Driverless Car Company Gets Big Subsidy From Michigan Taxpayers
Waymo’s parent company reported $12.7 billion in profits and received $8 million from Michigan taxpayers
MSU Uses Obscure ‘Government Purchases Index’ To Claim School Funding Down
The common CPI inflation measure shows funding up, not down
State Revenue Looks Stagnant If Only Some Funds Are Excluded
Spending interests imply taxpayers not contributing enough
DEQ Employees Accused Of Payroll Padding
Bioterrorism monitors falsified records, drove state vehicles for personal use
MSU Professor: Wind Turbines Can Cause Illness
Dizziness and nausea are just two symptoms
Schools Get More For Fewer Students, Spending Interests Claim Cuts
When a cut is merely a reduction in the rate of increase
Michigan Employment Up, Food Stamps Down
No government program can substitute for strong economic growth
Unions Continued Steady Membership Decline In 2018
Percentage of total workforce in unions down from 10.7 to 10.5; government unions down a bit more
Spending Interests Wrong: Schools in Low-Income Areas Get More, Not Less
Media keeps repeating advocates’ misrepresentations
Right-To-Work Repeal Bill Denies Government Workers’ Civil Rights
Michigan Dem’s legislation appears to defy US Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus ruling
Michigan Roads Benefit From Decline In ‘Fix Now Pay Later’
Engler and Granholm used state credit card for road repairs, kicking costs into future
Administrators: 98 Percent Of Michigan Teachers Average Or Above
Just 1 out of every 384 Michigan teachers deemed ‘ineffective’ by their school’s administration
Government Broadband’s Record Is Bad; Traverse City Going For It
City-owned utility wants a federal ‘energy savings’ loan to bankroll it
Law Requires Public Schools To Report Bullying, Not All Do
With 50,000 students, Detroit reports just five incidents
State Phone Mandate Could Cost Small Business Millions
Firms may just junk their landline phones and go all cellular
Teachers Can Choose To Do More Than Just Teach - And Get Paid More
Yet the union says teachers are walking out because of the extras
Average State Employee Takes 27.3 Paid Days Off Each Year
17.1 days is paid leave and the rest is sick time
State Housing Loan Agency Will Change Unconstitutional Quota Mandate
Agencies shall not 'discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to' specified groups
U-M Diversity Chief Gets $407k Annually, Oversees 12 Employees
Office budget is $2 million, but that's not all
A Third Of New School Hires Choose 2017 Reform’s Traditional Pension Option
But new employee burden sharing requirements make repeat of old system’s underfunding less likely
Tlaib Has Obscenities For Opponents, But Yea-Votes For Corporate Welfare
She approved $1.03 billion worth of corporate handouts but calls them a ‘power grab’ that hurts people
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