, Charters are Targeted
Pontiac Public Schools posts teachers' contract that expired in 2011
Union Threatens School District for Removing Illegal Language From Contracts
MEA sent 'cease and desist' letter to superintendent
The Best of the Best: CapCon's Top 10 Stories of 2014
Police seize property; religious discrimination in school contracts; Obamacare piles on disabled family’s burdens
Two Wins for Freedom from Union Coercion in 2014
The end of the dues skim and the busting of the 'August Window'
Despite GOP Dominance, Michigan Budget Keeps Growing by Billions
State budget has increased by $2.7 billion with a Republican Governor and GOP-controlled legislature
MSU Study: Ethanol Use is Good, as Long as the Environment isn’t Considered
Ethanol production is costly to citizens, economy
Legislators Missed 1,626 Votes in 2014
Down from 21,000 in 2001 when MichiganVotes.org started tracking missed votes
In a Year Dominated by Stories of Strife, Republicans and Democrats Did Come Together in 2014
Here are a few of their success stories
Ohio Leads the Way on Criminal Intent Reform
The importance of a 'guilty mind' when committing a crime
Star Struck: Why States Chase the Film Industry with Subsidies
While economists on the right and the left say they shouldn't
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