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Iceberg Ahead: Unions May Play Right-to-Work Off on Teachers
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Jan. 8, 2013
WingsWorld
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Jan. 8, 2013
Government ‘Authorities’ Run Amok
By
Jack McHugh
, published on Jan. 8, 2013
State Budget Issues Big and Small
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Dec. 3, 2012
Stealth Unionization: The Walking Dead
By
Derk Wilcox
, published on Dec. 3, 2012
Why Michigan Needs a Right-to-Work Law
By
F. Vincent Vernuccio
, published on Dec. 3, 2012
Why Statewide Education Policy Is Limited
By
Audrey Spalding
, published on Nov. 5, 2012
Real Merit Pay for Michigan Teachers
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Nov. 5, 2012
Shouldn’t Enhancing Your Neighborhood Be Up to You?
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Nov. 5, 2012
$1.6 Billion in Savings Lost Under Prop 2
By
James M. Hohman
and
F. Vincent Vernuccio
, published on Oct. 8, 2012
Prop 2 May Put FOIA on Ice for Media, Others
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Oct. 8, 2012
What the Emergency Manager Referendum is About
By
James M. Hohman
, published on Oct. 8, 2012
Sorry Kids — Say Goodbye to Count Day Goodies
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Sept. 3, 2012
Tax Limitation Amendment May Greet Voters in November
By
Michael D. LaFaive
and
Ethan Davis
, published on Sept. 3, 2012
School Support Services Contracting Increases to 61 Percent of Districts
By
James M. Hohman
and
Josiah Kollmeyer
, published on Sept. 3, 2012
Ballot Proposal Would Exploit Disabled Medicaid Recipients for Union’s Political Agenda
By
Michael Jahr
, published on Aug. 6, 2012
Emergency Managers: A Distasteful Necessity
By
F. Vincent Vernuccio
, published on Aug. 6, 2012
‘Protect Our Jobs’ Would Make Union Bosses the Most Powerful People in Michigan
By
F. Vincent Vernuccio
, published on Aug. 6, 2012
‘Protect Our Jobs’ Would Protect the 3 Percent at the Expense of the 97 Percent
By
Joseph G. Lehman
, published on July 9, 2012
Emergency Managers Fill the Role of Modern-Day Cincinnatus
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on July 9, 2012
The Legislature Must Fix Teacher Pensions the Right Way
By
James M. Hohman
, published on July 9, 2012
Million-Dollar Beer Babies
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on June 20, 2012
Public-Private Education Partnership: Unlikely Consensus, Promising Result
By
Thomas A. Shull
, published on June 6, 2012
Constitutional Pension Reform, 50 Years On
By
Patrick J. Wright
and
Thomas A. Shull
, published on June 6, 2012
State Lawmakers Invite a Local Emergency Manager by Disregarding Michigan’s History
By
Michael D. LaFaive
and
Thomas A. Shull
, published on June 6, 2012
Detroit Consent Agreement: Another Kick of the Can?
By
David L. Littmann
, published on May 7, 2012
The Public School Pension Fund’s Problem Is Not Charter Schools
By
James M. Hohman
, published on May 7, 2012
Making the Whole Class Flip: The Online Learning Revolution
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on May 7, 2012
Collective Bargaining Initiative Is About Power, Not Rights
By
Patrick J. Wright
and
Thomas A. Shull
, published on April 9, 2012
Close the State School Employee Pension Fund
By
James M. Hohman
, published on April 9, 2012
Reform Needed to Curb Rising School District Debt Levels
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on April 9, 2012
Time to Scotch Michigan’s Wholesale Alcohol Monopolies
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on March 5, 2012
Nation’s Highest Gas Tax Coming to Michigan?
By
Jack McHugh
, published on March 5, 2012
Michigan Senate Should Help End Illegal Unionization
By
Anne Schieber
and
Thomas A. Shull
, published on March 5, 2012
Research Shows Right-to-Work Laws the Right Way to Go
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Feb. 6, 2012
State Behind on School Employee Pension Reform
By
James M. Hohman
, published on Feb. 6, 2012
How Corporate Welfare Hurts People
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Feb. 6, 2012
What a Right-to-Work Law Will Mean for Indiana — and Michigan
By
Paul Kersey
, published on Jan. 9, 2012
Schools Should Fund Learning, Not Insurance Companies
By
Michael Van Beek
and
Kyle A. Jackson
, published on Jan. 9, 2012
The Puzzling Differences Between Michigan and Indiana in This Recession
By
Dr. Michael J. Hicks
and
Kevin Kuhlman
, published on Jan. 9, 2012
State Alcohol Control Law Expensive, Unfair, Ineffective
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Jan. 9, 2012
State of the State: How to Move Michigan Forward
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Dec. 5, 2011
Eight Ideas for Reforming Alcohol Control in Michigan
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Dec. 5, 2011
Gov. Snyder’s BMI Reporting Mandate Violates Doctors’ Hippocratic Oath
By
Dr. Megan Edison
, published on Dec. 5, 2011
Do We Really Need a Unionized State Government?
By
Paul Kersey
and
James M. Hohman
, published on Nov. 7, 2011
Government Employee Union Contract Database Now Available
By
Paul Kersey
, published on Nov. 7, 2011
Present Day Prohibition
By
Michelle Minton
, published on Nov. 7, 2011
Liquored Up: Michigan Government Should Exit Its Liquor Wholesale Business
By
Michael D. LaFaive
and
Todd Nesbit, Ph.D.
