Detroit School Problems Weren’t Caused By Coronavirus Or Funding ‘Disparity’
The ‘poor districts get less’ claim goes against years of data collected and posted by state officials
Can Virus Orders Shut Down Church? Yes And No
State can’t single out churches, but can ban all assemblies — including religious ones
Price Gouging? ‘Right Now, We Are Out Of Any Hand Sanitizer’
Michigan Attorney General appears ready to find business bad guys
Amid Pandemic, Michigan Consumers Return Germ-Soaked Bottles To Food Stores
‘Cans and bottles are very dirty’; just 10 states have ‘bottle bills’
Schools Feeling Short-Term Pension Pain For Long-Term Gain
One catch: Some benefits of a 2017 reform will take years to pay off a lot
Yes, A Michigan Law Rations Number Of Hospital Beds Here
Now public health experts concerned about hospitals surge capacity
State Government's Obstacles To Virus Recovery
Removing them could help us get through this better
Take Your Pick: ‘Price Gouging’ Or Toilet Paper Shortages
Scarcity pricing in emergencies is reasonable and humane; there’s no repealing law of supply and demand
Michigan School District Helps Bankroll Private Wi-Fi Provider
Grosse Pointe also looking at closing schools; ‘Taxpayers were not asked’
Headlines From An Earlier Outbreak: 1968 Hong Kong Flu
Pandemic 52 years ago killed 100,000 in US
House Passes On Chance To ‘Fix The Roads’ With New Spending Bill
But money for Capitol security cameras, Michigan Speedway traffic control, tourism marketing and much more
‘Vital’ Great Lakes Program Funds Playground Rehab In Milwaukee
Many Great Lakes Restoration Initiative projects only loosely tied to 'critical' protection
Disputed Union Wages Could Cost Taxpayers In County Construction Projects
Now Saginaw faces lawsuit over policy board approved by slim margin
Nine Years After Promising, Detroit City Officials May Get Rational Payroll System
City now says completion expected by end of 2020
Teachers Unions Gave $180,000+ To Misleading Macomb Tax Hike Campaign
Tuesday ballot proposal would cost property owners $55 million annually
Charter School Profiteering? Don’t Turn That Lens On Larger, Richer District Schools
The really big money is in conventional school districts and all their intermediaries
Proposal Would Tear Up Michigan Constitution’s Ban On Graduated Income Tax
Rates of 8.5% or more could cause higher-income residents to move to low- or no-tax states
Giving A Friend A Manicure Or Haircut Is Illegal in Michigan
And getting the license takes more training than homebuilders or EMTs
Lawmakers, Education Officials Looking To Inject Gender Politics Into Michigan Schools
Yet no cultural consensus in sight on introducing this to schoolchildren
Michigan’s Former Top Cop Given $639k In 'Deferred' Pension Benefits While Still On Payroll
Government solution to officer attrition from early pension eligibility was legalized double-dipping
Pay Hikes Fewer But Still Happening At Fiscally Stressed Michigan School District
Falling enrollment and rising pension expenses mean cramped raises at Wayne-Westland
Fiat Chrysler And Ford To Get $131M From Michigan Taxpayers; Earned $26.4 Billion Last Three Years
That subsidy program expired in 2019, but GOP lawmaker trying to bring it back
Union Tribunal's $10,000 Hit On Electrician Brings Federal Labor Lawsuit
Former union contractor now working for wife's nonunion shop — and she was also threatened
Highest-Pay School District’s Union Compares Teacher Pay To A Minnow
Average teacher pay is $82,065 at this Macomb district
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