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$94K Teacher Complains Salary ‘Stagnant’ at the Top

Yet he helped negotiate his district’s fixed union pay scale

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Top Legislative Leaders Make School Pension Reform Their Top Budget Issue

‘Underfunding has made benefits expensive, costing 37 percent of each school district’s payroll’

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Teacher Wears Pizza Uniform From Second Job To Protest Pay

His annual salary? $83k

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Conflicted: Unions Call Nonmembers ‘Free Riders,’ But Insist on Representing Them

Under new bill, public sector unions wouldn’t have to represent workers who don’t pay them

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Did You Know? Post-Water Crisis, Fed and State Money Pours Into Flint

$347 million so far — nearly five times the city’s annual budget — delivered for infrastructure and more

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Pension Shortfall Since 2009 is Enough to Give Every Teacher a $180K Bonus

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School District Spent $275,000 in Public Dollars on Tax Hike Vote

Kent County taxpayer-funded campaign was ‘extremely biased towards an affirmative vote’

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Michigan Teachers Are the Nation’s Highest Paid

When compared to the average income of people in the state they serve

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Astroturf? Facebook Page Promotes Union Politics Under Tea Party Flag

On pension reform, it quacks like a government employee union

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National Park Service Spends $506k to Promote Old Cars

‘It’s a matter of public interest’ says director of grant recipient

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Michigan Democrats Vote to Give Detroit Schools Money for Students Who Don't Go There

Budget amendment had full support of Democratic Senate

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Study Suggests Segregation Hurting Battle Creek Schools’ Budget

Data shows Battle Creek funding higher than state average and surrounding schools

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Not Taxed Enough? How About Now? Is It Ever Enough for Special Interests?

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Michigan Motorists Taxed More; Media and Special Interests Say ‘Not Enough’

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Michigan Public School Enrollment Down 25 Percent Since 1978

Where have all the schoolchildren gone? From 2 million then to 1.5 million now

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Zero Dollars For Michigan Infrastructure? Only If $4 Billion For Transportation Not Counted

State taxpayers paying more than ever for transportation infrastructure

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Don’t Bring Back Granholm’s Tax Credit Legacy

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The Legislative Clock is Ticking

It’s time for free-market reformers to act

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Legislature Overhauls Michigan’s Criminal Justice System

Eighteen new laws mean major progress for public safety and savings

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Parents Blast District For Using Emergency Contact Info To Push Tax Vote

Bait and switch? District makes robocalls on election day

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28 Months After Bankruptcy, Detroit Misses Fiscal Report Deadline A Second Time

Missed it in 2015, missed it in 2016; missed first extension, official says this time for sure

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Doctored Video Promotes Authentic Tax Hike in Northern Michigan School District

Cars passing school made to look faster as narrator talks safety

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Feds Subsidize Solar Cell Maker - And Its Customer

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Colbeck Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Campus Free Speech Infringements

State School Board Member: ‘Taxpayer dollars should not go to such institutions’

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The Fake School Employee: Retiring Union President Spikes $115K State Pension

An extra $99k per year by 'taking leave' — at the union, for 24 years

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