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More money, fewer riders for SMART system
The number of rides provided by SMART has plummeted to about half what it was in 2008 — from just under 1.4 million to about ...
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Tax increment financing fuels Westland’s $12M park, expected for 2025
The city of Westland hopes to finish a $12 million park and amphitheater project in 2025 — using funds drawn largely from tax ...
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After subsidy failures, Whitmer calls for more subsidies
Hall’s road funding plan challenges Whitmer’s strategy of using subsidized businesses as a way to create prosperity. Since ...
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Troy districts’ teacher contract discourages parents’ visits to the classroom
The Troy School District adopted a new union contract with its teachers that limits and overtly discourages parents from ...
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State gave company $1.4M to choose Michigan, after it had chosen
Three months after an automotive company started construction on a factory in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming, the state’s economic development agency granted it $1.4 million. The Michigan Economic ...