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Global Warming 'Skeptic' Never Really Was

Media's portrayal of scientist's supposed change of heart ignores his previous statements

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School District Payroll Increases Despite Pay Cuts for Some

West Bloomfield district’s overall gross salaries up 1.4 percent in 2011-2012

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Home Health Care Ballot Initiative Would Usurp Power From the Governor

SEIU-backed proposal would lock union perks into the state constitution

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'Occupy' Movement Member Ticketed for Trespassing as Fire Alarm Is Pulled Disrupting Free-Market Conference

Salt Lake City 'Occupy' group said it would disrupt ALEC events

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Michigan PTA President Says Top Spending Highland Park District Needs More Money

Failing school district already spends nearly $20K per student

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State Gives Company $1.65 Million, Creates Zero Jobs and Goes Out of Business

Investment fund designed for 'creation of new businesses or industries'

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Flint Union Contracts A Major Reason For City's Financial Problems

City workers plummeted, expenditures skyrocketed

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Flint Residents' Incomes Drop While City Spending Increases

Increased revenue from licenses, permits, fines and forfeitures hits those with 'the most limited options'

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Green Energy Mandate Supporter Claims Individuals 'Do Not Have Rights to Quiet'

25/25 ballot proposal would require a lot more windmills, noise

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U-M President Praised as 'Rock Star' for Cutting Costs, Real Numbers Tell a Different Story

University's overall budget has increased 44 percent

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Proposal To Keep Forced Unionization Intact – It’s All About The Money

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Auditor General Says State Did Not 'Evaluate the Effectiveness' of $500 Million in Select Tax Breaks

Michigan government agency did not measure even the most important part of the Brownfield program

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Survey Says ... School Union Contracts Contribute to Deficits

First seven questions on state form for districts in deficit all deal with union contracts

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A Bipartisan Disaster: Michigan 'Corporate Welfare' Program Rolls On

State's attempts at economic development costs plenty, returns little

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Eaton County Dumps Prevailing Wage Law

Previous law mandated union-scale wages, driving up construction costs for taxpayers

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New Report Card Compares High School Test Scores and Adjusts For Economic Status

'Apples-to-apples' comparison provides true measure for parents

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City Shuts Down Teen's Hot Dog Vendor Cart

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School District With Continual Deficits Still Handing Out Raises

Redford Union finds 'unusual way' to give more money to employees despite 'freezing' its salary schedule

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'Dues Skim' Ballot Proposal Proponents Cloud Issue With Mistruths

Campaign repeatedly engages in falsehoods to lock in millions for the SEIU

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Union-Backed 'Protect Our Jobs' Ballot Initiative Would Wipe Out Reforms Unions Already Supported

Constitutional amendment would reinstate 'last in, first out,' eliminate tenure reforms

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Study Finds That Teacher Pension Plan Unlikely to be Fully-Funded

Education group disputes House GOP projections

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School District Saves By Dumping Expensive Union Insurance Plan

Dansville district saved $250,000 after getting rid of MEA-affiliated MESSA plan

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Michigan Government Program Gives $30 Million To Seven Universities, Creates Less Than Half of Projected Jobs

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Local Police Union Uses Pay Raise to Help Pay Pension Costs

East Lansing command officers association applauded 'for thinking of taxpayers'

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Union Omits $12K From Disclosure Form That Was Paid to Keep Health Care 'Dues Skim' Alive

If payment made in 2011 and not reported, it’s ‘very serious,’ labor expert says

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