26 Grand Rapids City Employees Received $20k-Plus in Overtime
There were city 378 city workers getting $80,000 or more in 2017
US Supreme Court Cites Mackinac Center in Landmark Ruling On Unions
Majority holding gives right-to-work status to every public employee in the nation
Nine Years In A Row: State Spending Goes Up Again On Oct. 1
From $45.7 billion the year Snyder was elected to $56.8 billion next year
Michigan Subsidizes Amazon, Even Without Second HQ Project
Millions in taxpayer dollars for distribution centers gives retailer a marketplace edge
Recipe For Food Stamps Teacher: Seven In Household, Low Seniority
It takes a rare combination of circumstances
Bills Reduce Work Restrictions, Give Those With Criminal Records Another Chance
Michigan House licensing bills supported by bipartisan legislators and groups across the political spectrum
New 5G Internet Faster, Cheaper – And Vulnerable To Local Shakedowns
Bills that passed the Michigan Senate will preempt local bottlenecks, if the state House goes along
Students Here Far From ‘All Above Average’ - But Teachers Rated That Way
A troubling gap between how students really do and how schools rate teacher performance
Bill Schuette Talks State Government
‘The growth is in states that have lower taxes and fewer regulations’
Earmarks For Key Legislators Recall Late ’90s Spending Blowouts
Not quite the ‘Christmas tree’ budgets of yore, but trending that way
Flint Water Whistleblower, Mackinac Center Sue Wayne State Over Records Denials
Virginia Tech professor among first to raise questions, challenging Wayne State prof’s actions on crisis
State Taxpayers Seeing Payoff From Smaller Prison Population
One prison closing now, and analyst reports another may follow soon
$8.4 Million Per Year for U-M Diversity Employees
Of nearly 100 full-time 'diversicrats,' 26 get more than $100,000
Brian Calley Talks State Government
‘So I’ve personally handled massive tax cuts, multiple massive tax cuts here in our state’
Which Party Gives More In Taxpayer Funded Corporate Handouts?
The answer may surprise you
Washtenaw County Township Builds Internet Service
Most local projects aren’t self-sustaining; township cites its unique topography as a justification
State Aid To School District Much More Than Newspaper Claims
Michigan school finance complicated, teachers union not a good source for info
Seven Ann Arbor Retirees Getting Six-Figure Pensions
The highest pension was for $126,216 to former fire chief who worked 25 years
Dr. Jim Hines Talks State Government
‘If renewable energies are so good ... then why not get rid of the subsidies and the mandates?’
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