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School District's Costly Decisions Protect Union Interests

Fruitport school union, board of education, cut deal that pushes more than $240K back on taxpayers

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Detroit Police Union Official Says Recent Cuts Make Streets Unsafe, But Police and Fire Department Salaries Increased

Other Detroit city workers took cuts

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Talent Mercantilists Resurrected in Michigan

More college graduates won’t improve state's economy

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Renewable Energy Mandate Backers Have Deep 'Green' Pockets

Proposal 3 opponents also spending big to try and thwart plan that would require 25% renewable energy by 2025

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Misogyny Is Not Responsible For the 'Feminization of Poverty'

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Spotty Track Record Doesn't Stop State Agency From Doling Out Deals

General Motors has 'created' fewer jobs than promised on 5 of the last 6 MEDC-partnered projects

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Activist's Critique of Prop 3 Study Completely Incorrect

Union of Concerned Scientists analysis of Mackinac Center study wrong on every single point

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Prop 2 Supporters Say States Without Unionized Teachers ‘Among the Worst’ On Standardized Tests — Michigan Scores Lower Than Them All

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School District Allows Union, Employees To Exclude Material From FOIA Requests

Legal expert says they are breaking the law

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$1.6 Billion in Savings Lost Under Prop 2

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Prop 2 May Put FOIA on Ice for Media, Others

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What the Emergency Manager Referendum is About

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Proposed Rear-view Camera Mandate Would Cost Up To $57.2 Million Per Life Saved

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to require cameras on all new vehicles to save 26 to 69 lives

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Emergency Manager Law Makes Pontiac Reforms Possible

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How Many Voters Will Miss The Bottom Of The Ballot?

Allen Park looks to end crony subsidy deals

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School Districts Dodging Health Care Cost Savings

Despite state law, many school districts paying more than 80 percent of costs

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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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