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Loophole Could Make State's Open Records Law a Dead Letter

Agencies have a deadline to 'respond' - but no limit on how long to turn over requested documents

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City Emails: Christian Farmer's Facebook Post Led to Ban From East Lansing Market

Farm and cider mill facility outside city hosts weddings - but not same-sex ones

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Where’s Teacher Shortage School Districts Claim?

Some specialized positions hard to fill, but some openings get hundreds of applicants

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Michigan DROPs Big Payouts to Retain State Police Employees

Incentive Provides State Police Employees With $400K+ in Bonuses To Stick Around

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Superintendent Gets Above Average Pay, District’s Teachers, Below Average

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Michigan Wine Taxes Among the Highest in the Region

But 35th out of all states

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Traverse City Government Still Thinking About Internet Project

Says government utility criticized for 'not jumping in with both feet'

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Done: With School Pension Reform, State's Big Pension Liabilities Contained

Gov. Rick Snyder's signature will finish job begun by John Engler in 1996

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Teacher Gets $80k Salary, Spends Half His Time on Union Work

Ann Arbor teachers union agitating for more

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Teacher Makes $77k, Gets $13k Raise Over 5 Years, Complains It's 'Embarrassing'

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Michigan is Spending As Much on State Police Pensions as Salaries

Past underfunding means nearly $1 in retirement costs for every $1 in pay

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Michigan House Dems Propose State Contract Preference for Immigrants

Bill is part of Democrats’ anti-immigration enforcement package

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Detroit Schools Would Already Be in Deficit if Not for Teacher Vacancies, Extra State Money

Officials looking to fill vacancies that could push them into debt

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Michigan Universities Also Socked by Massively Underfunded School Pensions

Seven of 15 state schools affected; 20 percent of Ferris State’s budget goes to pensions

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Isabella County Closer to Allowing 200 or More Wind Turbines

Zoning changes would open door for wind turbines up to 600 feet tall

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Solar Makes 1/676th the Electricity As Coal In Michigan

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How to Get a Property Tax Hike: Spend Big on Democratic Political Consultant

West Michigan taxpayer dollars were hard at work this spring — promoting higher taxes

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Detroit Mayor's Jobs Program Starts With His Office Payroll

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Lawmakers Take Second Run at Expanding Open Records Law – to Themselves

But like last year, the Michigan Senate Majority Leader appears to have other ideas

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Lt. Gov. Brian Calley Explains Proposal For Legislature

He wants to pay lawmakers the same amount per day as the average teacher

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Medical Pot Bringing $8.8M, 48 New Positions to Michigan State Police

They’ll enforce licensure mandates imposed by a ‘seed to sale’ regulatory regime authorized last year

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Michigan’s Union Members Deserve Democracy

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If Michigan Officials Believed School Pensions ‘Vital’ They Would Have Paid for Them

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State Tourism Subsidies Unnecessary, Ineffective and Unfair

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Sheriff Questions Racetrack's $800,000 State Police Subsidy

Other venues pay for the service; state taxpayers pick up NASCAR track's tab

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