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Editorial: New bus plan should build off today’s systems

Attempting to build an entirely new system to cover the shortfalls of the current system, as the 2016 RTA plan attempted to do, is the...

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Editorial: University board secrecy undermines public trust

Editorial: Overriding overtime rule bad for business

Editorial: Offer more Michigan residents a clean slate

Editorial: WSU board standoff demands intervention

Editorial: DIA’s broken vow a slap in the face

Editorial: WSU board should get off Wilson’s back

Editorial: University board secrecy undermines public trust

A showdown at Wayne State University has brought the problems of governing boards at Michigan State University and Michigan into sharp focus.

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Editorial: Overriding overtime rule bad for business

"While the governor defends her action as good for working Michiganians, it could have a negative impact on Michigan businesses."

Editorial: Offer more Michigan residents a clean slate

The Michigan Senate should pass expungement reforms that would clear the records of past convictions for many Michiganians.

Editorial: WSU board standoff demands intervention

Whitmer should call in the board and try to get to the bottom of this dispute.

Editorial: DIA’s broken vow a slap in the face

The Detroit Institute of Art's attempt to renew a 10-year millage is cheap and unsavory.

Editorial: WSU board should get off Wilson’s back

"It's more to the point to ask why an academic leader as accomplished as Wilson would stay in such a toxic environment?"

Editorial: Scary Detroit scores make case for charters

"These alternative public schools aren’t perfect. But in Detroit, families have been desperate for alternatives. "

Editorial: Get ready for budding marijuana market

Given the state's poor record of handling medical marijuana licensing of businesses, the pot regulatory agency has a lot to prove.

Editorial: Whitmer’s stand-off spin is ridiculous

What the governor needs is a restart with the Legislature. To get that, she needs to prove herself a trustworthy bargaining partner.

Editorial: John Conyers was always a Detroiter

Conyers earned his place among the nation's civil rights leaders for the pioneering work he did to expand African American political influence.

Editorial: Open impeachment process to public view

If the accusations against the president are credible, let the people hear them and make their own judgments.

Editorial: Congrats to Roger Penske

The racing icon and Detroit promoter is a deserving recipient of the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Editorial: Detroit email cover-up deserves more than wrist slap

The attempted cover-up by the Duggan administration of the mayor’s special treatment of a charity is worse than the offense he is accused of committing.

Editorial: William Milliken served his state honorably

William Milliken should be remembered as a politician who placed principle ahead of party. His breed is rare today on both sides of the political aisle.

Editorial: Whitmer waffles on government transparency

While making her 147 vetoes to the budget, the governor also axed a longstanding provision that protects government whistleblowers from punishment.

Editorial: Strike deal tied to energy policy

GM could well find its plans stymied by a shift in energy and emissions policies should a progressive Democrat be elected president next fall.

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Niyo: Jersey change can't stop Lions from showing their true colors John Niyo

Finley: Let's just impeach everyone Nolan Finley

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Editorial: Help more Detroiters stay in their homes

Roughly 31,000 Detroit homeowners — currently living in their homes — are behind on their taxes. A new program could help them tackle their debt.

Editorial: Don’t blindside drivers with state parks pass

"Lawmakers need to find a more honest way to fund state parks than turning what is now optional for drivers into a default tax increase."

Editorial: Look to Norway for true prison reforms

There are better ways to correct those who stray from law-abiding lives.

Editorial: Protect vulnerable in budget battle

"If funding isn’t restored soon, these programs and schools will start feeling the pinch of the cuts."

Editorial: Funnel funds toward teacher training

Partnership schools all showed “modest” improvement in test scores and teacher retention, but they all struggled with human capital.

Editorial: Keep speech free on college campuses

"Ambiguous policies have the potential to violate student’s constitutional rights."

Editorial: Rashida Tlaib should wake up

"Racism can rise from a lot of different places, including from those who build their careers railing against it."

Editorial: Whitmer aims at GOP, affects autistic kids

"Using families who are already dealing with enormous challenges as pawns in this political standoff with the Legislature is cruel."

Editorial: Budget ‘mess’ is of Whitmer’s making

"Rather than negotiate, the governor retreated to her office to hurl insults at GOP lawmakers."

Editorial: Untruthful cops a drag on Detroit force

The Police Department must prioritize public interest by reforming a system in which these policemen are protected.

Editorial: Pelosi jumped gun on impeachment probe

Until the public has all the facts, and fully understands what happened and why, it is too early to pronounce judgement.

Editorial: Congress should pass USMCA trade pact

The USMCA should get top priority in Congress.

Editorial: Don’t slam the door on home-sharing

Proposed regulations have the potential to throttle a blossoming industry.

Editorial: GOP must focus on Michigan first

The Michigan Republican Party has a long, uphill fight ahead.

Editorial: Hold off on Detroit blight-fighting bonds

A new proposal to issue bonds to demolish all of the derelict structures in Detroit is premature.

Editorial: Rep. Inman should step down

Fresh from rehab, facing federal felony charges and a recall campaign, Larry Inman returned to the Michigan House this month.

Editorial: Blame strike on UAW corruption

The distrust of UAW leadership raises the real possibility that members won't ratify any contract this team brings to them.

Editorial: A strike that shouldn’t have happened

"UAW members are paying the price for the corruption of their leaders"

Editorial: Don’t compromise fairness for a speedy vote count

Local clerks who manage elections are rightly worried that they will be overwhelmed by absentee ballots in the 2020 elections.

Editorial: UAW, don’t walk out

Both the automakers and the union are going through a period of instability, as well as tremendous uncertainty about the future.

Editorial: Keep what’s working in Oakland County

We met this week with interim Executive David Coulter, and our first sit-down with the former Ferndale mayor didn’t give us any cause for alarm.

Editorial: Finally, some progress for Detroit students

After years firmly entrenched as the worst urban school district in the country, DPSCD is finally making some upward progress.

Editorial: Why target vaping, and not sweet booze and pot candy?

The governor is right: kids should not be vaping. But the Michigan legislature exists for a reason. She should have taken a ban proposal to lawmakers.

Editorial: Don’t punish builders for city worker shortage

"As of June, the city has collected $6.8 million in fines from developers unable to meet the 51% benchmark."

Editorial: Michigan cities must tackle pension debt

"Michigan’s 100 largest municipalities have over $5.5 billion combined in unfunded pension liabilities."

Editorial: UAW’s Jones should stand aside

Labor Day weekend arrives with the United Auto Workers facing one of the darkest periods in its history.

Editorial: ‘Reconnect’ workers with a better future

Top business leaders in Michigan are raising the alarm over a lack of skilled workers, and they are supporting a plan from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Editorial: Let’s get this budget done

The governor's mantra is “fixing the damn roads.” That’s a fine goal, but more importantly, Michigan needs a damn budget.

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