The State Budget is Larger Than $10 Billion
State can afford to spend more on roads and cut taxes
How Much Will the Repeal of Prevailing Wage Save Taxpayers in Michigan?
It’s complicated, but a reasonable estimate is in the hundreds of millions
Choice Satisfies Most Parents, Appeals to Most Voters
New surveys highlight favorable experiences, need for more options
How to Control the Pension Debt
The costs of pension liabilities have grown out of control
Lobbyist Cites Yesteryear’s News To Urge More State Money For Cities
Uses figures from state’s ‘lost decade’; ‘Name a thing Michigan wasn’t worst at’ then
Detroit School District’s Deficit Spending Margin Getting Tighter
Factors preventing overspending in 2017 apply less, and new pressures are tightening
Advocates Of Green-Themed Spending Program Say It Boosts Economy
‘But studying butterflies and dragonflies ... has no direct impact on property values,’ says critic
Latest Criticism of Charter Schools Ignores (Again) Key Data
Comparisons dismiss the greater obstacles poor kids must overcome to do well in school
Happy New (Fiscal) Year; State Spending Up But Not By Much
Inflation-adjusted figures show Snyder mostly held the line on spending
59 Percent Say ‘No’ To School Tax Hike, 18 Months Later It’s Back
Resident claims it’s the same repackaged as ‘security’; '$1,500 toilet partitions, $11,000 scoreboards'
Report Ranks Schools By Lowest Resident Enrollment, Minus Key Fact
How good are the schools abandoned by parents who use public school choice?
House Approves: $400 For Not Slowing For Roadside Emergency Vehicles
Traffic expert says new law would be ripe for for-profit sting operations
Kumbaya? Senate D’s and R’s Unite For Aircraft Owner Tax Breaks
A different story in the House, though
Got A License For That Dog? Under This Bill Wouldn't Need One
A state dog license law appears widely ignored
20,000 Construction Jobs From Detroit Arena? That’s The Total For All Wayne County
Economist: Watch the fine print, figure may include coffee vendors
FCC Chairman: Agency Aims To ‘Stamp Out’ Spam Calls
Head of federal commission says it’s the No. 1 citizen complaint and it ‘drives me crazy’
Oakland ISD Head Says School Funding Broken; Not At Oakland ISD
Head of midlevel management and school service agency paid $250k in 2017
FCC Chairman Denounces State, Local Obstacles To Faster Internet
‘You need to have a consistent policy ... at the federal level’
Restrictive Fence Ordinance Makes Unhappy Neighbors
Grosse Pointe Woods bans privacy fences
Cure For Poverty: Hold A Full-Time, Year-Round Job
Just 2.7 percent of those who do in Michigan fall below the poverty line
Whitmer Approved $4.51 Billion In Corporate Handouts, Denounces Opponents’ ‘Giveaways’
Dem candidate for governor says she may ‘unleash’ more if elected
Troy Teacher's Pay $106k, Challenges Legislator On Low Teacher Pay
‘What are we doing in Michigan about this, Senator?’
Union Sues Teacher For Exercising Her Right-To-Work Option
Michigan banned compulsory union fees in 2013, MEA still trying to collect them
Legislator ‘Stunned’ By End Of Film Subsidies, Knocks Other Corporate Handouts She Approved
Democrat voted for $1.2 billion in 'huge tax breaks and sweetheart incentives'
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