Giving More Taxpayer Dollars to Universities Won’t Make Michigan More Educated
No link between state spending and educational attainment
Post Labor Day Weekend Good Time for Tourism Talk
Lots to discuss with unofficial end of summer season
New Subsidies Show Which Groups Are Important to Lansing Politicians
Improving the rules for everyone puts residents first
Lansing Politicians Put Favored Businesses Ahead of Everyone Else
Another $1.2B in favors approved this year
Let Local Schools Decide Their Calendars
More districts seeking freedom from Labor Day mandate
State of Michigan’s Great Lakes Invasive Carp Challenge
Crowdsourcing the state’s carp strategy
Targeted Business Subsidies vs. Broad Tax Relief
State lawmakers think subsidies improve the economy more
Taking the Pension Task Force to Task
Governments should stop generating new pension debt
Trump Labor Secretary Joins Bipartisan Call for Licensure Reform
Obama administration also wanted changes
As Feds Expand Forfeiture, Michigan Looks to Restrict It
Preserving property rights is essential
A Solution to Local Government Debt
Pension and retiree health care liabilities are in crisis and the time to act is now
Why Michigan Pension Reform Matters
Michigan now a national leader on fixing pension problems
Why We Can’t Build Infrastructure Like We Used To
Regulatory burdens just as much to blame as political gridlock
How Many People Should be in Prison?
No easy answer, but here’s how to think about the question
‘Trough Truce’ on Display in Latest Debate on Corporate Welfare
Latest business subsidy gets bipartisan support and some opposition
‘But For’ Can’t Be Proved: Corporate Welfare is a Waste
New MEGA not costless, despite assurances
The Double Standard in Environmental Protection: A Reprise
Delving further into sewage system failures
Free Press Omits Key CREDO Charter School Finding
Students learning more from most Michigan for-profit operators
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Most Michigan Parents Satisfied with School Choice
Superintendent Whiston backtracks from 'backwards' claim
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