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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Commentary: IRS Scrutiny Hits Close to Home

Published on May 17, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Union President Blames State, School Officials for Problems at Buena Vista, Pontiac Schools

Published on May 15, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Some School Districts and Unions Embrace Right-to-Work

Published on May 14, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Survey: Teachers in Right-to-Work States Live Quite Comfortably

Published on May 11, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Court Rules School Districts Cannot Use Public Resources to Withhold Union Dues

Published on May 10, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Students Shut Out of School After District, Union Agree to Unrealistic Contract

Published on May 9, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Taxpayer Funded Films Flop With Viewers

Published on May 8, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Democrat Contradictions: Corporate Tax Breaks Bad, But Incentives for Hollywood Good

Published on May 3, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Another Film Subsidy Failure

Published on May 1, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Riches-to-Rags Story Developing For Movie Operations in Michigan

Published on May 1, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Gambling With Welfare Money: Investigation Finds $87K From Bridge Cards Spent In Casino

Published on April 29, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Has Weak History of Punishing School Campaign Finance Law Violators

Published on April 24, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Economists: Business Tax Reform Helping, Not Hurting, Michigan

Published on April 23, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

MichiganVotes: Bill Would Allow Community Colleges To Offer Some Bachelor Degrees

Published on April 20, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Reopening Union Contracts Could Free Workers

Published on April 18, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Dozens of School Districts Consider All Teachers the Same

Published on April 17, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Seniority No Longer Supreme For Teacher Recalls

Published on April 15, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

MSNBC Host Who Said Kids Belong To Community Also Says Education Funding Desperately Inadequate

Published on April 12, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Government Has Poor Record Predicting Jobs

Published on April 11, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Fiscal Problems Not Stopping Flint From Pursuing $2.4M Hydrogen Bus

Published on April 9, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Is the Problem In Detroit Really A Lack Of Revenue?

Published on April 4, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Economic Development Group Has Little To Do With Job Success

Published on April 2, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

County's Rush to Approve New Union Contracts Could Prove Futile

Published on March 29, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Kroger Reaches Deal With Union Postponing Right-to-Work Law

Published on March 27, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Bill Would Help Stop 'National Effort' Mandating Paid Work Leave

Published on March 23, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Hollywood Transforms Itself to Milk Multiple States for Movie Money

Published on March 21, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan 'Green' Jobs Declining

Published on March 20, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

CMU, Ferris State Protecting Worker Rights

Published on March 16, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Multiple School Districts Breaking the Law On Transparency

Published on March 15, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Teacher Says She Qualifies For Food Stamps; School Salary Schedule Suggests Otherwise

Published on March 13, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

In Pontiac, MEA Local Raises $12K For School Supplies While Union Health Insurance Arm Sues District for $7.8 Million

Published on March 11, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Public Employee Pension Systems Raided To Pay Film Studio Bills

Published on March 8, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Big Hollywood Bailout: Taxpayers Spent Nearly $40 Million To Subsidize Disney's 'Oz'

Published on March 7, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Despite Rhetoric, United States Outsourced Less Than 3,000 Jobs In 2012

Published on March 6, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School Districts Spends $16,400 Per Student; Union Blames Lack Of Funding For Toilet Paper Shortage

Published on March 4, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Lawsuit Filed To Protect Teachers' Rights

Published on Feb. 28, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Union President Receives 'Outstanding Organizing' Award For Shutting Down School To Protest Right-to-Work Law

Published on Feb. 27, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Charter School Superintendent Makes Over $339K A Year

Published on Feb. 26, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

District's P.E. Teachers Average Tens of Thousands of Dollars More Than Math and Science Employees

Published on Feb. 25, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Proposed Law Would Prevent Unemployment Benefits For Certain Drug Users

Published on Feb. 23, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

High-Priced Bus Drivers In Lansing

Published on Feb. 21, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

House Rep Wants To Force Homeschool Parents to Report Attendance to The State

Published on Feb. 19, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Taylor School Board Approves Contract Forcing Teachers To Pay Union

Published on Feb. 16, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

LG Chem: A Look Back At the Failed Predictions

Published on Feb. 15, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Board of Education President Complains Of 'Right-Wing' Agenda

Published on Feb. 13, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Average Michigan Government Employee Compensation Exceeds Six Figures For The First Time

Published on Feb. 12, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Slight Reduction In Education Funding Did Not Lead To Doomsday Predictions

Published on Feb. 11, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Charter Public Schools Give Detroit Schoolchildren Hope

Published on Feb. 8, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Teachers Rank No. 2 For Salary

Published on Feb. 7, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Late To Make Changes

Published on Feb. 5, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential