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How Michigan Can Fix Its Pension Problems

Event featuring former Utah State Senator Dan Liljenquist

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Schauer Calls For Long-Term Solvency Of Pension System; As State Senator Voted To Underfund It

Bill from 2007 specifically took from employee retirement system

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Schauer Education Plan Looks To Shut Down Successful Charter Public Schools

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CEO Compensation Comparison Lacks Perspective

Eliminating the salaries of all McDonald's senior management would give each worker a 1.5 cent raise

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Poll Shows Solid Opposition To Detroit Bailout

State Rep.: 'I am not going to bail out the City of Detroit on the backs of the families and taxpayers of Northern Michigan'

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Retiree Who's Becoming Face Of 'Pension Tax' is Collecting Generously

Former teacher and union head likely receiving over $51K in pension payments alone

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Political Predictions for 2014

Political strategists talk minimum wage, big government and Obamacare

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School District May Violate State Law By Removing Teachers Based Strictly On Seniority

Concord Community Schools superintendent and board ignoring teacher effectiveness in layoffs

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Tax Freedom Day In Michigan

Americans will spend more this year on taxes than food, clothing and housing combined

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Superintendent Claiming Less Money Receives $515 More Per Pupil

West Bloomfield Superintendent Gerald Hill says district gets less than 2010, state numbers say otherwise

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Special Deals Allow Detroit To Collect Hundreds Of Millions In Extra Revenue

Casino tax, utility fee, income tax all specially assessed by the city

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Community Group Fighting Third Attempt To Bring Wind Farm To Town

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Details Behind Push For 'Mystery Project' Begin To Surface

Legislator says funding for unknown projects not unusual in Michigan

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Local Governments Not Starved For Cash

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Michigan School Funding Up, Results Flat

State spent $7,500 per pupil in 1972, over $12,000 today

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Grand Rapids Selectively Released Public Information

FOIA documents show city talked at length with MLive reporter; shut out Acton Institute, Michigan Capitol Confidential

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Minimum Wage Hike Puts Politics Over People

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Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Up to the Challenge

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Reuben Sandwich With A Side Of 500K Lost Jobs

However local media only interested in what the president ate

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Cities Increase Fees, Spend More While Complaining About State Shared Revenue

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Trim Corporate Welfare to $0

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Pension Debt: Not Just a Problem in Detroit

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Legislative Reforms in 2013 Leave Much to be Desired

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Draconian Traffic Fee Law Moving Toward The Chopping Block

Bill would phase out 'driver responsibility fees'

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School Union Contracts Across The State Retain Clauses Calling For Hiring Based On Race

Ann Arbor, Oak Park, Kalamazoo and others have provisions

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