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Government, Michigan, Budget

Movie Made in Israel Gets Michigan Tax Dollars

By Jarrett Skorup | May 17, 2013

Fla. Medicaid: Governor Proposes, House Disposes

By Jack McHugh | May 7, 2013

Will Michigan Legislators Add to National Debt?

By Jack McHugh | May 1, 2013

Why Film Subsidies Must Go

By Jarrett Skorup | May 1, 2013

House Budget Puts Roads Above Film Subsidies

By Jarrett Skorup | April 25, 2013

Subsidies Drive Up College Costs

By Jarrett Skorup | April 12, 2013

Trust not in Obamacare Medicaid Promises

By Jack McHugh | April 9, 2013

Obamacare Medicaid Expansion a Budget Trap

By Jack McHugh | March 18, 2013

Michigan Gets Flying Monkeys for $40 Million

By Bruce Edward Walker | March 8, 2013

Michigan Taxpayers Already Paid for 'Oz'

By Jarrett Skorup | March 7, 2013

Medicaid Expansion: The Decisive Obamacare Battle

By Jack McHugh | March 5, 2013

Balance Increased Road Spending with Cuts

By Michael D. LaFaive | March 1, 2013

The Facts on Subsidized College Degrees

By Jarrett Skorup | Feb. 20, 2013

Low-Salt Diet

By Mark Cornwell | Feb. 15, 2013

More Is Never Enough

By Jarrett Skorup | Feb. 13, 2013

Medicaid Expansion: Beware of Obamacare 'Gifts'

By Jack McHugh | Feb. 7, 2013

Collapse of Higher-Ed Bubble Draws Near

By Jack McHugh | Jan. 14, 2013

No State Obamacare Exchange Still Best Choice

By Jack McHugh | Nov. 21, 2012

Prop 3 Can't Change the Laws of Economics

By Jarrett Skorup | Oct. 24, 2012

Collective Bargaining a 'Right' to Coerce

By Jack McHugh | Oct. 18, 2012

Prop 5: Protecting Taxpayers from the Government

By Michael D. LaFaive | Oct. 12, 2012

Proposal 1 a Referendum on PA 4

By Michael D. LaFaive | Oct. 8, 2012

Sticky Data in Item Pricing 'Study'

By Jarrett Skorup | Oct. 3, 2012

The Perils of Politicians' Promises

By Michael D. LaFaive | Sept. 24, 2012

Gov. Snyder's Obamacare 'Partnership' Misguided

By Jack McHugh | Aug. 23, 2012

Film Subsidy Money Has to Come From Somewhere

By Jarrett Skorup | Aug. 14, 2012

Really? A 150 Percent Business Tax Hike?

By Michael D. LaFaive | Aug. 13, 2012

Michigan Legislators vs. Liberty and Human Flourishing

By Jack McHugh | Aug. 10, 2012

Fix the Real Problem of the Pension System

By James M. Hohman | July 3, 2012

The Lottery: Really Helping Schools?

By Victoria Hechtman | June 18, 2012

House GOP Hides Behind Rigged 'Study'

By James M. Hohman and Jack McHugh | June 14, 2012

Comparing Apples to Lemons in Pension Reform

By James M. Hohman | June 12, 2012

House Pension Reform Savings are Phony

By James M. Hohman | June 12, 2012

Michigan Already Diverges From GASB Rules

By James M. Hohman | June 6, 2012

GOP Budget Spends More on Film Subsidies

By Jarrett Skorup | May 24, 2012

House GOP on Verge of Surrendering to MEA

By Jack McHugh | May 23, 2012

Two Cheers for Teacher Pension Reform Bill

By Jack McHugh | May 18, 2012

Carnac Predicts:

By Jack McHugh | May 7, 2012

Michigan's Job Loss Apocalypse Averted!

By Jack McHugh | May 7, 2012

Prisons Not an 'Economic Development' Program

By Jack McHugh | April 26, 2012

School Employee Retirement Benefits

By Jack McHugh | April 24, 2012

Corporate Welfare to Increase $20M

Feb. 10, 2012

Michigan's Solyndra?

By Jack McHugh | Jan. 24, 2012

Bay City Repeals Prevailing Wage Ordinance

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 24, 2012

Taxpayers Fund Bureaucratic Back Slapping

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 11, 2012

Bay City Amends Prevailing Wage Ordinance

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 10, 2012

Michigan Pensions Good at Controlling Fraud

By James M. Hohman | Nov. 10, 2011

Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Corporate Welfare's Got to Go

By Jack McHugh | Oct. 26, 2011

Unionized Government Takes and Spends More

By Jack McHugh | Oct. 13, 2011

State Compensation Problem Bigger Than Advertised

By James M. Hohman | July 22, 2011

Cap the Film Incentives and Kill the Film Industry in Michigan? Not Yet

By Kathy Hoekstra | April 17, 2011

Good, Bad and Ugly of Gov. Snyder's Budget

By Michael D. LaFaive | Feb. 18, 2011

Yes, Government Workers Get More Benefits

By Jack McHugh | Feb. 14, 2011

Public-Sector Unions Fight to Keep Bloated Benefits

By Jarrett Skorup | Jan. 31, 2011

Projection: Repealing MBT and Surcharge Creates 120,000-plus Jobs

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 19, 2011

Michigan's Budget Problems Bigger Than You Think

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 11, 2011

Michigan's Cost of Trusting Pols to 'Do What's Right': $11.5 Billion

By Jack McHugh | Dec. 9, 2010

Lawmaker Says $150 Million in Unearned Tax Credits Given Out by State

By Tom Gantert | May 11, 2010

Analysis: Senate GOP Fumbles, May Approve $25.9 Billion Taxpayer Liability to Satisfy MEA

By Jack McHugh | May 10, 2010

House Votes to Temporarily Trim Legislative Employee Benefits

By Ken Braun | May 5, 2010

Latest Vote Shows Dept. of State's Cost-Saving Plan Now Opposed by 71 in House — Including Seven GOP

By Ken Braun | April 9, 2010

'Survey of Pain' Says Taxpayers Need to Hurt More

By Michael Van Beek | March 16, 2010

Critics Say Arbitration Bill 'Hollow' Without Amendment

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 24, 2010

Reality Check: Are Federal Dollars Worth 'Saving'?

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 21, 2010

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