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This Just In: Convicted Embezzler's Business Awarded State Tax Subsidy — Richard A. Short, shared the stage with Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

No Checkbook Left Behind — More Michigan school districts get on board with transparency efforts.

MEGA Jobs Announcements Symbolic Drop in the Bucket — Press-release economics aren't the answer.

Michigan Service Tax Proves (Groucho) Marx Correct — Expanding the sales tax to more services is the wrong remedy.