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Survey: Teachers in Right-to-Work States Live Quite Comfortably

However, teachers' union still pushing stories that claim right-to-work linked to poverty, problems

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Court Rules School Districts Cannot Use Public Resources to Withhold Union Dues

School unions now responsible for collecting dues from their own members

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Students Shut Out of School After District, Union Agree to Unrealistic Contract

Despite deficits, Buena Vista union contract included fully paid health care, pay raises

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Taxpayer Funded Films Flop With Viewers

Taxpayer advocate: 'Economic health is not created when people's labor is used to make things nobody wants'

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Speedway Assistance: Public Safety or Corporate Welfare?

Senate budget appropriates $800K for traffic control at Michigan International Speedway

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SEIU Lays Out Plan to Try and Continue 'Dues Skim'

Union blames 'right-wing forces' for end of scheme that locked 45K workers into the SEIU

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MichiganVotes: Proposed Bill Would Provide Accountability For Land Banks

County land banks rife with problems

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Michigan School Districts In Perpetual 'Funding Crisis'

No matter the funding, lobbying groups always pushing for more

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Democrat Contradictions: Corporate Tax Breaks Bad, But Incentives for Hollywood Good

Dems criticize MEDC, but want to give more money to millionaire movie moguls

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Oregon Study Suggests Michigan Medicaid Expansion Not Worth the Cost

Health policy expert: 'The nation's top health economists released a study that throws a huge "STOP" sign in front of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion'

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Commentary: Detroit's Fiscal Emergency Cannot Wait; Manager Needs to Fix Administration

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Michigan Company Billed $465,774 For Teamsters Pension After Laying Off Its Last Unionized Trucker

Severely underfunded private-sector union pension plans are hurting companies

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Another Film Subsidy Failure

Michigan 3D media company, Speedshape, paid by taxpayers to help make Spy Kids 4, owes taxes and rent

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Riches-to-Rags Story Developing For Movie Operations in Michigan

House budget proposes eliminating state's $50M film subsidy program

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Tax Audits or Taxpayer Abuse?

Treasury Department assessing some back taxes based on sampling records

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Gambling With Welfare Money: Investigation Finds $87K From Bridge Cards Spent In Casino

State Senator: 'Obscene use of tax dollars'

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Michigan's Craziest Laws: Don't Seduce An Unmarried Woman or Dance to the National Anthem

Other statutes prohibit blasphemy, adultery, cursing

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MichiganVotes: Bill Would Increase Portion of Public Employee Health Care Cap

Average Michigan resident still paying more than public-sector workers

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Reforming State Government A Tedious Task

Conference committees often favor budget bills with higher spending

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Despite Repeal Attempts, Michigan State Law Mandates Unlicensed Dogs Be Killed

Antiquated statute still on the books

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State Has Weak History of Punishing School Campaign Finance Law Violators

Past school districts that broke the law received only $100 fine

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Economists: Business Tax Reform Helping, Not Hurting, Michigan

Union leader's claim about 'corporate special interests' proves false

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How Taxpayers Are Funding Political Lobbying

Tri-County Alliance operates as a front for school districts political lobbying efforts

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MichiganVotes: Bill Would Allow Community Colleges To Offer Some Bachelor Degrees

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State Department of Civil Rights Not In Line With Gov. Snyder's Views

Despite vote of state citizens, department files brief to overturn constitutional amendment

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