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Cincinnatus

Emergency Managers Fill the Role of Modern-Day Cincinnatus

By Michael Van Beek, published on July 9, 2012

Harbor Springs Mansion

Million-Dollar Beer Babies

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on June 20, 2012

Gov. Wise Event

Public-Private Education Partnership: Unlikely Consensus, Promising Result

By Thomas A. Shull, published on June 6, 2012

Constitution

Constitutional Pension Reform, 50 Years On

By Patrick J. Wright and Thomas A. Shull, published on June 6, 2012

Santayana

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

Detroit Consent Agreement: Another Kick of the Can?

By David L. Littmann, published on May 7, 2012

Aspirin

The Public School Pension Fund’s Problem Is Not Charter Schools

By James M. Hohman, published on May 7, 2012

Online Learning, Clintondale High School

Making the Whole Class Flip: The Online Learning Revolution

By Michael Van Beek, published on May 7, 2012

Indiana union activists

Collective Bargaining Initiative Is About Power, Not Rights

By Patrick J. Wright and Thomas A. Shull, published on April 9, 2012

Weight

Close the State School Employee Pension Fund

By James M. Hohman, published on April 9, 2012

Schoolhouse

Reform Needed to Curb Rising School District Debt Levels

By Michael Van Beek, published on April 9, 2012

Monopoly chance card

Time to Scotch Michigan’s Wholesale Alcohol Monopolies

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 5, 2012

Gas pump

Nation’s Highest Gas Tax Coming to Michigan?

By Jack McHugh, published on March 5, 2012

Rob and Pat Haynes

Michigan Senate Should Help End Illegal Unionization

By Anne Schieber and Thomas A. Shull, published on March 5, 2012

Map: United States of America

Research Shows Right-to-Work Laws the Right Way to Go

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Feb. 6, 2012

MPSERS contribution rates and unfunded liabilities

State Behind on School Employee Pension Reform

By James M. Hohman, published on Feb. 6, 2012

GlobalWatt

How Corporate Welfare Hurts People

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Feb. 6, 2012

Indiana billboard

What a Right-to-Work Law Will Mean for Indiana — and Michigan

By Paul Kersey, published on Jan. 9, 2012

Stethoscope

Schools Should Fund Learning, Not Insurance Companies

By Michael Van Beek and Kyle A. Jackson, published on Jan. 9, 2012

Glass of beer

State Alcohol Control Law Expensive, Unfair, Ineffective

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Jan. 9, 2012