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Benefits in Balance How to save Michigan $5.7 billion

Published on Feb. 4, 2011

No Free Lunch: $15 an Hour Fast Food Workers Would Lead to Lost Jobs

By Tom Gantert, published on May 22, 2013

Attorney: Taylor District Violated Contract Law to Lock In 10-Year Union Agreement

Union 'security clause' forces teachers to pay dues or fees for a decade as a condition of employment

By Jack Spencer, published on May 20, 2013

MichiganVotes: House GOP Medicaid Expansion Plan Faces Hurdles

By Jack Spencer, published on May 11, 2013

Students Shut Out of School After District, Union Agree to Unrealistic Contract

Despite deficits, Buena Vista union contract included fully paid health care, pay raises

By Tom Gantert, published on May 9, 2013

Taxpayer Funded Films Flop With Viewers

Taxpayer advocate: 'Economic health is not created when people's labor is used to make things nobody wants'

By Tom Gantert, published on May 8, 2013

SEIU Lays Out Plan to Try and Continue 'Dues Skim'

Union blames 'right-wing forces' for end of scheme that locked 45K workers into the SEIU

By Jack Spencer, published on May 6, 2013

Oregon Study Suggests Michigan Medicaid Expansion Not Worth the Cost

Health policy expert: 'The nation's top health economists released a study that throws a huge "STOP" sign in front of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion'

By Jarrett Skorup, published on May 3, 2013

Another Film Subsidy Failure

Michigan 3D media company, Speedshape, paid by taxpayers to help make Spy Kids 4, owes taxes and rent

By Tom Gantert, published on May 1, 2013