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
Using State's Credit Card To Fix Roads Now Means 25 Years Of Payments
Money will come out of tomorrow’s road repair budgets
Auditors Discover Oversight Failure At Detroit Fire Department
More than 200 former employees had department fuel cards
Some Basis For Voters' Suspicion No Tax Hike Needed To Fix Roads
53.3% say state has enough to fix roads; fiscal agency says $897 million is available
All On Its Own, Flint Was A Financial Basket Case For Years
Evidence from years gone by contradicts current effort to blame past Flint misgovernance on state
Detroit Schools Spent $250K Sending Students, Staff To Italy
State’s largest district spent $961,534 on out-of-state travel; second-largest district spent just $18,397
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
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