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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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