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
US House Would Overturn Michigan's Right-to-Work Law
Michigan voters rejected similar union overreach in 2012
Newspapers, Experts Agree: Climate Causes Plummeting, Record High Water Levels
Looks like a Great Lakes consensus
Public Sector Pay Transparency All About Accountability
House-passed bill only goes half-way
Bill Would Tax Residences For Local Business Improvements
Municipal governments, corporate welfare agencies, special interests all on board
Michigan Teacher Pay Complicated Enough To Spin Many Narratives
Taxpayers ask a lot, pay a lot putting a teacher in front of a classroom
Michigan Officials Skeptical of Controversial Drug Rationing Program
Who decides what another year of life is worth to a person?
Do Teachers Buy Classroom Supplies? Districts Say ‘We Do’ And Have Receipts
Grand Rapids Schools Issues Over 170 Cards Employees May Use for Purchases
How Independent Will Michigan’s New Redistricting Commission Be?
California’s experience provides cause for concern
Michigan Law Clear: Taxpayers, Not Teachers, Buy Classroom Supplies
Union spin notwithstanding, districts give teachers purchase cards or other compensation
Analyses Critical Of Michigan School Funding Ignore Almost 20% Of Detroit Operations Money
Reports disregard the revenue source that boosts funding for poor communities over wealthy ones
State Says Schools Must Provide Classroom Supplies
Michigan Constitution requires school districts to pay, not teachers
‘Watch What They Do,’ Whitmer Says — And State Road Funding Down This Year
To be fair, governors propose and legislators dispose — and yet
Michigan Union Membership Reached Historic Low In 2019
Right-to-work law accelerated an ongoing trend
Great Lakes Water Levels Too High? Too Low? For 60 Years Newspapers Answer: Yes
Variation appears the norm
Schools Will Get No Relief From Construction Mandate, Whitmer Says
Governor vetoes bill that would have exempted schools from requirement to heat outdoor ticket booths
Wayne County Took Thousands of Vehicles Without Filing Criminal Charges
Federal lawsuit filed against ‘unconstitutional’ civil asset forfeitures
Unions Praise Governor’s Modest School Funding Hike, Rebuked GOP Predecessor’s Much Larger One
5.1% GOP increase got union ‘tsk tsks,’ a 2.3% Dem hike applauded
Residents Question Replacing Michigan Farmland With Miles Of Solar Cells
Hundreds of wind turbines also changing character of rural communities
Rough Estimate Puts Cost Of 25-Year Whitmer Road Debt Well Above $1 Billion
State has money to fix roads now without borrowing
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