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Predators Back In the Classroom? It Could Happen

Proposal 2 would overrule state laws mandating certain protections

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Contracting Helps Cash-Strapped City Add More Police Officers For Less Money — And Better Service

Emergency manager action 'best thing that has happened in the city of Pontiac in a long time'

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Proposal 2 Could Protect Teachers Who Are Drunk, Dealing Drugs in the Classroom

Bay City contract shows what can happen when local union provisions overrule state laws

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Commentary: Alleged Gender Pay Discrepancy Based On Life Choices

Women are earning less in favor of other considerations

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Union Contract: Teachers Can Be Caught in School Drunk Five Times and On Drugs Three Times Before Being Fired

Students are reported to the police on first offense

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Gov. Snyder Could Replace Board That Helped Facilitate Forced Unionization Of Home-Based Caregivers

If Proposal 4 passes, constitutional amendment would lock in current union-stacked board

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Michigan Gives Unfair Tax Handouts To Try and Counter 'Right to Work' States

Democratic Rep. ignores millions in special deals for company picking Michigan over Tennessee

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County Blocks Private Citizens From Purchasing Home; Buys The Property Itself

Sale proceeds could be used to fund Kent County Land Bank Authority's operations

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'It's hard to believe the union could get away with something like this'

Ex-Teamster says it's 'thievery' that the SEIU is taking money he could use to take care of his mother

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Obama-Promoted Battery Plant Moves to 'Rolling Furloughs' As Company Pulls Back on Jobs Projections

LG Chem received $151 million from feds, $100 million from state

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Scorecard: Congressman Kildee Among The Worst At Looking Out For Taxpayers

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Study: Proposal 3 Would Result in Lost Jobs, Higher Costs

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Legal Foundation Seeks End to Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers

State agency asked to award $3 million back to workers that the SEIU took as dues

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Education Funding Study Has Flawed Conclusion

Nearly $10 billion not accounted for in analysis that says Michigan schools getting less money

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Pension Study Consultants Have History Defending Expensive Pension Plans

Segal Co. getting $140K to see if teachers should be switched to 401(k)-style programs

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Time to Rethink ISDs

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Proposal 2 Would Cost Taxpayers $1.6 Billion Per Year, New Analysis Says

'Protect Our Jobs' initiative will be voted on in November

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City Spends $8 Million on Theater — Sells It Eight Years Later for $135,000

Despite expensive renovations, Pontiac emergency manager says, 'How the money was spent was hard to see'

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Commentary: Unions Ducking the Truth With Proposal 2 Ad

Excessive union contracts have bankrupted cities, school districts

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Survey Says: No Consensus On Best Political Polling Method

'There is a gap between what the Michigan pollsters are getting and what the big national polls are getting'

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Most of Michigan is 'Poor' or 'Marginal' For Wind Energy

U.S. Department of Energy stats say state not well suited to meet proposed 25 percent renewable energy mandate

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School District Requiring Parents To Pay For Magazine Subscription May Be Breaking State Law

Chippewa Valley covered all of employee health care costs; wants parents to pay for class supplies

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'They Are A Bureaucratic Machine That Got Out of Control'

Roscommon teachers bolt from the Michigan Education Association

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How the Chicago Teacher Union Strike Affects Michigan

Michigan Ballot Proposal Could Nullify State's No Strike Law

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The Greatest Man You’ve Never Heard Of: Norman Borlaug, An American Hero

Father of the 'Green Revolution' died three years ago today

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