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Michigan Schools Underfunded - If You Don’t Count All The Funding Increases

Democrats ignoring the extra tax dollars flowing to schools

January 30, 2018

Obama Stimulus Aside, More Money Than Ever Rolling Into State Road Repair Budget

Taxpayers are doing their part, but Mother Nature ensures it’s never easy here

January 25, 2018

Fewer Kids Statewide Does Not Mean Less Money For Schools

State dollars 'follow the student,' but overall school tax collections not tied to enrollment

January 16, 2018

Rising Revenues Never Enough For Michigan Cities And Their Lobbyist

If roads aren’t getting fixed, it’s not because there’s less money

January 13, 2018

2003 Granholm: ‘California, Eat Your Heart Out!’

Yet within weeks of being term-limited out of office, former governor took off for the Golden State

January 6, 2018

No, Michigan Teachers Did Not Experience Pay Cuts In 2017

This one’s simple math

January 3, 2018

Detroit Schools Spend More, Educate Less Than Other U.S. Urban Districts

Eighth-highest spending delivers nation’s worst reading scores for low-income children

December 29, 2017

Electric Car Tax Subsidies Survive; Save The Earth Or Welfare For The Rich?

Buy a Volt, get a $7,500 tax cut

December 20, 2017

School Officials’ Definition Of Spending Cuts Different From Most People's

‘Cuts’ don’t add up, but superintendent’s tale of hard times from enrollment declines rings true

December 19, 2017

No Sports At Charters? Good Teams Can’t Undo A Poor School

Charter schools in Detroit short on sports but most outperform on academics

December 15, 2017

Fire Chief Calls City’s $92 Million Pension Debt ‘Responsible’

Midland’s underfunding has been going up, not down, with only 70 cents on the dollar saved

December 7, 2017

Critic Cites Performance In Other States To Attack Michigan Charters

Implies that charters with 9 percent of state enrollment drag down the other 1.5 million students

December 6, 2017

Accountability? Nothing Appears Closer To Eternal Than A Failed Detroit School

Watch what they do, not what they say — or even what the law requires

November 27, 2017

Teachers Union President: It’s A Lousy Job And Young People Should Look Elsewhere

The pay and benefits don't look bad based on number of people applying

November 17, 2017

This ‘Sleepy Old Monopoly’ Jams Region’s Highest Energy Rates on Michigan

November 13, 2017

Forfeiture From People Not Convicted of a Crime in Michigan Isn’t ‘Rare’

November 11, 2017

Which Special Interest Is Raking In Big Profits On Michigan Auto Insurance?

Hospitals point to insurance companies, but report shows insurers lose money on policies

November 3, 2017

Progressive Advocacy Groups Wants Tax Loophole for the Wealthy

October 30, 2017

Detroit School Boss: Charter Schools Are ‘Disastrous’

While his own district is nation’s worst, charter students do measurably better

October 27, 2017

MEDC Downplayed Pure Michigan Return On Investment Claims? Oh Really

Secretive numbers used in claims have headlined many tales told to reporters and lawmakers

October 24, 2017

School Choice Opponents Hold Another DeVos Protest

Government unions oppose parental choice options like tuition tax credits

October 21, 2017

The False Claim That Won’t Die: School ‘Funding Cuts’ By The State

Ann Arbor and other school districts getting more from the state, not less

October 19, 2017

Millions For Local Earmarks, But Not A Cent To Right An Injustice?

Legislature uses dodgy earmark device to sidestep constitutional restriction on special dealing

October 18, 2017

Auto Insurance Fix Is 2017’s ‘Lobbyist Full Employment Act’

Hospitals opposed to limits on how much they can charge crash victims enter full-spin mode

October 12, 2017

Public Radio Misses Point of U-M’s Open Records Deceptions

University mischaracterized nature of documents to prevent disclosure

October 7, 2017

For This City’s Politicians, Keeping A Lid On Spending Called ‘Trying Times’

Their easy way out is to put city income tax on the Nov. 7 ballot

October 6, 2017

Lansing’s Political Dictionary: $400 Million Tax Revenue Increase Called ‘Shortfall’

Government math at work

October 4, 2017

Does ‘True Success’ for Michigan Business Mean Government Handouts?

Step 1: Sen. Debbie Stabenow introduces you to state corporate welfare agency

September 29, 2017

Michigan’s Best Teacher Gets Recognition But No Reward

No raise for three years under union contract pay scale

September 27, 2017

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Call For $15 Minimum Wage; Don't Pay Their Interns

September 23, 2017

Ann Arbor Considering City Income Tax, Blames State

But city is collecting and spending more, not less

September 16, 2017

State Payments To City Hold Steady, Mayor Claims They’re ‘Abandoned’

And payments are projected to increase over the next two years

August 31, 2017

Puffery And Spin The Norm When Industry Advocates Are Protecting Tax Favors

Michigan forestland owners want to keep state and federal tax breaks

August 29, 2017

UAW Spins 26 Percentage-Point Defeat By Nissan Workers As Just ‘A Few Hundred Votes’

Union spent years trying to organize auto ‘transplant’ factories in South — and was blown out

August 28, 2017

Michigan Having ‘Hardest Times In The Union’? That’s So 2009

British media profile of gubernatorial candidate here is behind the times

August 26, 2017

Union Head’s Latest Media Tall Tale: Teachers Get No Time For Conferences

His home district gave its teachers 746 days for professional conferences

August 19, 2017

Cities hurt budgets with police/fire pension spiking schemes, blame state

Got a ticket in Ann Arbor? That cop may have added to his income for the rest of his life

August 14, 2017

Hundreds Apply, But Grand Rapids Union Claims 'Teacher Shortage'

Look for the union agenda

August 12, 2017

Unflattering Comparisons Never Made About Male-Politicians – NOT!

There’s a double standard all right – but the opposite one of what this Democrat claims

August 10, 2017

State Revenue Up Almost Twice The Amount Of Defeated Income Tax Cut

Asked and answered: Governor wanted to know where the money would come from

August 5, 2017

84 Companies Offered $63.8 Million Michigan Taxpayer Dollars In 2016

Yet Gov. Snyder says he doesn't believe in 'buying companies into our states'

August 1, 2017

It Failed

High-end nonprofit found no fix for Detroit schools in doubling down on status quo system

July 28, 2017

Substitute Teachers Paid Fraction Of Full-Time Rate, May Explain Why They’re Hard To Find

Easier to find full-timers, yet official claims they’re in short supply, too

July 24, 2017

Beware the Union Label on Teacher Pay Newspaper Columns

Teacher union president spins and misleads

July 20, 2017

Kid Rock: ‘Work Your Butt Off And Pay Taxes’

Some of those taxes may have been promised to brewer of Kid Rock’s beer

July 19, 2017

East Lansing Cries Poverty in Newsletter, But Fails to Mention Revenue Is Up

Readers of woeful report will be surprised city is taking in more, not less

July 15, 2017

Detroit Schools Chief Wants Out of Charter School Business

Except, the state’s two best elementary schools are charters authorized by his district

July 11, 2017

The Unreported Reason Why Detroit’s Unemployment Rate Dropped

There are 33,619 fewer people in the labor force

July 5, 2017

Teacher Says Young People Don’t Want Teacher Jobs; Data Say They Do

Nearly 30 applicants per opening last year in his district

July 3, 2017

‘Richest Person in Michigan’ Could Get Richer With New State Subsidies

Gilbert named ‘richest’ just weeks after bills signed authorizing millions from taxpayers

June 26, 2017

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