Fiscal [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

Ten Total Fires and $30K in Average Overtime

By Tom Gantert | May 9, 2011

Confectionery Job Growth Trumps Green Energy Job Growth in Michigan

By Tom Gantert | May 8, 2011

On the Clock for the Government

By Tom Gantert | May 7, 2011

The $39 Billion Bill for 'One of the Best Public Pensions Around'

By Ken Braun | May 6, 2011

Michigan Job Gains Jump for Second Straight Quarter

By Tom Gantert | May 5, 2011

Michigan’s Most Expensive Mass Transit Agencies

By Ken Braun | May 3, 2011

‘Big Oil’ Props Up Michigan’s Teacher Pensions

By Tom Gantert | April 26, 2011

Filmmaker Tax Subsidy Also Pays for Out-of-State Spending

By Tom Gantert | April 18, 2011

China and Saudi Arabia – Two of Michigan’s Best Customers

By Tom Gantert | April 3, 2011

Do Pricing Guns Create Jobs?

By Jarrett Skorup | April 2, 2011

Mandatory Phone Books and Filmmaker Welfare in the 'Harrison Bergeron' State

By Ken Braun | March 24, 2011

Snyder K-12 Cuts Embellished by Critics

By Tom Gantert | March 21, 2011

Helpful Facts About Michigan's Public Sector

March 15, 2011

Weak Movie Subsidy Support — Even With 73 Percent of Cost Not Shown

By Tom Gantert | March 15, 2011

Detroit Public Schools: Doubles the Number of $100K-Plus Employees From 2009 to 2010

By Tom Gantert | March 9, 2011

Firefighters or Mitch Albom's Movie Subsidy?

By Kathy Hoekstra | Feb. 28, 2011

Time to Repeal Public Act 312

By Paul Kersey | Feb. 25, 2011

Hollywood Battles Michigan's New Budget Chief

By Kathy Hoekstra | Feb. 25, 2011

Absent Information and Competing Risks Assessment, Invalid to Declare Debt Relief Convention 'Too Risky'

By Jack McHugh | Feb. 21, 2011

False Fears, "Runaway Conventions," and the National Debt Relief Amendment

Feb. 20, 2011

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

By Michael D. LaFaive | Feb. 18, 2011

Michigan Government Ranks Top Ten for Federal Money Dependency

By Tom Gantert | Feb. 12, 2011

Replacing Michigan Business Tax With Flat Corporate Income Tax Would Improve Tax Foundation Corporate Tax Ranking From 48th to 22nd

Feb. 9, 2011

New Bill Aimed at Easing Fees, Regulations and Licensing Imposed on Businesses

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 25, 2011

How Does Michigan Teacher Pay Really Stack Up Against Private Sector and Teachers in Other States?

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 22, 2011

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

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 19, 2011

State Employee Pay Up 46% Between ’01 and ‘08

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 15, 2011

Maxing Out the Federal Credit Card

By Tom Gantert | Jan. 14, 2011

Illinois Jobs Coming to Michigan?

By Jarrett Skorup | Jan. 13, 2011

Motor City Finance: Then and Now

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 11, 2011

Gov. Snyder Should Adopt HSAs for Government Employees

By Michael D. LaFaive | Jan. 3, 2011

Coming Soon: Higher Business Payroll Taxes

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 29, 2010

Michigan Citizens More Reliant on Government than Most of Nation

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 28, 2010

Bad News About State Jobs Program "Not Heard" by Granholm

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 26, 2010

Michigan's Real Financial State

Dec. 25, 2010

Manufacturing a Legacy

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 22, 2010

Projections vs. Reality

By Jarrett Skorup | Dec. 20, 2010

The Bush Tax Cut Compromise: A Good Deal or Not?

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 19, 2010

Tea Party Could Cut Up the Federal Credit Card

By Ken Braun | Dec. 16, 2010

Gov. Granholm Offers Nation Advice on Job Creation

By Tom Gantert | Dec. 10, 2010

Fieldstone Golf Course Should Be Sold

By Michael D. LaFaive | Dec. 9, 2010

What Can $5.7 Billion Get You in Michigan?

By James M. Hohman | Dec. 9, 2010

Michigan Teacher Pay 16.5 Percent Higher Than Indiana

By Ken Braun | Dec. 2, 2010

Michigan Falls to Bottom 10 in Key Economic Measure

By James M. Hohman | Nov. 29, 2010

The Bill for Protecting Detroit's Mayor: $1.35 Million

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 29, 2010

Reading Between the Billboard Lines

By Jarrett Skorup | Nov. 22, 2010

Did the Auto Bailout Really Save One Million Jobs?

By David L. Littmann | Nov. 21, 2010

Government Pay Outpaces Private Sector

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 19, 2010

MEDC vs. Kentucky

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 18, 2010

Analysis: Michigan Should Reject High-Speed Rail Money

By Russ Harding | Nov. 16, 2010

Jackson Considers Cutting Cops While City-Owned Pools Swim in Red Ink

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 14, 2010

Should the U.S. Raise the Age For Social Security Recipients?

