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? Peter Luke was a Lansing correspondent for Booth Newspapers for nearly 25 years, writing a weekly column for most of that time with a concentration on budget, tax and economic […]
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Land O Links
(courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) *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 new study.” *An analysis of financial results found that people who choose to […]
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Labor belabored: MEA losing members, losing fights. Will it lose its grip?
(Bridge illustration/A.J. Jones) 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 growth strategy is uncertain. And it faces an unrelenting political offensive by opponents who see the […]
Posted inTalent & Education
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 NO MORE: Teachers in the Roscommon schools decided in 2012 to leave the Michigan Education Association and form their own independent bargaining unit. (courtesy photo) MEA leaders say local units have left – and […]
Posted inPeter Luke: Eye on the Capitol
Worldview embodied by Agema, Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban headed for history’s trash heap
Peter Luke was a Lansing correspondent for Booth Newspapers for nearly 25 years, writing a weekly column for most of that time with a concentration on budget, tax and economic development policy issues. He is a graduate of Central Michigan University. The ravings on Dave Agema’s Facebook page only seek to justify discrimination, a losing […]
Posted inPhil's Column
Philanthropic groups step up to lead Michigan’s urban revival
Phil Power is founder and chairman of the Center for Michigan. There’s no doubt that one of Michigan’s biggest stories this year is Gov. Rick Snyder’s decision to put Detroit under an emergency manager, and put attorney Keyvn Orr in that post. But Detroit is far from the first or only city in the state […]
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Detroiters pay price for their lack of diligence
A LITTLE LATE: Detroiters, through their neglect of civic duties, are in a poor position to complain about the appointment of an emergency manager or the actions he takes, argues Karen Dumas. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) The city of Detroit has become a glaring example of what happens when citizen engagement and voter […]
Posted inTalent & Education
Legislators eye changes to high school graduation requirements
TOO MUCH?: Almost a dozen bills are before the Legislature to alter requirements for a high school diploma – requirements adopted less than a decade ago. (Bridge illustration/A.J. Jones) Seven years ago, Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Legislature surveyed Michigan’s high school academic landscape and did not like the view. The state had but one […]
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Guest commentary: 10 reasons to expand Medicaid in Michigan
EXPANSION RESULTS: Expanding Medicaid coverage in Michigan would mean 18,000 new jobs in Michigan, argues Mike Vizena. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) By Mike Vizena/Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards There are many reasons the Michigan Legislature should follow Gov. Rick Snyder’s lead on Medicaid expansion. Let me count the ways: 1. It […]
Posted inPeter Luke: Eye on the Capitol
Legislative Republicans worry more about ’14 primaries than in helping Snyder lead
Peter Luke was a Lansing correspondent for Booth Newspapers for nearly 25 years, writing a weekly column for most of that time with a concentration on budget, tax and economic development policy issues. He is a graduate of Central Michigan University. When they hit the House floor for a vote this month, it appears doubtful […]
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