Tom Gantert, Senior Capitol Correspondent [Mackinac Center]

Tom Gantert is senior capitol correspondent for Michigan Capitol Confidential, a daily news site of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

When Gantert arrived at Capitol Confidential in February 2010, he already had extensive experience as a journalist, having worked for more than 20 years at Michigan daily newspapers, including The Jackson Citizen Patriot, Lansing State Journal and Ann Arbor News. Gantert also served a four-month stint at USA Today as part of a Gannett Corporation loaner program. In 2008, Gantert was The Ann Arbor News writer of the year, and in September 2009, he founded Reporting Michigan, a nonprofit news Web site.

Gantert holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University. He has two sons and lives in Jackson, Mich.

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School District Late To Make Changes

Published on Feb. 5, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Right-to-Work States Gain Union Members While Other States Lose Hundreds of Thousands

Published on Feb. 4, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

$100K Teachers? For Some Educators, Unions Are Standing In the Way

Published on Feb. 1, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Reaches Five-Year Contract Preventing Teachers From Leaving the Union

Published on Jan. 30, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School Union Proposes 9-Year Contract To Prevent Members From Exercising Right To Not Pay Dues

Published on Jan. 30, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

University Union Wants Contract Through 2023 To Avoid Right-to-Work Law

Published on Jan. 28, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Employees In Right-to-Work States Are Richer

Published on Jan. 28, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Lost 42,000 Union Members Last Year

Published on Jan. 25, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Is Right-to-Work Racist?

Published on Jan. 23, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Government Workers Average Twice As Many Sick Days Per Year As Private-Sector Employees

Published on Jan. 22, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Union Will Use 'Any Legal Means' To Combat Members Who Want To Leave

Published on Jan. 21, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Proposed Michigan Law Would Protect Gun Owners

Published on Jan. 19, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Hired More Employees To Administer SEIU 'Dues Skim' Than Oversee Right-to-Work Law

Published on Jan. 18, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

MEA Memo Outlines Regrets and Possible Ways To Fight Right-to-Work Law

Published on Jan. 17, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Poorer Than Average Of Right-to-Work States

Published on Jan. 11, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Activist Group Claims Government Subsidized Green Energy Projects Are Worthwhile

Published on Jan. 9, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Despite Popular Thinking, Michigan Economy Is Not Determined By Automotive Industry

Published on Jan. 8, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

MEA Spends More On Salaries, Benefits Than Member Representation

Published on Jan. 7, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Status Quo School Defenders: Money For Me, But Bad For Thee

Published on Jan. 5, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School Officials Using Technology For Advocacy

Published on Jan. 2, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

District's Millage Urgency Claims Don't Match Facts

Published on Dec. 29, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Administrator Group Rails Against Education 'Profiteers;' Makes Millions Off Schools

Published on Dec. 27, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Union Leaders On Right-to-Work Law: 'There Is Going To Be Retribution'

Published on Dec. 21, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School Official Apologizes For Calling State Reps 'Moron' And 'Mental Midget'

Published on Dec. 18, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Superintendents Spread Inaccurate Information on Education Reform Bills

Published on Dec. 15, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Superintendent Calls GOP Reps 'Moron' and 'Mental Midget' In Right-to-Work Debate

Published on Dec. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Superintendents Falsely Claim Charter Schools Shortchange Poor Children

Published on Dec. 13, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'Real Jobs' vs. 'Job Announcements' In Right-to-Work Debate

Published on Dec. 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Public Schools: 'Profit' Bad For Others, Good For Us

Published on Dec. 10, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Analyst: Income Argument Against Right-To-Work Legislation Isn't Valid

Published on Dec. 8, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Districts Use Taxpayer Resources To Oppose Education Bills

Published on Dec. 5, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Debate on Eduation Bills Focuses On Choice

Published on Dec. 1, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Education Choice For Students, Parents Won't Destroy Communities, Schools

Published on Nov. 29, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Media Plays Into 'Unfounded Hysteria' Over School Reforms

Published on Nov. 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

A123 Logs Its Own List of Failures

Published on Nov. 26, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

City Wants Drunk Drivers To Pay Police Costs

Published on Nov. 24, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Board of Education President Makes False Voucher Claims

Published on Nov. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Hefty School Employee Pensions Burden State Taxpayers

Published on Nov. 19, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Fiscal Cliff Could Hit Michigan Hard

Published on Nov. 17, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Red Dawn Finally Rising In Michigan

Published on Nov. 15, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Failing School Ranks Every Teacher and Principal 'Highly Effective'

Published on Nov. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Failing Schools Able to Mark Themselves Up to a Passing Grade

Published on Nov. 13, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Home to Half of the Largest Bankrupt Green Energy Companies

Published on Nov. 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

District Used $1.7M in Tax Dollars Paying Employees Not To Take Insurance

Published on Nov. 9, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Voters Reject Special Interest Power Plays

Published on Nov. 7, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Tea Party Groups Predicting a Romney Victory

Published on Nov. 6, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Media Resoundingly Rejects Prop 2, Prop 4

Published on Nov. 5, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

No Teacher Evaluations On Halloween ... And Other Odd Union Contract Provisions

Published on Oct. 31, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Advocacy Alleged In School District Bond Promotion

Published on Oct. 27, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Arc Michigan Exec's Name-Calling Goes Against Group's Own Pledge

Published on Oct. 25, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential