Pandemic Response Boosts Michigan Budget
Large increases in state spending due to federal transfers
Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ Should Be Thrown Overboard
It racks up too much debt, isn’t targeted and includes priorities unrelated to COVID
State Budget 2022: Not Too Early to Cut Corporate and Industry Handouts
Michigan needs a fair field for all and favors for none
Reopen Classrooms or Send Money to Families
State needs to rethink education funding priorities
Michigan at Significant Risk of a 2021 Tax Hike
DC firm lays out factors that drive tax hikes around the country
Report: Give Local Governments More Money, But Don’t Ask Taxpayers
That’s the gist of a new study on local government finance in Michigan
Common Sense Licensing Reforms for Military Families a Good Start
Occupational licensing a needless barrier to jobs for too many
Flying By The Seat of Our Pants
COVID response suggest there’s no point to planning for pandemics
Michigan Lawmakers Make Progress on Pension Debts
But taxpayers still owe more than $50 billion to state-run pension systems
Beer, Tattoo Art and Groceries: Is There Nothing the State Won’t Subsidize?
Governments do a lousy job at creating jobs through its handout programs
Budget 2021: State of Corporate and Industry Handouts
Lawmakers should cut unnecessary and ineffective subsidy programs
Those Who Do Not Learn from History…
Years of bad economic development deals haven't prevented politicians from trying again
MEGA Mistake: Big Corporate Welfare Program Still a Waste
State economic development incentives often don’t result in much development.
New Study Shows 21st Century Jobs Fund a Bust
These programs should be repealed and their administrative agencies shut down
Should A Past Crime Bar Someone From Becoming A Roofer?
Michigan gets poor grades on licensing laws that keep reformed criminals unemployed
Michigan's Corporate Welfare Programs Are a Bad Investment
Resources expended for these programs would be better spent on higher priorities
Here Are The Michigan Lawmakers Voting For The Most Corporate Subsidies
And those who've supported the least
Gov. Whitmer Repeals Rule She Says Helped Michigan Fight Coronavirus
Less strict medical scope-of-practice rules should remain
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All That is Not Permitted is Prohibited
Gov. Whitmer’s strict approach makes well-meaning Michiganders into criminals
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