No one thinks about how long-term promises affect a public entity’s general fund, but Tennessee offers a cautionary tale. Last month, the Metropolitan Government of…
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If you pay attention to what is happening in Ypsilanti, you will find an increasingly common query regarding rental housing costs: “Does anyone know of…
According to new data released by the US Census Bureau, workers in high-wage jobs are the least likely to quit. That sounds like a no-brainer,…
Last week, an article in US News and World Report captured the value of an associate degree. It’s somewhere between $2-$3.60 per hour, depending upon…
Today, New York City’s pay transparency law takes effect. Employers with 4 or more employees must provide salary or compensation information in job postings. NYC…
Every year, the Board of Trustees receives the Capital Outlay Plan, which is required of all publicly funded Michigan higher education institutions. The plans indicate…
Someone asked me the other day about the process for becoming a candidate for WCC Trustee. The process isn’t overly complicated, but it does require…
For the past couple of days, I’ve been talking about the sewage spill on the campus of Washtenaw Community College. Uncontained human waste flowing freely…
Yesterday, the WCC Administration closed the campus to allow workers to repair a broken sewer line that was spilling raw sewage on campus. The sewage…
I’ve written multiple times about the need for an Asset Protection Policy at Washtenaw Community College. As long as the current Board of Trustees is…