, published on Oct. 3, 2011
Michigan Should Lower Its Renewable Portfolio Standard Requirements to Zero
By
Daniel Hager
, published on Oct. 3, 2011
Michigan $1 Billion Closer to ‘Benefits in Balance’
By
James M. Hohman
, published on Oct. 3, 2011
Legislature Should End Abusive Public-Sector Unionizations
By
Patrick J. Wright
, published on Sept. 5, 2011
Privatization Still Growing in Michigan Schools
By
James M. Hohman
and
Josiah Kollmeyer
, published on Sept. 5, 2011
Alcohol Wholesalers Squeeze Consumers Dry
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Sept. 5, 2011
How to Defuse PERA’s Ticking Time Bomb
By
Paul Kersey
, published on Aug. 8, 2011
Time to Take School Choice in Michigan to the Next Level
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Aug. 8, 2011
Five Questions for New Liquor Advisory Committee
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Aug. 8, 2011
State Pension Underfunding Liability Jumps $6.6 Billion, Confirming Need for Reform
By
James M. Hohman
, published on July 4, 2011
A Good Start, Policymakers. Now for the Heavy Lifting
By
Joseph G. Lehman
, published on July 4, 2011
State Pours Interference on Liquor Business
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on July 4, 2011
Political Careerists Threaten Freedom, Prosperity
By
Jack McHugh
, published on June 6, 2011
Does the NLRB Really Expect Businesses to Ignore Strikes?
By
Paul Kersey
, published on June 6, 2011
Natural Resources Trust Fund Needs a Makeover
By
Russ Harding
, published on June 6, 2011
Wayne State Removes Questionable Website After Mackinac Center FOIA Requests
By
Joseph G. Lehman
, published on May 9, 2011
Schools Use Creative Accounting to Exaggerate Fiscal Challenges
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on May 9, 2011
The Benefits of Prison Spending Reform
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on May 9, 2011
Interlocal Agreements — Good Intent, Bad Practice
By
Kathy Hoekstra
, published on May 9, 2011
Law Regarding Prohibited Subjects of Collective Bargaining Needs Updated
By
Patrick J. Wright
, published on April 4, 2011
It Shouldn’t Take a Hurricane to Revitalize Detroit Public Schools
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on April 4, 2011
Film Incentive Drama May Upset Reforms
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on April 4, 2011
A Virtual Learning Revolution
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on March 7, 2011
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Gov. Snyder’s First Budget
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on March 7, 2011
Executive Budget Takes on Government Employee Compensation
By
James M. Hohman
and
Paul Kersey
, published on March 7, 2011
Health Insurance Exchanges in Michigan a Losing Bet
By
John R. Graham
, published on Feb. 7, 2011
The EPA’s War on Energy
By
Russ Harding
, published on Feb. 7, 2011
Cigarette Taxes Fuel Rampant Smuggling
By
Michael D. LaFaive
and
Todd Nesbit, Ph.D.
, published on Feb. 7, 2011
Bringing Balance to Public Benefits
By
James M. Hohman
, published on Jan. 3, 2011
Gov. Snyder Should Adopt HSAs for Government Employees
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on Jan. 3, 2011
Forget the Election, Focus on Outcomes (Viewpoint)
By
Joseph G. Lehman
, published on Jan. 3, 2011
Are Intermediate School Districts Bloated?
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Dec. 6, 2010
Why Do Michigan’s Failed Economic Programs Stick Around?
By
James M. Hohman
, published on Dec. 6, 2010
Protecting Michigan’s Health Care System
By
Joseph Coletti
, published on Dec. 6, 2010
Hydraulic Fracturing the Key to Michigan’s Energy Future
By
Russ Harding
, published on Nov. 8, 2010
It Shouldn’t Take a Superhero to Fix Public Education
By
Paul Kersey
, published on Nov. 8, 2010
MEGA “GlobalWatt” Deal Raises Questions
By
Michael D. LaFaive
and
Kathy Hoekstra
, published on Nov. 8, 2010
Choice and Privatization Reform for Basic Welfare Services
By
Jeffrey R. Williams
, published on Oct. 4, 2010
Consolidating School Districts Won’t Save Michigan $600 Million
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Oct. 4, 2010
Michigan Schools Contract Out More Than Ever (Viewpoint)
By
James M. Hohman
and
Dustin Anderson
, published on Oct. 4, 2010
Common School Funding Myths
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Sept. 7, 2010
The Unstable Funding Myth
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Sept. 7, 2010
The Sales Tax and Lottery Myth
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Sept. 7, 2010
The School Employee Concession Myth
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Sept. 7, 2010
The Unequal Funding Myth
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on Aug. 9, 2010
Oakland County Gives Local Governments Something to Shoot For
By
Paul Kersey
and
James M. Hohman
, published on Aug. 9, 2010
MEA Lawsuit on Retiree Health Benefits Misguided
By
Patrick J. Wright
, published on Aug. 9, 2010
Tax Hikes Kill Jobs and Tax Cuts Create Them
By
Michael D. LaFaive
, published on July 5, 2010
Are Public Schools Underfunded? No
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on July 5, 2010
‘The Overton Window’: Made in Michigan
By
Joseph G. Lehman
, published on July 5, 2010
More and More a Political Animal
By
Paul Kersey
, published on June 7, 2010
Michigan Taxpayers Have Already Made Compromises
By
James M. Hohman
, published on June 7, 2010
How Michigan’s School Foundation Allowance Works
By
Michael Van Beek
, published on June 7, 2010
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