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In Pontiac, MEA Local Raises $12K For School Supplies While Union Health Insurance Arm Sues District for $7.8 Million

Union affiliated MESSA got $7.8M judgment against Pontiac School District

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Commentary: Leaving Michigan Education Association To Form Local Union A Good Choice

Roscommon teachers leave MEA, saves tens of thousands of dollars, cuts dues in half and starts scholarship fund

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Public Employee Pension Systems Raided To Pay Film Studio Bills

Michigan teachers and state employee systems paid $1.68 million so far for Pontiac studio

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Big Hollywood Bailout: Taxpayers Spent Nearly $40 Million To Subsidize Disney's 'Oz'

Michigan citizens helped pay for Disney's record profits

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Universities Dodging Right-to-Work Law Under Scrutiny

Wayne State University agrees to unprecedented contract

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Despite Rhetoric, United States Outsourced Less Than 3,000 Jobs In 2012

Michigan lost aboout 79 jobs to other countries last year

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Opposing Groups Rally At State's 'Good Energy Decisions' Panel

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Is Repeal In The Cards For Michigan's Prevailing Wage Law?

Issue is on the legislative agenda

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School District Spends $16,400 Per Student; Union Blames Lack Of Funding For Toilet Paper Shortage

Over past few years, Pontiac Public Schools has a 35 percent increase in teacher's salary and a 45 percent reduction in students

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Great Myths About Great Start

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Legislators Chip Away at Proposal A Property Tax Limits

Legislation would break 1994 promise to taxpayers

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SEIU 'Skim Tracker' Stops Ticking

After seven years and more than $34 million taken from home-based caregivers, union contract officially ends

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Sequester Marks First Cuts Since Pres. Obama Took Office

Flight delays among initial issues predicted in Michigan

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Lawsuit Filed To Protect Teachers' Rights

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation files on behalf of three Taylor school district teachers who disagree with 10-year clause that forces them to pay dues or fees to keep job

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Wisconsin's Alternative Medicaid Plan

Gov. Snyder favors expansion; Wisconsin governor says not so fast

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Union President Receives 'Outstanding Organizing' Award For Shutting Down School To Protest Right-to-Work Law

Taylor School District local union staged 'sick-out' forcing 7,500 students to miss school

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Charter School Superintendent Makes Over $339K A Year

Summit Academy director Alison Cancilliari oversees high school given 'F' on report card

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District's P.E. Teachers Average Tens of Thousands of Dollars More Than Math and Science Employees

Like most public schools, Wayne-Westland pays educators only on degree-level and longevity

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Proposed Law Would Prevent Unemployment Benefits For Certain Drug Users

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Looking For Savings In The Corrections Budget

Despite fewer prisoners and employees, state spends more on prison system

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High-Priced Bus Drivers In Lansing

CATA has 69 drivers making over $60K

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Talent Mercantilists Running Amok In Michigan

Growing the state's economy is more than just having more degrees

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New Superintendent Compensation Database Available Online

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SEIU 'Dues Skim' and U-M Research Assistant Bills Brought On Proposal 2

Issues brought to the forefront by the Mackinac Center cited by UAW President as reasons for ballot proposal

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House Rep Wants To Force Homeschool Parents to Report Attendance to The State

With no evidence of a problem, Rep. Woodrow Stanley, D-Flint, wants to track homeschooled students for truancy

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