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There is much fiction surrounding the state of the environment in Michigan. The quality of water, air and land resources in Michigan is better now than it has been in many years. more

The Taxing Power of Michigan's Drain Code

By Sue Julian, published on March 11, 2004

Paul Kersey on the Petoskey hospital strike on Michigan Public Radio

Published on Aug. 4, 2003

Dealing with Urban Sprawl the Free Market Way

By Dr. Samuel R. Staley, published on May 27, 2003

A More Flexible Work Schedule

By Samuel A. Walker, published on May 31, 2000

Student Activity Fees

By Samuel A. Walker, published on May 31, 2000

Helping the Elderly Afford Prescription Drugs

By Samuel A. Walker, published on May 31, 2000

A New Force for Education Reform

By Samuel A. Walker, published on May 31, 2000

Toward a Civil Society

By Samuel A. Walker, published on April 30, 2000

Detroit Should Charter Its Schools

By Samuel A. Walker, published on April 30, 2000

Big Government to the Rescue

By Samuel A. Walker, published on April 30, 2000

Earth Day, 2000: The Good News

By Samuel A. Walker, published on April 30, 2000

Consumer Choice and the Schools

By Samuel A. Walker, published on April 30, 2000

School Competition Works

By Samuel A. Walker, published on March 31, 2000

No Taxing the Internet

By Samuel A. Walker, published on March 31, 2000

Census, Schmensus

By Samuel A. Walker, published on March 31, 2000

The Taxman Cometh

By Samuel A. Walker, published on March 31, 2000

Edison Schools in Michigan

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 23, 2000

Unemployment Insurance to Help the Employed?

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 23, 2000

Vile Victuals

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 23, 2000

A Comedy of Errors

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 23, 2000

Celebrating the Spirit of Enterprise and a Famous Camera

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 7, 2000

Build It And They Will Come-Or Will They?

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 7, 2000

School Choice and Segregation

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 7, 2000

Government Should Stay Out of Business

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Feb. 7, 2000

Private Solutions to the Public School Teacher Shortage

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Jan. 10, 2000

Union Preferences for Government Construction Are Costly and Unfair

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Jan. 10, 2000

The Market for Internet Access: Government Intervention or Private Innovation?

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Jan. 10, 2000

School Choice: An Idea That Goes beyond Partisanship

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Jan. 10, 2000

Protecting the Environment-without Government

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Jan. 10, 2000

Union Members' Trump Card

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Dec. 21, 1999

Government Can Harm the Environment Too

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Dec. 21, 1999

Leave Business to the Businessmen

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Dec. 21, 1999

Microsoft Did Nothing Wrong

By Samuel A. Walker, published on Dec. 21, 1999

Anti-Jitney Laws Take People for a Ride

Published on Nov. 3, 1999

Freedom, Not Favoritism, Is the Key to More Jobs

Published on Nov. 3, 1999

Shattering the Myth of the "Glass Ceiling"

Published on Nov. 3, 1999

Congress Should Stop Taxing Seniors Who Want to Work

Published on Nov. 3, 1999

Get Government out of Our Bathrooms!

By David Bardallis, published on Oct. 4, 1999

The Crash of 1929: Could It Happen Again?

By David Bardallis, published on Oct. 4, 1999

Private Food Service: Michigan School Districts Eat up Savings

By David Bardallis, published on Oct. 4, 1999

Organ Donation: Incentives Could Save Lives

By David Bardallis, published on Oct. 4, 1999

School Choice: It Works!

By David Bardallis, published on Oct. 4, 1999

Lesson for Michigan: Freedom and Prosperity Go Hand-in-Hand

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on Sept. 6, 1999

Business Subsidies: A Ferry Tale from Lansing

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on Sept. 6, 1999

Prevailing Wage Law Wastes Taxpayers' Money

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on Sept. 6, 1999

School Choice Integrates Students of All Races

By David Bardallis, published on Sept. 6, 1999

Michigan's Prevailing Wage Law and Its Effects on Government Spending and Construction Employment

By Dr. Richard Vedder, published on Sept. 2, 1999

Michigan's Prevailing Wage Act of 1965 requires contractors to pay artificially high union wages on all state-financed projects from road repair to school construction. This study examined the performance of Michigan's economy for two 30-month periods prior to and during the law's suspension by a federal district court and found that taxpayers could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually if the law were permanently repealed. The study also reveals prevailing wage laws' negative effect on job creation in the construction industry and their discriminatory impact on black and other minority workers. 21 pages. more