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'Race to the Top' Realities — $123 billion for more of the same in public schools and $4.35 billion for some change.

Enviros vs. Union Jobs: House Dems Choose Enviros — New legislation limits power plant permit decision-making.

American Greetings Says Goodbye to Michigan — The MEDC's "picking winners and losers" methodology fails.

Main Forecast: Hoping for a 'Broken Clock' Moment — History shows MEDC CEO Greg Main has nothing to lose from predicting good news.

Passing the Torch — Michigan's incentive apparatus has now been enlisted to raise the political profile of Michigan's Lt. Gov. John Cherry.