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A Salute to Thomas Sowell

The great economist is retiring

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Michigan’s Net Out-Migration Much Reduced But Still Negative

United Van Lines reports 52 percent of households it moved were leaving the state, 48 percent moving in

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Tourism Promotion Study Criticism Absurd, Ironic

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Court Rules in Favor of Mackinac Center Clients

Ruling says union and district violated right-to-work law

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2016 Was Good For Michigan

Economy is growing and shows no signs of stopping

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Why Are Michigan House Republicans Continuing These Union Scams?

New Legislature should take up pension spiking, release time in 2017

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Legislature Reins In Judges’ Power to Deny Parole

A prisoner’s chances at parole can no longer be rejected by a random judge

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Plenty of Good Reasons to Oppose Business Subsidies

Giving taxpayer dollars to developers is ineffective

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Time To Fix MPSERS Pension Problem

Unfunded liabilities will grow so long as lawmakers let them

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Licensing Lobbyists Say Rolling Back Interior Designer Rules Will Cost Lives

Florida fight shows how ridiculous many regulations are

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Lawmakers Prohibit Local Bans on Plastic Bags

Michigan likely to join 16 states with uniformity laws

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Profiles in Courage in Defense of Taxpayers

Cotter and Chatfield hold the line on cronyism

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Critic Still Misses Mark on Detroit Charter Research

The trouble with doubling down on anti-DeVos criticism

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Michigan House Rejects Cronyism Bills

‘TIF on steroids’ legislation dead for now

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Bad Santa: Trump Risks Cronyist Blowout with Carrier Incentives

Draining the swamp by creating new ones

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Michigan Legislature Passes Sensible Transportation Reforms

Uber, Lyft and taxis to play by the same rules

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Michigan Legislature Set to End Union Schemes

Special ‘release time’ and pension spiking arrangements unfair to taxpayers

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Why School Choice is So Valuable

Detroit Schools doesn’t expect academic progress for a decade

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Infrastructure Funding Principles

Eight things the governor’s 21st Century Infrastructure Commission should remember

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Michigan’s Licensing Laws Prevent Poor from Accessing Health Care

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Free Trade Agreements Have Been Good For America

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Don’t Impose Granholm-era Mandates on Michigan Energy

With new federal regulations likely, legislators should wait on energy reform

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Pension Officials Mislead Lawmakers

Bureaucrats attempt to scuttle pension reform with inaccurate and irrelevant information

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Mackinac Scholars Challenge Tourism Officials to Debate

Letter sent to key proponents of Pure Michigan campaign

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School Choice on the National Stage

How Can New Education Secretary Best Advance Opportunities?

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