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Bills of Interest from MichiganVotes.org

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County's Rush to Approve New Union Contracts Could Prove Futile

Washtenaw County approved contracts with 15 unions but did not do actuarial analyses

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Teachers' Union Wants Lawsuit Moved Out of Court

Lawyer for Taylor union and district administration want state agency to decide contract extension legitimacy issue

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Commentary: A Milestone for Michigan — Worker Freedom in the 'Big Labor' State

Unions now will have to be accountable to workers to justify the payment of dues

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Kroger Reaches Deal With Union Postponing Right-to-Work Law

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Five Reasons Government Subsidies For Films Are A Bad Idea

Politicians help Big Hollywood soak taxpayers for few benefits, much harm

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Another School Contract Extended To Lock Teachers Into Union Membership

East China agrees to contract forcing employees to pay money to the union

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Union Rushes Contract To Avoid Right-to-Work; 'Put This Whole Nightmare Behind Us!'

Dearborn Public Schools voting on contract days before law kicks in

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Bill Would Help Stop 'National Effort' Mandating Paid Work Leave

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SEIU Election Legitimacy Questioned by Some Union Members

Union president's decision to allow mail-in votes to outgoing home-based caregivers upset some members

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Detroit's Emergency Manager Must Enforce Rules City Officials Ignored

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College Admits Cooperating With Unions To Sidestep Right-to-Work Law

Macomb Community College locks workers into unions; re-opens contract that was approved just four months ago

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Hollywood Transforms Itself to Milk Multiple States for Movie Money

'Transformers' movie series got millions from taxpayers in Michigan, Illinois and Florida

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Michigan 'Green' Jobs Declining

Despite state's recovering economy, Michigan's 'green' jobs dropped

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Michigan Airport Home To No Planes Or Hangars Receives Over $150K A Year In Tax Dollars

Analyst: 'It's the "bridge-to-nowhere" that you can land your Cessna on'

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Despite Claims, Michigan School Funding Higher Than a Decade Ago; Way More Than Decades Past

MSU professor ignores billions in education analysis; districts receiving over $13K per pupil

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CMU, Ferris State Protecting Worker Rights

Some universities not agreeing to lengthy agreements that force faculty, others to pay dues or fees after right-to-work law goes into effect

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MichiganVotes Describes 25,000th Bill

Information in the hands of voters leads to accountability, oversight of legislator actions

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Multiple School Districts Breaking the Law On Transparency

Schools are required to post contracts, compensation information online

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Teacher Pension System Hole Getting Deeper

State falls $290 million short on school pension funding in 2012 after GOP left old system largely in place

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Commentary: House GOP Not Passing Senate Bill Continues Lansing Tradition Of Underfunding Pension System

Last summer, House Republicans refused to pass a Senate plan ending ability for government to create new unfunded liabilities

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Wayne State University: We Got A Deal; Take Our Word For It

University president says if faculty members don't like the deal, 'they can always quit'

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Teacher Says She Qualifies For Food Stamps; School Salary Schedule Suggests Otherwise

Five-year teacher would make at least $41K per year with full benefits and pension

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Will Gov. Snyder Get Stuck With 'Tax Hiker' Label?

Roads plan could tilt the scale to a net tax increase

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Commentary: Natural Gas Plants Better Than Wind Turbines

Natural gas is cheaper with few emissions — why is the state pushing wind?

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