School Board Member Also MEA Union Official
‘This is 100% character assassination’: response to questions about conflict of interest
12 Months After Epidemic Arrives, State Ag Department Issues COVID Orders
‘A year later? There has to be some review’
Michigan’s $62,170 Average Teacher Pay Not Very Revealing
The highest average was $81,641, at a district where instructors top-out at nearly $102K
They’re No. 1: Utica Teachers Michigan’s Highest Paid
Earned $81,641 on average; the statewide average was $63,553
Pandemic Delivers Potentially Costly Electric Bill Lesson To School Complex
Beware the fine print in commercial utility contracts
From ‘Until There Is A Vaccine’ To ‘Until We Are All Vaccinated’
Gov. Whitmer’s ever-moving target for normalcy
East Lansing Officials Prospered In Pandemic
Like many Michigan local governments, state lockdowns were accompanied by big raises
State, Media Likely Oversell Impact Of Taxpayer-Funded Business Grants
How long will a $300 state handout keep one person employed?
Very Big Raises For Some Rochester Schools Managers During Year of the Coronavirus
Unionized staff also saw substantial pay increases
Whitmer Declares Energy Emergency — Appears Short Of Legal Standard
Law authorizes lockdowns, closing gas stations, more
New Buffalo City Council Divides Residents Over Airbnb-Type Rentals
First they impose restrictions, then a moratorium
Federal Bill Would Force Tens of Thousands in Michigan Back Into Unions
You’ll have to pay union dues as a condition of employment in many workplaces (government workers excepted)
Whitmer’s Pandemic Management Inspires Pro-Indiana Billboards
Sign mocks Michigan governor as being good for business - in Indiana
Whitmer Said ‘Widely Available’ Vaccine One Condition For Return To Normalcy
Around 4 million Michiganders may now have immunity
COVID Shutdowns Weakened State Unemployment Fund
Account balances on the brink, and a cash infusion means another hit to employers
Ann Arbor Almost Alone In Refusing To Reopen Schools
350 doctors and psychologists there demand schools reopen; evidence ‘undisputed at this point’
Three Warren Fire Department Employees Collected More Than $200,000 in 2020
Three others got $190k+
Whitmer Still Claiming Vaccine Credit From Subsidy For Unbuilt Pfizer Facility
‘Those are not the claims we are making,’ says economic development official
Whitmer Cited Virus Variant To Justify School Sports Lockdown; Silent On It In About-Face
Contact sports were locked down until Feb. 21; now they can reopen Feb. 8
Government Employees Thrive In Epidemic; Small Business, Wage Earners Crushed
Increasingly rigorous enforcement by increasingly well-paid enforcers is a bad look for a state
Workers, Businesses Suffered In Pandemic While Government Thrived: Grand Rapids Edition
The city’s top 20 highest paid all got raises, some big
Whitmer’s Health Department Boss Got Nice Raise While Administering Lockdowns
Private sector lost a million jobs in two months in 2020, Gordon gets $13,000 bump
Study Whitmer Cited To Justify Restaurant Lockdown Doesn’t Do It
Report explained how limiting capacity to 20% is sweet spot for reducing virus spread
Yes, Granholm's Administration Gave Cash To Failed Electric Car Battery Company
She denied it in a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing
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