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Scores of public sector pension fund administrators are skipping this week's annual National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems in Hawaii for fear that the lavish junket sends the wrong message at a time when public pensions are struggling.
Given the events of the last week, I'm not sure it's permissible for me to make this admission.
Prisons, and the nearly $2 billion we spend on them every year, are rarely a popular budget line item. Nonetheless, Michigan allocates over 25 percent of its general fund budget to housing prison inmates and supervising parolees.
Editor's Picks: What Henry Payne is reading. Despite a push from Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan's 2014 budget will not include a massive expansion in Medicaid to 133 percent of poverty in accordance with Obamacare.
Re: Mike Wilkinson's May 23 report, 'Census: Detroit population loss slows, some suburbs see growth':
Next week, education and business will merge on Mackinac Island, as both educators and businessmen acknowledge the vital link between the two.
The meltdown of the Pontiac School district is about to show up on the tax bills of property owners in several Oakland County communities.
My nomination for American hero of the 20th century is someone who lived half his life in disguise and the other half as the world's most recognizable man.
Snyder and GOP leaders have cut a deal on a budget surplus that places lawmakers in a good position to finish the 2014 fiscal year budget by their self-imposed June 1 target.
'Once upon a time, there was a boy tending the sheep who would continually go up to the embankment and shout, 'Help, there's a wolf!' The farmers would all come running only to find out that what the boy said was not true. Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe him and no one came to his aid. The wolf ate the whole flock.'
Re: Chad Livengood's May 22 report, 'GOP, Gov. reach deal on surplus': Shoving right to work down the throats of Michiganians will be Gov. Snyder's undoing.
The past couple of years have seen significant changes to Michigan's state government, with no issue receiving more attention than our public education system.
A package of bills in the state Legislature would remedy the situation by helping to keep commercial airlines as major contributors to Michigan's economy. The ...
'Draw a deep breath,' I tell myself before explaining my opposition to the Common Core system. There's not one reason to oppose it, there are several. And they ...
It is time for Michiganians to have a real conversation about both value and values.
Chilling effect. That's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right of free ...
Re: The Detroit News' May 21 Editorial, 'Michigan becoming a smart investment': This is exactly what the state needs to retain top talent.
Re: Nolan Finley's May 19 column,
Money attracts money, and Michigan is attracting a lot more venture capital today than it has in a decade and at a faster pace than the rest of the nation.
Auto enthusiasts were thrilled last week as green automaker Tesla made it into the black, earning $11 million profit on revenue of $562 million in the first ...
Our nation is on the cusp of the holy grail of energy independence and a jobs and investment boon that would accompany it – that is, unless it is stunted by ...
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all ...
Re: Chad Livengood's May 18 report, 'Emails show Snyder aides aware of 'Skunk Works' group':
Let's also drug test any corporate official of a company getting any kind of tax break.
Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers have to decide what to do with an unexpected $483 million windfall from higher-than-expected tax collections. There are a lot of ...
Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was ...
Detroit's pension assets are a big, inviting honey pot. And a lot of folks lately have put their hands in the honey jar. It may be time to put someone else in ...
Parents in Michigan, like those across the country, want their children to have the tools they need to excel in school and beyond. The Common Core national ...
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