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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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

Freep Editorial Page Editor Not Going to be Bullied by Prop 2 Supporters

Published on Oct. 24, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

University of Michigan Hosts 'Non-Partisan' Event: 'The Republican War On Women'

Published on Oct. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Government Assistance Abounds, But Not For Your Water Bill

Published on Oct. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Study: Most School Districts Violating Merit Pay Law

Published on Oct. 16, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School Districts Value Best Teachers $1 More Than The Worst

Published on Oct. 15, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District's Costly Decisions Protect Union Interests

Published on Oct. 13, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Detroit Police Union Official Says Resource Cuts Make Streets Unsafe, But Police and Fire Department Salaries Increased

Published on Oct. 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Spotty Track Record Doesn't Stop State Agency From Doling Out Deals

Published on Oct. 10, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Allows Union, Employees To Exclude Material From FOIA Requests

Published on Oct. 8, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Proposed Rear-view Camera Mandate Would Cost Up To $57.2 Million Per Life Saved

Published on Oct. 5, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School Districts Dodging Health Care Cost Savings

Published on Oct. 4, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Contracting Helps Cash-Strapped City Add More Police Officers For Less Money — And Better Service

Published on Oct. 2, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Union Contract: Teachers Can Be Caught In School Drunk Five Times and On Drugs Three Times Before Being Fired

Published on Sept. 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Gives Unfair Tax Handouts To Try and Counter 'Right to Work' States

Published on Sept. 26, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

County Blocks Private Citizens From Purchasing Home; Buys The Property Itself

Published on Sept. 25, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Obama-Promoted Battery Plant Moves to 'Rolling Furloughs' As Company Pulls Back on Jobs Projections

Published on Sept. 24, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Scorecard: Congressman Kildee Among The Worst At Looking Out For Taxpayers

Published on Sept. 22, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Education Funding Study Has Flawed Conclusion

Published on Sept. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Proposal 2 Would Cost Taxpayers $1.6 Billion Per Year, New Analysis Says

Published on Sept. 17, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

City Spends $8 Million on Theater — Sells It Eight Years Later for $135,000

Published on Sept. 17, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Most of Michigan is 'Poor' or 'Marginal' For Wind Energy

Published on Sept. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Requiring Parents To Pay For Magazine Subscription May Be Breaking State Law

Published on Sept. 13, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'They Are A Bureaucratic Machine That Got Out of Control'

Published on Sept. 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

BREAKING NEWS: Roscommon Teachers Vote to Decertify From MEA

Published on Sept. 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Wind Turbine Answers Elusive

Published on Sept. 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

After Five Years Of Deficits, District Signed Contract Paying 100 Percent Of Health Care

Published on Sept. 7, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Teachers Denied Freedom to Vote on Unionization

Published on Sept. 4, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'Protect Our Jobs' Amendment Would End Binding Arbitration

Published on Sept. 1, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Inkster Schools Wrongly Blames Previous Emergency Financial Manager for Its Deficit

Published on Aug. 31, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Happy Birthday Indeed for Saginaw Fire Department Union Members

Published on Aug. 29, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

U-M President Pushes Conservation While Taxpayers Pay Up To $30K A Year In Energy Costs For Her Residence

Published on Aug. 27, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Could Buy Laptop For Every Student If Teachers Paid Private-Sector Average For Health Care

Published on Aug. 24, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

What's in a Number? Job Projections Inflated as 'Job Years'

Published on Aug. 23, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Media Promotes Massively Inflated 'Green Jobs' Number Put Out by Ballot Proposal Supporters

Published on Aug. 22, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Gov't Report: Wind Energy Needs Taxpayer Support To Survive

Published on Aug. 18, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Former Governor Predicted 17,000 Jobs From 'Green Energy' Mandate, Number of Jobs Has Actually Dropped

Published on Aug. 17, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Environmental Group Exaggerates Number of Jobs 'Green' Energy Mandate Would Create

Published on Aug. 16, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Does the United States Have The 'Smallest Government in 45 Years'?

Published on Aug. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Bill Would Require Parental Permission For Children To Be Taught By Ineffective Teachers

Published on Aug. 13, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Charter Schools Closing While Failing Conventional Schools Stay Open

Published on Aug. 9, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

With Far Fewer Members, MEA Executives Among the Highest Paid In the Nation

Published on Aug. 7, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

MEDC Still Using Questionable Benchmarks

Published on Aug. 6, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan U.S. Rep. Introduces Bill to Ban Criminal Background Checks

Published on Aug. 3, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Global Warming 'Skeptic' Never Really Was

Published on Aug. 1, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Payroll Increases Despite Pay Cuts for Some

Published on July 31, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'Occupy' Movement Member Ticketed for Trespassing as Fire Alarm Is Pulled Disrupting Free-Market Conference

Published on July 30, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan PTA President Says Top Spending Highland Park District Needs More Money

Published on July 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Flint Union Contracts A Major Reason For City's Financial Problems

Published on July 26, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential