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Narrative Changing On Michigan K-12 Education Spending

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Democrats Selectively Considering Pension Benefits In Education Funding

Pensions once 'earned in the classrooms' now excluded from funding equation by Democrats

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There Is No Good Reason the MEDC Should Exist

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Schauer, Other Michigan Dems Call For Higher Minimum Wage While Paying Interns Nothing

Economist: Arbitrary wage law hurts workers it claims to help

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Detroit Should Look to Pontiac

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The World Is Getting Better and Better

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Vague Criminal Laws Threaten Individual Liberty and Burden the Justice System

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Lawmakers Poised To Continue Corporate Welfare Fund

Program track record includes inaccurate job creation claims, little transparency

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Michigan Job Growth Higher Than Initially Reported

More accurate federal report shows 80 percent more jobs than originally stated

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Like A Broken Record, MEA Complains About 'Insufficient Funds'

Since 1990s, education spending has been a priority; has increased under Gov. Snyder

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Pension Costs Mean Tighter Budgets For Classrooms, Taxpayers

MPSERS has unfunded liability of $24.3 billion

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Budget Watchdog: Debt Burden In Michigan Now $25,300 Per Taxpayer

State has among the highest debt per-person in the nation

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Advocates of More Education Spending Ignoring Billions in Other Funds

State funding allowance only part of the money schools get for expenses

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Utility Asks Court To Slap Down Excessive Wind Turbine Noise Finding

County believes wind plant is too noisy

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Gubernatorial Candidate Makes Inaccurate Claim About Education Spending

Mark Schauer wrong; federal funding declined while state funding increased

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Energy Expert: Michigan Should Eliminate Its Utility Monopoly For Lower Prices

Great Lakes State has highest electricity rates in the region

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U.S. Supreme Court Discusses Right-to-Work For All Public Employees

Union 'dues skim' case could mean the end of forced unionization of home-based caregivers, others

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Expert: Utilities Distorting Electric Choice Track Record

Q&A on regulation vs. choice in electricity markets

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Q&A With the MEDC: Verifying Jobs Resulting From Special Government Favors

State Reps call for greater transparency or elimination of program

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State Agency Has 52 Employees Who Earn More Than $100K

State Rep.: 'The MEDC's track record in picking winners is poor'

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The $2 Billion Education Funding Myth

Number ignores billions in grants

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Reality Check: Michigan Public Schools Getting More Money For Fewer Students

State spending up $800 million, student enrollment down 2.4 percent

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Westland Dropping 'Gatekeeper' FOIA Fee, Lowering Costs for Public Documents

Mackinac Center lawsuit filed against the city settled; public no longer overcharged for information

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Michigan Auto Jobs On the Rebound Thanks to 'Leaner and Meaner' Manufacturers

Economist: Industry won't likely recover to pre-recession levels

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'Deep Freeze' Adding Inches of Ice to Great Lakes Levels

Experts unsure if water levels will remain high

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