Michigan No. 30 In School Reopening

Iowa, Montana and Wyoming schools open

Tom Gantert | March 2, 2021

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Indefinite Emergency Powers Are Unconstitutional

U-M law professor makes flawed case to overturn recent Supreme Court decision

Patrick J. Wright and Michael Van Beek | March 1, 2021

U-M law professor makes flawed case to overturn recent Supreme Court decision

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City Sued For Violating Public Records Law

City of Warren refuses to disclose salary information for individual employees

March 1, 2021

City Sued For Violating Public Records Law

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Mackinac Center Sues the City of Warren over Salary FOIA

March 1, 2021

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Pandemic Delivers Potentially Costly Electric Bill Lesson To School Complex

Beware the fine print in commercial utility contracts

Dawson Bell | March 1, 2021

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Lawmakers Want to Be More Careful With Pension Funds

Taxpayers now owe more pensioners than the lenders

James M. Hohman | March 1, 2021

Taxpayers now owe more pensioners than the lenders

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49% Of Charter School Kids Black; State Civil Rights Commission Says Fund Them At 75%

Tom Gantert | February 27, 2021

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Berkeley's Robert Reich Complains About CEO Pay, Collected $300k To Teach Three Classes

Tom Gantert | February 26, 2021

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Policy Change in the Arcane World of Regulation

"It's a very small club"

James M. Hohman | February 26, 2021

"It's a very small club"

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Episode 3: "It's a Very Small Club"

David Stevenson on policy change in the arcane world of regulation

February 26, 2021

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Whitmer Suggests ‘Effective’ Reopening of Schools Depends On Tripling Virus Testing

‘Three to four million binax antigen tests every single month’

Tom Gantert | February 26, 2021

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From ‘Until There Is A Vaccine’ To ‘Until We Are All Vaccinated’

Gov. Whitmer’s ever-moving target for normalcy

Tom Gantert | February 25, 2021

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Ten Rules for Responding to Pandemic Emergencies

New report takes lessons learned to show how policymakers can both protect individual rights and effectively respond

February 25, 2021

New report takes lessons learned to show how policymakers can both protect individual rights and effectively respond

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East Lansing Officials Prospered In Pandemic

Like many Michigan local governments, state lockdowns were accompanied by big raises

Tom Gantert | February 25, 2021

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10 Rules for Responding to Pandemics

Learning from Michigan's COVID-19 Experience

Michael Van Beek | February 25, 2021

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State, Media Likely Oversell Impact Of Taxpayer-Funded Business Grants

How long will a $300 state handout keep one person employed?

Tom Gantert | February 24, 2021

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Gas, Coal, Nukes Supply 88% Of The Power Keeping Michigan's Lights And Furnace Fans On

Tom Gantert | February 24, 2021

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Whitmer Declares Energy Emergency — Appears Short Of Legal Standard

Law authorizes lockdowns, closing gas stations, more

Tom Gantert | February 23, 2021

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Very Big Raises For Some Rochester Schools Managers During Year of the Coronavirus

Unionized staff also saw substantial pay increases

Tom Gantert | February 23, 2021

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After Targeting Gas Pipeline, Whitmer Declares Propane Heating Fuel 'Emergency'

Tom Gantert | February 22, 2021

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