No Debt, No Tax Hike: Michigan Can Add $897 Million To Road Budget Right Now
Legislators and governor just have to say ‘yes’
Michigan College’s $98k Equity And Inclusion Officer To Political Opponents: ‘F**k Trump’
Diversity has its limits at Kellogg Community College
Bans And Bad Feelings After ‘Stealth’ Odd-Year, August School Tax Hike Election
Superintendent bans two residents from U.P. school property without prior notice
Bill To Increase State Transparency Could Reduce It
Wouldn’t be first time the legislative process worked against open government
Open Records Law Request? See What The Lawyers Say (You Pay)
Tuscola County raises stakes for obtaining public records
State Worker Salaries Stagnate Due to Skyrocketing Cost Of Benefits
Costs $122,959 to employ a state worker; $54,845 of that is benefits
Change In Basic Water Use Law Could Hit Michigan Farms
Bill aims at particular water bottler, could restrict fruit and vegetable growers
Strong Demand For Government-Owned Broadband – From Government Officials
Two more Oakland cities well-served by commercial broadband looking to enter the business
These Teachers Earning More Under ‘Right To Work For Less’
Their union is getting less, though
Motorists Already Doing More For Roads Without Another Tax Hike
'Nothing?' Drivers paying $298 million more gas tax + $226 million more license plate tax in 2020
Gov. Whitmer Says Michigan Carmaker Jobs Up; They’re Not
And subsidized job projections not the same as actual jobs
Moving Company Reports More Customers Leave Michigan Than Move Here
State will likely lose another seat in Congress after next census
Motorists Still Paying For Engler And Granholm’s Road Debt
Payments on those bonds use transportation tax dollars that would otherwise go to fix today’s roads
Water Bottler A Drop In The Trillions Of Gallons That Fall On Michigan
State appears awash in water
‘The Nation’ Blames Michigan GOP For Cuts In School Budgets Signed By Dem Governor
Cuts came during single-state recession; funding only higher since GOP gained trifecta in 2011
Bill Extends Criminal Sanctions To Eavesdropping Via Siri, Alexa, Smart TVs
Law’s definitions of eavesdropping, surveillance, secret records date from 1966
More Inaccurate Media On Amount Michigan Taxpayers Pay For Schools
Reports do reveal what school establishments want public to think about how much they get
Nature Outstrips Commerce In Discharging Great Lakes Water
St. Lawrence River removes more Great Lakes water in two minutes than bottling plant does in a year
This Land Is Your Land - But Under These Bills Not The Water
'Public trust doctrine' and 'collective' ownership mean government permission required
CapCon’s Top 10 Stories For 2019
Road Fix That Wasn’t, Gun-Free Zones, 1,100 Windmills Won’t Replace This Coal Plant
More Michigan Internet Purchases Taxed Starting New Year’s Day
Some out-of-state sales tax collections began earlier; this new law adds another $80 million a year
Michigan Nurse Sues Teamsters For Taking Illegal Union Dues
Genesys Medical also on the hook for going along
Decade’s Top 10 Legislators For Missing Votes: 9 Represented Detroit
Site that tracks state representative and senator yeas and nays also shows not present
‘It’s Not Getting Better Here': Teacher On Life After Right-To-Work
But his pay is up $9,300 over five years
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