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MEA Charging Members Extra To Cover Retirement Liabilities For Union's Employees

While MEA fights changing state pension system, union has trouble with its own underfunding

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Union Threatens Hall of Fame Coach With Legal Action For Not Paying Dues

In 34 years, teacher says he was never notified of 'August window'

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Expert: Higher Education Bubble Is Coming and States Better Prepare

Richard Vedder: 'The big losers in this are poor people'

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MEA Says 1 Percent of Teachers Have Left Union, But Claim is Questionable

Union's estimate is missing some important context

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Myth Lives On, But Agriculture Still Not Second-Largest Industry in Michigan

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Teachers Sue MEA To Escape Union

Union demanded bank account information and threatened teacher's credit

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New Bill Would Shed Light On Asset Forfeiture In Michigan

Bipartisan House bill would bring transparency to law enforcement seizing property without criminal charges

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'Secretive Obama Administration' Official to Kick Off Event on Transparency

Legal scholar says Attorney General Holder's participation in Wayne State event is 'the height of hypocrisy'

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The Debate Over School Rankings

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Michigan Department of Education Response To Mackinac Center 'Top to Bottom' Study

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Benefits in Balance: Benchmarking Public Sector Employee Benefits in Michigan

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State Workers Earn $5.8 Billion More in Benefits Than Private Sector Employees

New study shows that while the state's population, GDP and income fell, government worker benefits skyrocketed

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Union Tries to Shame Ex-Members

MEA affiliate lists the names of school employees who chose to leave the union

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Court Orders City To Comply With FOIA

Westland ruled to have 'subverted' the law

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Detroit To Waive Old Fees On Property Sales

City previously required new building owners to pay off building debts from previous owners

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Michigan's Voter Approved Ban On Racial Preferences Goes Before U.S. Supreme Court

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Beer Website Provides More Information About Taxpayer Investment Than The State

Deals that never materialize are not reported by the MEDC

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Déjà Vu All Over Again For Auditor General Report On Select Subsidy Programs

Despite failures, taxpayer funded corporate welfare continues

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Lawmakers Replace Language in Bill That Would Have Defined a Journalist

State Rep.: 'We'd been going about it in a completely backward way'

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Study: Michigan School Rankings Mostly Measure Poverty, Not Quality

Mackinac Center report recommends greater emphasis on student growth

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Michigan's Top-to-Bottom Ranking: A Measure of School Quality or Student Poverty?

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Celebrating the Past, Looking Forward

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Who’s the Freeloader? MEA Spends More On Benefits Than Bargaining

Union member: 'I hope the MEA wants to win back the loyalty of its former members'

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Michigan Capitol Confidential Wins Statewide Awards

Michigan Press Association awards for 'hot dog vendor' story, headline

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State Tax Chief Encourages Inspectors To Enter Homes; Refusal Could Lead To Higher Assessment

Lawyer says practice violates the Constitution

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