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
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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
Michigan’s plan for energy transition: Leap before it looks
Energy transition fails to consider trade-offs, unreliability of renewable sources Read more
Parents are responsible for their child’s education
Journalist uses tiny percentage of population to smear parents Read more
Michigan’s income tax cut was 16 years in the making
Both parties fail to bring back Michigan’s pre-2008 tax rates Read more
Michiganders pay high rates for unreliable electric service
Michigan residents pay outsized rates for some of the least reliable electric service in the country. Read more
Faithful electors in Michigan are the antidote to National Popular Vote
Binding the Michigan elector to the Michigan electorate would protect state’s battleground status Read more
Winners and losers, carrots and sticks: The parable of the EV
Every time government picks the electric vehicle as a winner, the public loses Read more
Michigan legislature ducks action on energy reliability
Michigan lawmakers were shocked, shocked by mass power outages, but they have done nothing about the problem Read more
Why the Mackinac Center sued over Biden’s student loan pause
Student loan pause not only costs taxpayers $5B per year, it is unconstitutional Read more
A picture is worth three words: Character is destiny
Photo of 2001 swearing-in ceremony captures troubled state of Michigan in 2023 Read more
Michigan suffers from low income, high costs
State government policies have made things worse Read more
Lansing’s friends-and-family plan will hasten exodus from Michigan
A Michigan run for the few will continue to lose people. Both young and old people flee the state Read more
Only 5% of Detroit 8th graders read at proficient level
A review of NAEP scores for Michigan’s largest district confirms the need for education reform Read more
National Popular Vote plan would disenfranchise Michigan voters
Michigan voters often decide presidential elections; that would end under proposed law Read more
Government workers can’t be forced into unions even after right-to-work repeal
Know your Janus rights: For Michigan teachers, police, firefighters & others, worker freedom is guaranteed Read more
The CapCon Guide: How to be an effective citizen-advocate in Michigan
Things are changing fast in Michigan. Here’s how to make your mark on the state Read more
Hohman: Michigan media asks the wrong questions, fosters bad policy
On roads, energy, schools and corporate welfare, bad questions lead to bad outcomes. These are four alternatives. Read more
Could Michigan schools teach kids to read before trying to fix society?
Michigan’s education complex fails in its mandate, then embraces diversity and equity initiatives Read more
The Whitmer agenda is a sop to the rich
Governor proposes EV subsidies that would benefit the well-off Read more
On CNN, Whitmer misrepresents COVID record, suggests Florida data inaccurate
Whitmer echoes a debunked talking point and admits to seed-section folly in 9-minute interview Read more
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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