Degrowth and decarbonization will harm people
Michigan is caught up in an energy transition frenzy, and 10 million people stand to differ Read more
How far will a Michigan homeschool registry go?
Different factions of Lansing Democrats have different visions for the extent and reach of homeschool regulation Read more
Why do West Bloomfield schools fear competition?
Oakland County school district has drifted from its A+ ways Read more
Michigan’s renewable energy report card
Even by the most optimistic green-energy standards, our state doesn’t make the grade Read more
Michigan must untether itself from UAW
The state is hand-in-glove with a union that has a wandering eye Read more
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, U-Haul will take you to Florida
Growing Michigan Together Council did not seek ideas for growing Michigan Read more
In Detroit schools, nothing succeeds like failure
Conventional schools get more money to do worse, while charter schools do better with less Read more
What Michigan could lose with National Popular Vote
Beware efforts to turn features of our constitutional system into bugs Read more
Don’t redirect pension funds
Lawmakers should be wary about lowering pension debt payments Read more
EVs force technology on drivers
Mass adoption of the EV will create a world more hostile to cash Read more
Michigan’s school funding amendment is a harmful relic
Anti-Catholic 1970 law holds students back while other states get ahead Read more
Dickson: Why are we building electrified roads?
The real endgame is not roads that charge cars. Those are meant to draw car-buyers in Read more
Governments cite debunked ALICE study to justify welfare spending
United Way’s methodology miscalculates and overstates poverty Read more
How will a Michigan homeschool registry make students safer?
Politicians who advocate the idea will not answer the question Read more
Whitmer ignores taxpayer in school lunch pitch
State of the State speech gives credit to politicians, not the public, for funding 2.8 million school lunches daily Read more
Bring back the public benefit
If Whitmer is cutting our costs, why are we all paying more? Read more
The simple truth that Michigan’s population council can’t tell
Want to make Michigan competitive? Let people keep their money and send less of it to Lansing Read more
Michigan lawmaker admits: Free lunch is taxpayer-funded
Universal school lunch is a bill footed by taxpayers, not a gift given by politicians Read more
An invitation to help CapCon find the news
Michigan Capitol Confidential is going local in 2024 Read more
Whitmer’s population council shoots blanks
Growing Michigan Together report long on groupthink, short on ideas for growing state population Read more
Taxes matter to Michigan’s population growth
Growth officer and council should take note Read more
Why you should never believe corporate welfare promises
Planners’ forecast for Ford plant was comically wrong; will anybody be held to account? Read more
Michigan lawmaker calls for homeschool registry
Foster care is already regulated by the state Read more
Blaming homeschoolers for foster abuse is a dodge
The state has better tools to protect children and should not be targeting families Read more
Do kids need mental health days?
And is this a matter for lawmakers in a state that struggles with school attendance? Read more