Will Troy’s Crackdown On Distracted Driving Spread?
City tickets drivers talking on handheld cellphones
Consultant: Green Jobs A ‘Lobbying Effort,’ Not Real Data
Activists claim 240,000 solar jobs, federal data indicates 3,295
Legislative Open Records Bills Overcome Constitutional Hiccup
Other legislatures figured out separation of powers glitch, Michigan’s may be about to also
Project Gets $100,000 Taxpayer Subsidy, Creates Zero Jobs, Firm Returns Just $26,000
Officials had boasted ‘additional good-paying jobs for years to come’
AFSCME Michigan Pays Women 85 Cents For Every Dollar For Men
If measured using simplistic pay gap methods used to tarnish others
Federal Prison For Trout Trafficking Raises Proportionality Concerns
Scholar says federal sting operation and prison sentences look like overcriminalization
State Business Subsidy Recipients Get, Keep Taxpayer Dollars
Half the beneficiary firms failed to meet targets or created zero new jobs
Tax Sales Boost County Budgets, But Do They Violate Owners’ Rights?
Counties sell properties and keep entire amount, though taxes owed may be less
Whitmer Suggests Government Shutdown If No Big Gas Tax Hike
Democratic Governor challenges GOP legislature, my way on the highways
The Roads Are Crumbling And Have Always Been Crumbling
Michigan media has been breaking the story going on 30 years
City Spends $300,000 Extra On Construction Projects To Pay Union Wages
Michigan eliminated prevailing wage law but Royal Oak wants to pay more
Professor: Forced Charity Isn’t Charity — Even For Special Olympics
Hillsdale’s Gary Wolfram says it’s unjust for government to redistribute income from regular people to charities
Oakland County Takes House For $8.41 Property Tax Mistake
Owner likely will see them in state Supreme Court later this year
Former Teacher Now Legislator Claims ‘Massive School Disinvestment’
But her old district is getting much more
For Michigan Newspapers, Disaster Always Stalks Public Schools
Sky-is-falling headlines have been common since the 1950s
Detroit Lawmaker Would Repeal City’s Post-Bankruptcy Financial Oversight
Critic: ‘Lawmakers shouldn’t act like the city’s problems are over’
Fewer Workers, Costlier Materials Spike Road Repair Costs
Oakland County paying up to 60 percent more per mile than 2013
Whitmer Proposes $2.5 Billion Gas Tax Hike, Budgets Just $1.9 Billion More For Roads
Governor would divert other revenue away from road repairs
Wayne County Doubling Down On Forfeiture As Legislature Moves To Reform It
County’s ‘Operation Push-Off’ seized 2,600 vehicles, collected $1.2 million from owners, many never charged
Grosse Pointe Schools’ Lower Enrollment In Part Their Choice
A state law and program offers another way to fill empty desks
Flint Paid City Workers To Stay Home
One staffer collected nearly $20,000 last year to be on standby
Financial Disaster for School Districts Hasn’t Come
Number of districts in deficit stands at lowest in 15 years
Michigan Teachers Union Suffers Important Court Defeat
State Court of Appeals says right-to-work law means what it says on compulsory union dues and fees
Good News/Bad News On Michigan Teacher Pensions
Unfunded liabilities are up, but for a good reason: More realistic projections about investment growth
‘You’ve Paid Your Debt To Society — Now Pay $10,000’
State of Michigan charges offenders up to $135 per month for probation and parole
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