Teacher, Poet, Pizza Guy — At $82k, Says Side Job Needed To Pay Bills
But also said his pay is ‘by no means terrible’ at the Ann Arbor school district
‘Right Now’: Timetable For Group’s ‘Stop Burning Fossil Fuels’ Demand
But 75% of Michigan homes are heated with gas, and renewables produce just 8% of electricity
Even Without 45-Cent Gas Tax Hike, Transportation Spending Up 58 Percent Since 2011
That’s after inflation, and $350 million more is projected by 2021
Enacting A New State Law Costs $272,500, On Average
All those ‘Dead On Arrival’ position-taking bills cost money too
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Octogenarian Bailiffs Finally Get Dismissed From Detroit Court
‘One of my favorite stories of government run amok’
Ann Arbor Teacher Doesn’t Like Betsy DeVos, Or School Choice
Gets $97k in salary and wrote a musical satirizing secretary of education
644 Michigan Communities Levy Local Road Taxes
That’s at least $151.5 million annually on top of state road taxes
Media Misreports Whitmer’s 45-cent Gas Tax Hike, Even As Its Chances Fade
A substantial part of the money would not have gone to ‘fix the damn roads’
Senate Votes To Maintain Electricity Subsidies
An assessment on residential customers raises $50M a year for low-income households
Despite New Law, Some Cities Digging Deeper Pension Holes
Most towns making progress, but not Flint, Hamtramck, Eastpointe and Mt. Morris
Unionization Campaign Roils Royal Oak Hospital
‘I think it’s a money grab,’ says one nurse
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
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