Despite Record State Revenue, Spending Interests Predict Budget Meltdown
Tax collections up $1B from last year
State Police Pay 43 Officers Over $300k Each To Not Retire
Legislature creates incentive for early retirement - then pays people to not take it
One in Four Of This District’s Teachers Missed More Than 20 Days of School
Michigan’s use of substitutes much higher than national average
Oughta Be A Law? Neighbors’ Dispute Leads To Air Conditioner Noise Rule
Ear plugs weren’t enough for one woman
City Income Tax Proposal On November Ballot Sparks Business Revolt
Chamber of Commerce official: ‘Time for cities to get back to their core functions’
Election Season In Detroit, And Here Comes Another Transit Scheme
Mayor candidate calls for ‘personal rapid transit’ pods
Less Than A Year After Bailout, Detroit Schools Again Scramble to Stay Afloat
District sold property and left open teacher slots vacant to cover overspending
Keep Michigan Taxes Limited
Officials should respect the tax hike “speed bumps” voters put in state constitution
State Licensure Mandate Ensnarls Another Hair Braider
Washing hair without a license could land Kalamazoo woman in jail for a year
Governor, Lawmakers Disagree Over Heavy 'Vaping' Regs
Snyder wants to tax and regulate it like smoking, Legislature says no
Wayne County 'Jail Fail' Site Moves Closer To Subsidized Redevelopment
Experience shows projected jobs for high profile projects often fizzle
Regular People Get In Trouble For Doing This, But Government Skates
They cash the records request check but then don’t deliver the records
The Foundation Allowance: Only The Beginning of School Funding
Total funding per school is twice the state-supplied minimum
Rooting Out Suspected Bias A Full-Time Job At U-M
University will spend $85 million, enlist ‘campus and community partners’
State Drops Links To Left-Leaning Political Websites After Inquiry
Official website on campaign finance had skewed representation
20 Percent Of Michigan Jobs Disappeared Last Year – But Slightly More New Ones Were Created
Want More Substitute Teachers? Pay Them More
Michigan subs make nearly 20 percent less than the national average
Need A License To Shampoo Hair For Pay? Michigan Says ‘Yes’
State-imposed hoops weaken competition, impose compliance costs
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