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Lonely Are The Michigan Democrats Who Oppose State Checks To Corporations

Taxpayer-funded cash subsidies a bipartisan thing, but Dem dissenters are an endangered species

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22 Of 498 Michigan Legislators Said 'No' To Corporate Welfare Since 2001

Freshman Rep. Steven Johnson was three-for-three with his 'no' votes

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The Michigan Politicians Who Approved $6 Billion In Business Subsidies

New scorecard shows which legislators voted for how much

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$757 Million In Taxpayer Funds Handed To A Few Lucky Companies This Year

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Millions In Taxpayer Money For Pontiac Theater And Little To Show

$4.5 million loan, $7.5 million investment and now, only three events

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District’s Teachers Work 50+ Days Fewer Than Private Sector, Union Prez Gripes

Says just one day off from Labor Day to Thanksgiving shows that teachers not appreciated

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Sen. Patrick Colbeck Talks State Government

‘You got to sometimes swing for the fences,’ says gubernatorial candidate

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Rise In State Revenue Far Exceeds Cost Of Defeated Income Tax Cut

Taxpayers would have saved $463 million; latest state revenue estimate up $827 million

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State Partially Rolls Back Utility’s Rate Increase, Company Heralds Declining Bills

DTE’s customers now pay more than they did in the fall, though not quite as much

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‘Guerilla Journalism’ Outfit Stings Michigan Teachers Unions A Second Time

Union official to faux-teacher’s shoving incident disclosure: ‘I don’t want you to get investigated’

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Detroit Homes With Willing Buyers Get More, But Overall Assessments Plummeted

Median sale price for a Detroit home up from $9,500 in 2010 to $26,000 in 2017

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Detroit Teachers: Never Mind The $617 Million, What Have You Given Us Lately?

State taxpayers delivered a big bailout in 2016, now union demands more

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Nonprofit’s Response To U-M ‘Bias Response Teams’: A Civil Rights Lawsuit

Vague standards silence students, plaintiff argues

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Video Sting Group Claims Michigan Union Got Payoff For Alleged Child-Molesting Teacher

James O’Keefe’s controversial undercover videos earlier brought down tax-funded ACORN activists

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Overtime In Final Years Will Spike Ann Arbor Cop’s Lifetime Pension Payout

This detective also put in lots of overtime

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MEA Opposes Privatization In Schools But Practices It

Apparently it’s OK for taxpayers to pay more for noncore services but not the union

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Think Big: Don’t Expand Transit, Uberize It!

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More Guilty Verdicts Mean More Cash for Local Courts

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Group Opposing Wind Project Accused Of Misleading Public

Advocate of project says photo was misleading

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Teachers Union Here Eager To Align With Strikes; Higher Funding Makes It Tough

Watch for advocates cherry-picking benchmarks to paint misleading funding picture

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Bill Would Mandate New Parking Lots Use ‘Dynamic’ Handicap Sign

Sponsor: ‘We don’t have to use the stick figures anymore’

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School District Implies Students Need Own Computers; State Law Says Otherwise

Saline’s fall back is to offer welfare-like assistance if requested

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Bill Bringing State Closer To Ending Asset Forfeiture Abuse Advances in Michigan

House considers bill to require a conviction before police can take and keep a person’s property in most cases

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99 Teachers In This District Do Union Work on Taxpayers’ Dime — 1 of every 15

Statewide, 177 school employees paid by their districts to do union work at taxpayer expense

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