The Working Class Is Not Worse Off Today Than During the Recession
The United Way’s ALICE report misrepresents real poverty
Strong Demand For Government-Owned Broadband – From Government Officials
Two more Oakland cities well-served by commercial broadband looking to enter the business
Road Debt Gives Michigan Little Other Than Interest Payments
Taking on more debt isn't the answer to fund road repairs
Without Context, Water Use Claims Are Misleading (Millions? Billions? Trillions?)
Water use debate often occurs in an information vacuum
These Teachers Earning More Under ‘Right To Work For Less’
Their union is getting less, though
A Good Economy Means More State Revenue Without a Tax Hike
Whether this revenue will go to lawmakers’ highest priority is a different question
Motorists Already Doing More For Roads Without Another Tax Hike
'Nothing?' Drivers paying $298 million more gas tax + $226 million more license plate tax in 2020
Gov. Whitmer Says Michigan Carmaker Jobs Up; They’re Not
And subsidized job projections not the same as actual jobs
Moving Company Reports More Customers Leave Michigan Than Move Here
State will likely lose another seat in Congress after next census
Public Transit: Moving Few at a Huge Expense
More people walk to work in Michigan than use public transit
Lawmakers Should Not Resurrect Pure Michigan Subsidy Program
Its funding should stay at zero
Motorists Still Paying For Engler And Granholm’s Road Debt
Payments on those bonds use transportation tax dollars that would otherwise go to fix today’s roads
Water Bottler A Drop In The Trillions Of Gallons That Fall On Michigan
State appears awash in water
‘The Nation’ Blames Michigan GOP For Cuts In School Budgets Signed By Dem Governor
Cuts came during single-state recession; funding only higher since GOP gained trifecta in 2011
Democratic Minority Voters Overwhelmingly Favor School Choice
Don’t downplay party’s racial divide on charter schools
Michigan Lawmakers on Pace for the Smallest Increase in Business Subsidies
Legislators reduced some corporate welfare spending
Forfeiture Cases Can Take Years, Even for the Innocent; Supreme Court May Help
Mackinac Center signs onto amicus brief in Salgado v. United States
Bill Extends Criminal Sanctions To Eavesdropping Via Siri, Alexa, Smart TVs
Law’s definitions of eavesdropping, surveillance, secret records date from 1966
More Inaccurate Media On Amount Michigan Taxpayers Pay For Schools
Reports do reveal what school establishments want public to think about how much they get
Nature Outstrips Commerce In Discharging Great Lakes Water
St. Lawrence River removes more Great Lakes water in two minutes than bottling plant does in a year
This Land Is Your Land - But Under These Bills Not The Water
'Public trust doctrine' and 'collective' ownership mean government permission required
CapCon’s Top 10 Stories For 2019
Road Fix That Wasn’t, Gun-Free Zones, 1,100 Windmills Won’t Replace This Coal Plant
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Rational Environmentalism in 2020
Find a balance between human welfare and environmental concerns
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