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Without Context, Water Use Claims Are Misleading (Millions? Billions? Trillions?)

Water use debate often occurs in an information vacuum

Tom Gantert | January 16, 2020

Corporate Subsidy Formula: Big Promises In Headlines, Failures Invisible

Take those job promises with a grain of salt

Tom Gantert | October 10, 2019

Michigan Teacher Pay Scales: Top Out Fast, Then Go Nowhere

That’s the union contract most teachers accept when they enter the profession

Tom Gantert | September 14, 2019

No Such Thing As An Average Teacher Salary In Michigan

One teacher saw a $19,166 increase over three years; another, $435 over seven

Tom Gantert | September 13, 2019

Will Wild Rice Really Save The Great Lakes?

Without prioritization, it’s hard to know if Great Lakes Restoration money is well-spent

Tom Gantert | September 5, 2019

Website Calls Detroit Charter School ‘Struggling,’ Silent On Failing District Schools Nearby

Charter scored a ‘C’ on income-adjusted school ratings, but its conventional competitors got an ‘F’

Tom Gantert | August 20, 2019

Possible Fire Sprinkler License Would Be Nation's Most Restrictive

‘Work experience’ requirement exceeds requirements for practicing law

Madeline Peltzer | July 15, 2019

Homeowner: Are All Uses Not ‘Permitted’ By Zoning Forbidden?

That’s what one Michigan city appears to claim

Dawson Bell | March 14, 2019

Respected Think Tank Shatters Michigan ‘Teacher Shortage’ Myth

Uncritical media has repeated this false teachers union claim

Tom Gantert | February 26, 2019

Michigan School Funding ‘Dead Last’? Watch That Methodology

Third in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading

Tom Gantert | February 11, 2019

One Source Of School Finance Confusion: ‘Equity In School Funding’

Second in a series of how claims about public school revenue claims are often misleading

Tom Gantert | February 9, 2019

Warning: Michigan School Finance Is Complicated

It’s also confusing, and spending interests often don’t tell the whole story

Tom Gantert | February 8, 2019

Diversity Programs Big Business at U-M

University pays $11 million to 93 diversity program administrators

Derek Draplin | February 4, 2019

School Budgets Caught A Cold In 2000s, But Michigan Taxpayers Suffered Economic Pneumonia

Spending advocates’ budget comparisons ignore how Michigan’s ‘lost decade’ crushed taxpayers

Tom Gantert | January 30, 2019

Michigan Schools And Families Were Hurt By 800,000 Lost Jobs

Public school establishment complaining about cuts that happened 10 years ago

Tom Gantert | November 12, 2018

Utility’s Plan To Replace Coal With Solar Passes Regulatory Hurdle

Regulators advance it a step, but cost and reliability concerns remain

Evan Carter | October 8, 2018

U-M Research Guide Leans Left On ‘Fake News’ And Media Bias

Watching academia's taxpayer-funded media watchers

Tom Gantert | August 28, 2018

Whitmer: Keep In Your Seats While In Bars

Walking around a restaurant or bar is a crime unless ordering or using the restroom

July 2, 2020

Whitmer Will Make Call On Face Masks In Schools

Mask mandates will vary based on administration’s COVID-19 recovery judgment

July 1, 2020

State Supreme Court Sets Sept. 2 For Oral Arguments On Whitmer Emergency Powers

June 30, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Religious Schools Can Receive Public Funds

Impact unclear for Michigan, which has nation’s most restrictive language

June 30, 2020

Michigan More Sensitive Than Florida To COVID-19?

Whitmer Administration Makes That Claim Despite Far More Michigan Deaths

June 30, 2020

Governor Proposes Classifying ‘False, Racially-Motivated 911 Calls’ As Hate Crime

June 29, 2020

Percentage Of Deaths Linked To COVID-19 Dramatically Lower In Michigan

June 28, 2020

Teachers’ Claims Of Out-Of-Pocket Expenses Goes Against State Law

Detroit Free Press columnist claims Detroit teachers ‘forced to buy their own supplies’

June 27, 2020

Michigan Columnist Challenges Trump To Increase School Spending; Federal Funding Most Ever

Fiscal Agency records go back to 2000

June 26, 2020

New York Times Says Whitmer Reversed Underinvestment; Her First Budget Had Decade’s First Decline

State spending increased for nine consecutive years but that ended with Whitmer’s first budget

June 26, 2020

Officials Saw Struggle Coming To Process Epidemic Unemployment Claims

There are 11,824 people still waiting months after filing

June 26, 2020

Two Michigan Gyms Open Despite Executive Order Lockdown

Federal district judge shot down gym lockdown June 19, appeals court reinstated it June 24

June 25, 2020

Two Months Ago, State Had Far More COVID-19 Cases And Far Fewer Tests

Number of tests not often reported by media

June 24, 2020

GOP Social Distancing Violations ‘Dangerous, Irresponsible;’ Whitmer's Violation Unmentioned

Governor’s spokeswoman calls Senate majority leader’s haircut ‘playing partisan politics’

June 24, 2020

Still Waiting: Thousands Not Getting Employment Benefits Months After Applying

June 23, 2020

One City, One Decade, One Million Parking Tickets

June 23, 2020

Poor Community, Rich School District

Wealthy community’s school funding less rich

June 23, 2020

Last Three Months' Jobless Benefits Nearly Match State's 2019 School Budget

June 22, 2020

Federal Court Orders Michigan To Lift Lockdown On Gyms

Court sees no evidence of 'a rational relation between' closing gyms and public health

June 19, 2020

Fed Court: Let Michigan Supremes Decide If Whitmer's Emergency Powers Valid

Current law puts no time limit on assumption of extraordinary powers

June 19, 2020

National Teachers Union Wants Police Out Of Schools

June 19, 2020

Whitmer: Attempt To Strip Emergency Powers 'Irresponsible, Dangerous, And Foolish'

Extends her extraordinary powers until end of July or longer

June 18, 2020

Whitmer Extends Emergency Even As Hospital Occupancy Rates Back To Normal

The rate was 66% on June 15, same figure as 1990 and 2010

June 17, 2020

Lansing Activists Want To Defund Police

But city owes public safety retirees $764 million in benefits

June 17, 2020

Michigan Can’t Find $3.5 Million For State Police Body Cams, Spends $15 Million On Tourism Marketing

About $2,200 per officer per year to acquire, operate body cams

June 16, 2020

Union Announces Cost To Reopen US Schools: $116.5 Billion

'...should be provided in addition to other funds'

June 16, 2020

Former Ann Arbor Chief Speaks Out On Police Unions

They exploit a process 'staggeringly favorable to bad cops'

June 16, 2020

Whitmer Won’t Defund ‘All The Police,’ State Police Handle Her Emergency Communications

Wants less law enforcement, criminal justice in budget

June 15, 2020

Cop Or Barber? Clipping Hair In Michigan Requires Three Times More Training

594 hours versus 1,800 hours

June 15, 2020

Police Unions In The Crosshairs

Former chief says they make it 'almost impossible to fire and hold officers accountable'

June 14, 2020

Attorney General Cited ‘Mussels’ 38 Times, ‘Flood’ Once In Suit Over Dam That Failed

Suit filed 19 days before flood, for lowering waters behind dam

June 13, 2020

Whitmer Agrees Armed Blacks At Capitol Would Be Killed; These Weren't

June 12, 2020

Whitmer's 114 Coronavirus Executive Orders Bring 22 Lawsuits So Far

More of both seem likely

June 11, 2020

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