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Oklahoma Teachers Average $20,000 Less Than Michigan – And Are On Strike

But Michigan teacher pay varies as much as $36,000 by district

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City Socks Homeowner With $150 Fine For Using Airbnb

St. Clair Shores doesn’t explicitly ban homesharing, but official says city zoning doesn’t permit it

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Pension Spiking, Early Payouts, Second Careers Make For High-Income Cops

East Lansing’s former chief an example

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Michigan Funding Its Pensions, Using More Realistic Numbers

Hat trick: Legislature also contained school pension liabilities by closing system to new hires

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For Legislature, University ‘Tuition Restraint’ Means Twice The Inflation Rate

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Michigan Electricity Rates Since 2003: 15 Increases, 1 Cut

Consumers Energy gets another rate hike

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Michigan’s Top School Pension Payouts

These retired school officials collect more than twice the average teacher’s current pay

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US On Pace To Produce More Oil In 2018 Than — Ever

Fracking, less-heavy regulatory hand contribute

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10 Officials In Larry Nassar Sex Scandal By Salary

From MSU responses to Freedom of Information Act requests

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Union Files Federal Complaint Against Company For Giving Its Members Raises

Michigan auto supplier didn't get permission from the union first

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Detroit People Mover Loses Almost $10 On Every Ride

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Two-Thirds Of Last Year’s Gas-Tax Hike Pays Debt On Roadwork Done Years Ago

The good news is, no new borrowing since 2011, so debt is coming down

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Detroit City Buses Cost Taxpayers $3.52 Per Trip; Average Rider Pays Just 76 Cents

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Costs At Issue For Raising Age On Adult Criminal Prosecution

'The benefits will far outweigh the short-term, upfront costs,' says one expert

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Four Years After Its Debunking, Union Still Promotes 'Snyder Cut Schools' Myth

This publication was the first to debunk by reporting actual state budget figures

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Big Decline In Number Of People On Food Stamps In Michigan

Economist: It ‘shows the economy is working well’

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Number of State Employees Down, Amount of State Payroll Up

24 percent fewer people on state payroll costs taxpayers $286 million more than in 2000

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State of Michigan Spins, Puffs Economic Contribution Of Agriculture To Economy

Numbers could include spinoff impact such as farmers’ car repairs

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Michigan Teachers Nation’s Highest Paid Given State’s Lower Cost Of Living

Dollars go further here

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Most Michigan Schools Surveyed Still Buying Union’s Costlier Health Insurance

After a five-year pause, costs again on the rise

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Foreign Trade More Important To Michigan Than Any Other State

‘Imports plus exports added up to 38.9 percent of Michigan GDP’

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Sponsor Of Medicaid Work Requirements: They’re The ‘Right Thing To Do’

Able-bodied beneficiaries would have to get a job, get training, go to school or do community service

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Supreme Court Eyes Unions Politicking With Fees Compelled From Workers

Unions spent $1.7 billion on politics in 2016 cycle; a ruling this June could bring that down

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School District Gets More From State For Fewer Students, Super Calls It Inadequate

Holland Schools’ budgets also stressed by factors common to districts across the state

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Union Official Says Teachers In Second-Highest Paying District Need Second Jobs

Five of six English teachers in one district school get more than $82k

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