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
More Michigan Internet Purchases Taxed Starting New Year’s Day
Some out-of-state sales tax collections began earlier; this new law adds another $80 million a year
Michigan Nurse Sues Teamsters For Taking Illegal Union Dues
Genesys Medical also on the hook for going along
Decade’s Top 10 Legislators For Missing Votes: 9 Represented Detroit
Site that tracks state representative and senator yeas and nays also shows not present
‘It’s Not Getting Better Here': Teacher On Life After Right-To-Work
But his pay is up $9,300 over five years
DTE’s Renewable Energy Plan Won’t Satisfy Green Groups
Another critic says the plan calls for ‘more expensive, less reliable energy’
70 Times Gunshots Fired On School Grounds In Michigan Since 1970
Michigan schools tax, borrow and spend big for security
How Did Detroit Schools Spend $286,596 On LA Conference?
Answer awaits district’s overdue response to open records law request
A Record In Snyder’s Last Budget, Transportation Budget Down in Gov. Whitmer’s First
Whitmer’s 45-cent tax proposal got no traction, and she vetoed the Republicans’ road budget fix
Three Reasons to Oppose New Corporate Incentives
The argument against Michigan’s ‘Good Jobs’ program
Simplistic ‘Teacher Shortage’ Claims Hype, But Big Challenges In Some Areas
‘The issues arise when we have openings in the ‘specialized’ areas’
Legislative Year Finishes With High Fiscal Notes
Solid changes to public policy deserve applause
Study: Legislators Authorize Penalties, Unelected Bureaucrats Decide Where They Apply
Accumulated regulations ‘fiendishly complex, sometimes contradictory, or incomprehensible and unenforceable’
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Lawmakers Should Not Resurrect Pure Michigan Subsidy Program
Its funding should stay at zero
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