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 13, 2010

One of America's 'Most Governed' States

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 12, 2010

Why Do Michigan’s Failed Economic Programs Stick Around?

By James M. Hohman | Nov. 10, 2010

Speed Bump in Way of School Savings Could Be Removed by Republican Wave

By Ken Braun | Nov. 8, 2010

Minimum Wage for Thee But Not for Me?

By Jarrett Skorup | Nov. 6, 2010

Lansing's $140,000 Bus Driver

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 5, 2010

Washington's Bi-Partisan Spending Binge

By Tom Gantert | Nov. 3, 2010

State Pension Funds: Evidence of Public Class’s Overcompensation

By James M. Hohman | Oct. 30, 2010

State Loans Often Losers

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 29, 2010

The Obama ... Tax Cut?

Oct. 25, 2010

Michigan Loses $2.5 billion Yearly Income; Right to Work States Gain Billions

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 21, 2010

The Consequences of the Federal Deficit

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 17, 2010

Solar module maker GlobalWatt claimed Texas economic incentives to win $40 million package in Michigan

Oct. 16, 2010

Bailout Wal-Mart?

By Jarrett Skorup | Oct. 13, 2010

Where Has All the Money Gone?

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 12, 2010

Governor Describes Film Subsidies as Jobs Program, so "Why Not Give Them Spoons?"

By Jack McHugh | Oct. 11, 2010

Troubles for Track Were Known to State Before It Granted Special Tax Deal

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 10, 2010

Predictions of Success Are Public - Failures Are Secret?

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 9, 2010

A Pension Perk for Political Appointees

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 8, 2010

An 'Expensive Game' Providing the 'Illusion of Creating Jobs'

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 7, 2010

Analysis: State of Embarrassment

By Michael D. LaFaive | Oct. 6, 2010

'Schizophrenic' State Planning

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 5, 2010

Analysis: Horse Racetracks Are Beneficiaries and Victims of State's Gambling Schizophrenia

By Jack McHugh | Oct. 5, 2010

State Officials 'Stretch' the Law to Award Special Tax Deal to Troubled Business

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 4, 2010

Horse Race Track Says Wayne County “Perfectly Comfortable” With Controversial Land Deal

By Tom Gantert | Oct. 3, 2010

Bad Week for Michigan Corporate Welfare Machine

By Jack McHugh | Oct. 1, 2010

Republican Senator Squawks at Stimulus Spending

By Ken Braun | Sept. 30, 2010

Cash-Hungry State Turns to Tattoo Parlor Fees for More Money

By Tom Gantert | Sept. 30, 2010

MEGA Questions Surround GlobalWatt

By Michael D. LaFaive and Kathy Hoekstra | Sept. 29, 2010

Legislature's Early-Out Deal: New Government Retirees 21, Taxpayers 3

By Jack McHugh and James M. Hohman | Sept. 29, 2010

GlobalWatt Claims on Applications for MEGA Deals Disputed, Raise Questions About MEDC Scrutiny

Sept. 29, 2010

How Fees Fuel Big Government

By Ken Braun | Sept. 27, 2010

Analysis: State Park Campground Additions a Bad Idea

By Russ Harding | Sept. 26, 2010

Analysis: Broken Windows on Display in Michigan Senate Finance Committee

By James M. Hohman | Sept. 23, 2010

Stimulus Blows Open Billion-Dollar State Budget Hole, 'Guaranteed Catastrophe'

By Tom Gantert | Sept. 22, 2010

Would Tea Partiers Favor Wealth Redistribution Without the Bureaucracy?

By Jack McHugh | Sept. 22, 2010

Cost to Replace Lost Jobs with Michigan Film Subsidies: $39.4 Billion

By Jack McHugh | Sept. 21, 2010

“…Funny Numbers They Pull Out of Their Backside”

By Tom Gantert | Sept. 17, 2010

Michigan Governor Touts Jobs Costing Taxpayers $113,000 Each

By Tom Gantert | Sept. 15, 2010

Peters Votes for $26 Billion Spending Bill

By Tom Gantert | Aug. 11, 2010

The Six Figure Cops of Sterling Heights

By Tom Gantert | Aug. 7, 2010

Four Midland Teachers Paid More Per Hour Than Superintendent

By Tom Gantert | Aug. 5, 2010

Michigan Pols Approve Stimulus Spending

By Ken Braun | Aug. 2, 2010

The Auto Bailout Payback

By Tom Gantert | Aug. 1, 2010

Full Time Stimulus Spending - Part Time Work

By Tom Gantert | July 29, 2010

Michigan Stimulus Recipients Failing to Report – Part 2

By Kathy Hoekstra | July 28, 2010

Three Unpaid Parking Tickets? No License!

By Ken Braun | July 27, 2010

You Do It? They Have a Tax For It

By Tom Gantert | July 23, 2010

The Art of the Ann Arbor City Budget

By Tom Gantert | July 22, 2010