DTE Electricity: Out With Old Coal, In With New Gas
Utility is adding lots of wind capacity, and it mostly needs to be matched by fossil fuel capacity
Public Schooling Interests Recommend Spending More On Public Schooling
Calls for $2.8 billion more each year
Detroit Tax Officials Eye Blake Griffin’s $171M Salary
City one of several around the country that impose narrow ‘jock taxes’
Detroit Would Mandate Video Surveillance, Make Businesses Pay
ACLU, others concerned; live video to police from inside thousands of firms
Stakes High In Special Education Disputes, With Legal Costs To Match
Utica Schools have spent almost $300,000 defending treatment of one student
Detroit Fails To Collect 20 Percent of Property Taxes Owed
Other cities routinely collect 100 percent or close to it, but 'things aren’t normal in Detroit yet'
State Budget Rose $5.9 Billion During Gov. Snyder’s Tenure
Revenue up 9.7 percent after inflation; total doesn’t include more money from feds
Typical Household Has Lost $1,134 To 2007 Michigan Income Tax Hike
Despite GOP control, ‘temporary’ income tax hike has still not been rolled back
Detroit Education Scene: A March To School Choice
Parents of more Detroit kids now saying ‘yes’ to a charter school and ‘no’ to the school district
Charter Teachers Get No Pensions, Amendment Would Make Schools Pay Anyway
A House Republican and a Senate Democrat introduced same measure, both defeated
State Rep. Howrylak Explains Why He Believes Charters Should Pay Into Public School Pension System
Bad Forensic Evidence Sends Innocents To Prison
Never mind what TV shows depict, forensics can be sloppy or misinterpreted
More People Moving From Illinois To Michigan Than The Other Way
And it’s mostly higher income citizens moving
Half-A-Billion Dollars More This Year
That’s what forecasters say taxpayers are pumping into Michigan's biggest spending accounts
Bills Make It Easier For Private Marketing Bureaus To Force Dues on Businesses
Hotel owners say compelling payments to private tourism bureaus violates constitutional rights
Michigan’s Tax Collectors Are Hauling It In
State income tax alone projected to extract $674 million more this year
Property Owner: Mackinaw City’s Ban On Airbnb Rentals Violates Our Rights
Officials suddenly imposed ban in some residential areas but not others
Michigan Jails’ ‘Pay-To-Stay’ Jail Fees Stir Controversy
Critics say charges impose disparate burden on poor; supporters cite fairness to taxpayers
Detroit Public Schools Super Responds To ‘Charter Students Outperform’ Report
Vitti: We serve more special ed students, charters no silver bullet, state hasn’t helped
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