Driverless Car Company Gets Big Subsidy From Michigan Taxpayers
Waymo’s parent company reported $12.7 billion in profits and received $8 million from Michigan taxpayers
School Budgets Caught A Cold In 2000s, But Michigan Taxpayers Suffered Economic Pneumonia
Spending advocates’ budget comparisons ignore how Michigan’s ‘lost decade’ crushed taxpayers
MSU Uses Obscure ‘Government Purchases Index’ To Claim School Funding Down
The common CPI inflation measure shows funding up, not down
MSU Report Distorts School Funding Picture
Education revenues on track, Michigan near middle of pack
Taxing the Poor to Pay for Your Electric Car
Push for EV charging infrastructure is a wealth transfer from ratepayers to wealthy EV owners
State Revenue Looks Stagnant If Only Some Funds Are Excluded
Spending interests imply taxpayers not contributing enough
DEQ Employees Accused Of Payroll Padding
Bioterrorism monitors falsified records, drove state vehicles for personal use
MSU Professor: Wind Turbines Can Cause Illness
Dizziness and nausea are just two symptoms
Schools Get More For Fewer Students, Spending Interests Claim Cuts
When a cut is merely a reduction in the rate of increase
Michigan Employment Up, Food Stamps Down
No government program can substitute for strong economic growth
Unions Continued Steady Membership Decline In 2018
Percentage of total workforce in unions down from 10.7 to 10.5; government unions down a bit more
Spending Interests Wrong: Schools in Low-Income Areas Get More, Not Less
Media keeps repeating advocates’ misrepresentations
Right-To-Work Repeal Bill Denies Government Workers’ Civil Rights
Michigan Dem’s legislation appears to defy US Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus ruling
Michigan Roads Benefit From Decline In ‘Fix Now Pay Later’
Engler and Granholm used state credit card for road repairs, kicking costs into future
Administrators: 98 Percent Of Michigan Teachers Average Or Above
Just 1 out of every 384 Michigan teachers deemed ‘ineffective’ by their school’s administration
New Business Subsidies Authorized in Michigan
Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported corporate welfare
How Right-to-Work Affected Michigan’s State Employee Unions
See the status of five of the state's top unions
Government Broadband’s Record Is Bad; Traverse City Going For It
City-owned utility wants a federal ‘energy savings’ loan to bankroll it
Michigan Charter Schools Turn 25
Quarter century later, educational choice needs renewed vigilance
Law Requires Public Schools To Report Bullying, Not All Do
With 50,000 students, Detroit reports just five incidents
State Phone Mandate Could Cost Small Business Millions
Firms may just junk their landline phones and go all cellular
Even After Right-to-Work, Unions Still Big Political Spenders in Michigan
Organized labor gave millions to Democratic candidates and groups in 2018
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Auditor General Report Questions Michigan Strategic Fund and MBDP Jobs Program
The MBDP is a failure and should be shut down
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