Republican Tax Hike Opponents Too ‘Ideological’ — Or Just Enough?
Half the 12 GOP Reps who opposed 2017 tax cut needed new jobs after 2018 election
Road Workers Oppose Strike, Bail On Union
‘The union is using us as pawns in a power play’
Teachers Union Opposed State Pension Reforms, Now Doing Same
Retired employees call union's changes ‘disaster,’ ‘radical,’ ‘extreme’
Hiring Substitute Teachers Burdens School Budgets
Teachers in these districts missed 13.7 to 16.4 days last year
A Tale Of Two Teachers' Pay: $96,000 vs. $50,000
In Detroit newspaper column both say pay is uncompetitive
90 Hours A Week, 52 Weeks A Year: Detroit Cop Claims 2,617 Overtime Hours
Police tell CapCon it will investigate; six officers claimed 2,000+ overtime hours
School Superintendent Gets Raises And Funding Hikes, Complains Funding 'Broken'
Her districts’ inflation-adjusted increases range from 8.4 percent to 12.7 percent
71 Percent Of New School Employees Choose 401(k) Over Pension
Employees themselves now on the hook for pension underfunding
Michigan ‘Teacher Shortage’ Claims Not Factual
‘Anecdotal and media reporting is not sufficient’
Back Pay Boosted Reinstated Cop to $201K
Cleared of sexual misconduct, officer was highest paid Dearborn employee in 2018
A DTE Push Poll? Utility Cagey About Ratepayer Survey
Refusing to release questions could allow cherry-picking responses for misleading PR
Timing Of School Election Comes Under Fire
‘For me, it was a very expensive civics lesson,’ retired teacher says of tax hike election
Municipal Broadband Boosters Like City Of Marshall’s Chances
But research suggests most government-run internet operations are a money pit for taxpayers
Grand Rapids Officials Approved $230k Paycheck For A Short Year
Payout to official who left under a cloud leaves unanswered questions
Thanks To Union Contracts, Recent Teachers Of The Year Saw Stagnant Pay
Once a teacher hits top of the scale, pay hikes stop or slow
Look Behind The Raw Numbers On Michigan Police Pay
In one Kent County city, officers make almost 50% more than average household
River Rouge Not A Large School District, But Superintendent Paid $258k
There's a discrepancy between the amount reported by the district and by pension officials
Whitmer Coy On ‘Medicare For All,’ But Went Extra Mile For Obamacare’s Medicaid
A parliamentary maneuver that raised eyebrows
Data Shows Michigan Economy Doing Well, AP Calls It ‘Only Slight Growth’
Headline points to Trump
Renewables Get Far More Federal Subsidies Than Coal
Taxpayers paid $3.5 billion to wind and solar, $1.26 billion to coal
Teachers Union Not Really Against Student Learning And Better Teachers, Right?
Look beyond the label on resolutions defeated at NEA’s annual meeting
Teachers Union: Yes to Reparations, No to Impeachment, Yes to Abortion
NEA’s annual conference resolutions are revealing
‘Unequal Funding,’ Claims Report — And Leaves Out Major Share Of School Revenue
Report on financial disparities ignores federal funds that help poor communities
Michigan Marijuana Offenders Languishing In Prison? Bills Would Change That
Just-signed New York law automatically clears records of past offenders
Politician's Loose Talk Paints Flawed Picture On Budget
Low-ball state revenue claims get some scrutiny
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