Commentary

‘Renters rights’ legislation is about optics, not solutions

Renters may acquire new rights, but will they have affordable quality housing? Read more

Southfield ballot question pits democracy against technocracy

Proposals to amend city charter stem from a belief that democracy is too messy. It isn’t. Read more

Michigan’s 2024 budget is built on a shaky assumption

If courts rule that Michigan’s income tax cut is permanent, not event-driven, the state’s budget assumptions would be faulty Read more

Michigan creates second education department, but the first has failed

MiLEAP and the school aid budget reflect a trend that lowers the quality of education available to Michigan’s neediest students Read more

Rocky Mountain Why: Michigan’s new energy regulator hails from think tank behind discredited gas stove study

Carreon’s background is in electric vehicles. Whitmer wants 2M on Michigan roads by 2030. Read more

What Troy cricket field giveaway says about Michigan

Lawmakers pay for a single cricket field in Troy, rather than defraying costs for all students to play sports Read more

In southeast Michigan, a little rain, then 180,000 power outages

It took just 1.13 inches of rain to knock out power in the DTE imprint Read more

In Michigan, earmarks are not cricket

District handouts in 2024 Michigan budget blow through previous spending levels Read more

From cradle to grave: Michigan is rapidly expanding education bureaucracy

Michigan education establishment fails students, gets rewarded with money and influence Read more

Does Prop 2 render National Popular Vote unconstitutional in Michigan?

Before Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court, National Popular Vote faces a roadblock: The Michigan Constitution Read more

DTE chooses politics over energy reliability

Michigan’s largest utility is suffering from cognitive dissonance: Its CEO warns of a premature energy transition, as company runs headlong into it Read more

‘Can’t count on it’: DTE boss says the quiet part out loud on wind and solar

Hayes: Relying on wind and solar would leave Michigan in the lurch Read more

‘Too good to be true’ New York $1B solar boondoggle a warning for Michigan

Promised a manufacturing hub, Buffalo got a Tim Horton’s coffee shop Read more

Loser-takes-all: National Popular Vote would create dubious first in Michigan elections

Under House Bill 4156, a candidate could lose Michigan and win all of its electoral votes. Read more

World Economic Forum seeks 75% reduction in car ownership

Michigan’s partner in the U.S. Centre for Advanced Manufacturing seeks ‘vehicle access regulations’ Read more

‘Everything is broken’: Michigan lawmaker bemoans lack of transparency in budget process

If there is anything worse than bipartisanship, it is one-party rule. Read more

Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan: Red tape and orange barrels

Michigan can’t fix every problem, but it can control the controllable, starting here Read more

National Popular Vote is national divorce, initiated by California

Blue-state plot to select the president is California-based and rooted in sour grapes Read more

What Michigan can do with $500 million rather than giving it to Hollywood

There is no reason to resurrect film subsidies Read more

How to strike a healthy balance between parents and teachers

Collaboration, common goals are the path to positive relationships between a child’s parents and teachers Read more

Traverse City energy customers may be liable for ballooning broadband costs

A federal loan program meant to lower rural utility rates would have the opposite effect on northern Michigan city Read more

Michigan, Florida go in opposite directions on paycheck protection for teachers

A tale of two states: Florida is growing and becomes freer as Michigan shrinks and caters to special interests. Read more

CapCon’s agenda: facts and solutions

The multimedia era begins at Michigan Capitol Confidential Read more

Michigan bill would keep local officials ‘remote’ from public

Local officials work in the public square. Not in a square on Zoom. Read more

MSU professor peddles ‘catastrophic’ myth against school vouchers

How a criticism of voucher programs actually provides a strong defense Read more