November 1 MichiganVotes roll call report
Movie shows challenging but achievable path to school choice
October 25 MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
There’s a better way to help small business
Student loan debt is around $1.5 trillion
Lawmakers should look out for patients instead of big hospitals
Good Jobs for Michigan is modeled after the failed MEGA
The U.S. imprisons more people per capita than any other developed nation
Cheerleading a program without providing evidence is not enough
October 18 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
There are five potential paths lawmakers can take
Research shows state jobs programs are ineffective, expensive and unfair
Current teacher supply and demand not well-aligned
By most measures, the state has been improving
October 11 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
The program is ineffective and a waste of taxpayer dollars
Personal responsibility will do more for the climate than striking
States shouldn't fight each other with taxpayer dollars
New package of bills would make the expungement process easier
October 4 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
Mackinac Center signs onto coalition letter against national ban on flavored vaping
Governor’s selective funding hit unfair, incoherent
Lawmakers pass a budget cutting the agency
Gov. Whitmer can look at cutting corporate welfare programs
It's better to identify and address literacy problems early on
Evidence shows subsidy efforts are ineffective
Politicians should focus on what's best for workers
Largest gains were schools, roads and Medicaid
Legislature approves 99% of what Whitmer seeks without a tax hike
Policies proposed during the climate town hall were beyond extreme
Not yesterday, not today, not tomorrow
Pushing the problem to the future makes things worse
Many people are exercising their right to leave the union
Negative consequences might offset the benefits
Policymakers and the public should question undisclosed expenses
Long-time Sturgis teacher not threatened by educational options
The state should get out of the business of providing business favors
Some states still force workers to fight for their freedom
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Civility is learned, not inherited
Michigan’s up next in considering music therapist bill
Corporate handouts continue to be ineffective
There is little relationship between state spending and results
The move highlights some problems with government interference in private land use decisions
Legislation would take away secret ballot from workers
Charter school loose teacher's creativity
Mackinac Center lawsuit receives significant media attention
There are ways to regulate without locking workers out
Displacement doesn’t happen nearly as often as we think
Budgets should be in line with lawmakers' priorities
Pension health should be important to local governments and the taxpayers
Lack of consensus on road funding not a good reason to shut down the government
Veto of appropriations puts legislative scheme on hold
Community librarians just need a GED; school librarians need a master’s degree
Roads are a better use of the public purse than business subsidies
Air pollution has actually decreased over the past few decades
Lawmakers should let Good Jobs for Michigan die
Governments should disclose corporate welfare
An innovative product would pave the way to the snowboard
It's more about raising taxes than it is about roads
A MichiganVotes list of recently proposed constitutional amendments
Providing affordable and reliable electricity requires more than just good intentions
Current programs don’t meet labor market needs
Suggesting to reduce tax rates is apparently evidence of a malady
The forgotten option of the Michigan road funding debate
Data shows volunteer firefighters are just as effective as the professionals
Tax increases aren't the only way to find funding
Michigan Education Association asking its retirees to pay more and get less
Effective dual-enrollment school serves similar community
Fossil fuels still do the heavy lifting
CQ Magazine’s bizarre sliming of DeVos, charters
Jobs which require an occupational license usually have age restrictions
Insurance premiums offered to employees after retirement not fully prefunded
Employers are better at attracting skilled workers
High school CAP Scores correspond with college enrollment rates
Federal mandates will increase unemployment
America can have both a clean environment and a strong economy
Promotion efforts are unlikely to be cost effect
Pine River Wind Park only produces electricity 36 percent of the time
Lawmakers should review unnecessary laws
Redirect money from Indian gaming, arts and cultural spending, AgBio research and more
President Trump, hold firm on CAFE reform
Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue could strike down Blaine amendments
Slouching towards subsidies
Recent interesting or noteworthy bill introductions
Recertification would benefit union members
Things have improved since the 1970s
A comparison of what a little extra revenue provides to residents
Mackinac Center files brief supporting worker freedom
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Property owners may now seek redress in federal courts
Lawmakers can fix the roads without raising taxes
Increase in line with years past, not “game-changing” and “historic”
This week's MichiganVotes roll call report
PRO Act gives unions unfettered access to employees
Real Cuts to Corporate Welfare on the Table
Down syndrome doesn’t have to hold kids like Katie back
This week's MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
Families need more, not fewer, education options
One out of 25 jobs in the state is in auto manufacturing
