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Michigan Legislature’s 10 Most Revealing Votes of 2017

Which side were your lawmakers on?

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Michigan Well-Being Metric Stuck in 'Balanced' Position

Changes in policy could attract more people

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State Forces Hotels, Inns, To Fund Tourism Bureaus

Proposed law would prevent further legal challenges to compelled speech

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State Senate Tightens Rules on Driver’s Licenses

The three-ticket rule may inflict collateral damage

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School Choice Breaks Down Racial Barriers

Some districts’ residency requirements reinforce segregation

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The Problems with the Pension and Retiree Health Insurance Bills

Recent legislation confuses legal obligations between benefits

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Virtual Justice: Using New Technology in the Criminal Justice System

It can work if used judiciously

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Productive Skills, Not College Degrees, Key to Economic Prosperity

A critique of ‘talent mercantilism’

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Unions Complicit in Retirement Benefit Crisis

But trying to shift the blame to Lansing anyway

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Ex-Con Working as Nurse Gets Denied License When Moving to Michigan

Great Lakes State has some of the most stringent laws in the nation

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Assessing Michigan’s Alleged Teacher Shortage

Over 100,000 qualified teachers are not employed by a public school

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Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize High Income Housing

Millions going to build luxury developments

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Thanksgiving Day: More Than Football and Turkey

Made an official holiday in 1941, Thanksgiving Day has a long history

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How Right-to-Work and the End of the 'Dues Skim' Killed the SEIU in Michigan

Membership, revenue and political spending plummet

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MEA Attack on Online Charters Misses Mark

Policy based on bad data, double standards would hurt families

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Update: D.C.’s Tax Reform Sausage Making May Still Work Out

Tax Foundation Calculates $2,500 gain per Michigan family

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Michigan Was Right to End Film Incentives

New report backs up legislators

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Why did the Governor Flip Flop on Corporate Welfare?

Corporate handouts remain unfair and ineffective

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Why There’s a Revolving Prison Door

New research suggests that strict parole rules contribute to inflated prison populations

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Change Careers to Teaching? Take the SAT

New bureaucratic rule constricts educator pipeline

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Skilled Trades Teachers Don’t Need a College Degree

Why doesn’t the principals’ association trust its members?

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Federal Tax Proposal Not Perfect, but Good for Michigan, Nation

Reform plans are on the right track

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Local Governments Are Not in Debt Because of Less Revenue Sharing

It's time to address unfunded liabilities

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City Claims It Will Cut Almost Everything Without a ‘Needed’ Tax Hike

But Fraser has a spending problem it should address first

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New Analysis: Auto Insurance Costs Out of Control

Costs on the rise, will get worse if nothing is done

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