No-Show Lawmaker Skipped 488 Votes, Still Collected $2,629 For Expenses
‘Being around isn't your job. Voting is the job.’
False ‘School Funding Cut’ Claim Must Be Useful
But pesky state spending data keep getting in the way
CapCon’s Top 10 2018 Stories
Wind-farm resistance, cops see the green, school-employee poor-mouthing, more
After Losing August Primary, Legislator Stopped Representing Her District
Bettie Cook Scott was elected to represent the people of the 2nd House district
Official Numbers Refute Claim Of Stagnant School Funding
Enrollment in Midland dropped but state funding went up
Public Sector Unions’ Mixed Fortunes After Michigan Right-To-Work Law
Too soon to tell how much U.S. Supreme Court’s extension of RTW to public sector nationwide will affect union finances
U-M Gets A 'C' From Civil Rights Watchdog On Due Process
Report from FIRE examines policies governing student misconduct
This Lame Duck Was Busy
Facing an end of their trifecta, Republicans vote on hundreds of bills
Liberals, Democrats Question Conservatives’ Right to Equal Protection
Democratic legislator calls 'ludicrous’ comparison of free market donors' privacy rights to 1958 NAACP members
School District Gets More, But Superintendent Complains About ‘Do More For Less’
Remarks related to some extra internet sales tax revenue going to support roads, not schools
Big Enrollment Decline + Small Staff Decline = Stagnant Teacher Salaries
Downsizing is hard, but failing to do so after big enrollment declines is harder
Unionizing Charter Schools Goes Nowhere In Michigan
The failure may explain why Democrats oppose charters
National Charter School Critic Paints Flawed, Muddled Picture Of Detroit Education Landscape
Invalid to lump Detroit charter performance in with Detroit's district schools
Township Clear-Cuts Its Own Trees; Fines Property Owners $450k For Removing Theirs
Local firm would replace its trees with Christmas tree farm, Canton Township replaced its own with piles of dirt
Detroit Class Size Figures Skewed Upward By Gym And Team Sports
School district’s average class size is 26.73; 1,502 classes have fewer than 10 students
32,000 Flee Teachers Union Under Michigan Right-To-Work Law
Former member blames Michigan Education Association’s bullying tactics
Celebrating When Graduation Rates Reach 47 Percent
Wayne State University cites increase from 26 percent
Lame-Duck Legislator Calls For Penalties on Distributing Straws
'I wanted to make a statement,’ says sponsor of a bill in the Michigan House
Bill Would Authorize Payroll Withholding For Lottery Tickets
For every $1 dollar spent on the lottery, players lose 40 cents on average
Permits To Cut Your Own Trees? Fast-Moving Bill Says ‘Not Anymore’
Local governments could not ban tree removal on private, non-residential property
Licensure Reform A Lame Duck Launch Failure?
This one has bipartisan support, so failing to fly in 2018 not necessarily the end
Practical Short-Term Health Coverage Unlikely Unless Legislature Acts
Useful option made possible by recent federal rule change, but GOP hasn’t moved and Dems likely to oppose
Michigan Democrats Slam Changes To Minimum Wage Law — While Paying Their Interns Nothing
Economist: Wage mandate ‘ends up hurting the people it is supposed to protect’
Up 10 Percent And $3.2 Billion, State Still ‘Starved For Revenue’
Long-time budget analysts stuck on half-empty
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