Archive for Tag Archives: ' Rick Snyder'
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*Historic observation platforms in Michigan’s Irish Hills, near Jackson, face the wrecking ball unless history buffs can raise the money to save them by Aug. 2: “Built in the 1920s, the towers were added to the [...]
Pursuit of auto coverage cap insures problems for legislators
If you and your family are in a major auto accident, do you care what the hospital billed the auto insurer for your child’s neurosurgery? Didn’t think so. Are you reassured that for roughly $8 a [...]
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*Troubling information as Michigan charges into gardening season: “Heavy use of the world’s most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson’s, infertility and cancers, according to a [...]
Labor belabored: MEA losing members, losing fights. Will it lose its grip?
Michigan’s largest teachers union is struggling to keep a toehold as change-minded foes with growing momentum seek to topple the MEA — one of the state’s traditional political giants. The 152,000-member union’s finances are deteriorating. Its [...]
Long-simmering GOP-MEA ‘war’ intensifies going into 2014
The Michigan Education Association and Michigan Republican Party are on speaking terms – sort of. Last year, the two sides regularly exchanged plenty of words – words such as “protecting sexual predators,” “hijack,” “robber” and “lying.” In [...]
MEA faces breakaways, poaching of locals
Just months after Right to Work was enacted in Michigan, Michigan Education Association local units are looking to depart the mothership. MEA leaders say local units have left – and returned — before. But critics of the [...]
What does Michigan have to do to get a little love?
Are you trying to suggest that having CEO's want to invest their money
Guest commentary: New revenue-sharing model shortchanges and infuriates municipalities
The primary reason this state program was started was to save money.
What does Michigan have to do to get a little love?
Who in the past 10, 20, 30 years did anything to foster cooperation?
What does Michigan have to do to get a little love?
Money seems about the most effective way to get the government's (or t
Guest commentary: Local governments’ fiscal distress worsened by state’s actions
All Mr. Bean is whining about is getting more money for the members of