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Whitmer's Back-and-Forth on Football Raises Questions On The 'Science' She Cites

Tom Gantert | September 4, 2020

Without Context, Water Use Claims Are Misleading (Millions? Billions? Trillions?)

Water use debate often occurs in an information vacuum

Tom Gantert | January 16, 2020

Corporate Subsidy Formula: Big Promises In Headlines, Failures Invisible

Take those job promises with a grain of salt

Tom Gantert | October 10, 2019

Michigan Teacher Pay Scales: Top Out Fast, Then Go Nowhere

That’s the union contract most teachers accept when they enter the profession

Tom Gantert | September 14, 2019

No Such Thing As An Average Teacher Salary In Michigan

One teacher saw a $19,166 increase over three years; another, $435 over seven

Tom Gantert | September 13, 2019

Will Wild Rice Really Save The Great Lakes?

Without prioritization, it’s hard to know if Great Lakes Restoration money is well-spent

Tom Gantert | September 5, 2019

Website Calls Detroit Charter School ‘Struggling,’ Silent On Failing District Schools Nearby

Charter scored a ‘C’ on income-adjusted school ratings, but its conventional competitors got an ‘F’

Tom Gantert | August 20, 2019

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Licensure Mandates Cost Michigan Jobs And Millions In State Revenue

Job restrictions also have disparate impact on youth and minorities

Sandy Malone | December 2, 2019

What the Mackinac Center is Thankful for in 2019

Freedom, fairness and fiscal responsibility

Jarrett Skorup | November 28, 2019

Budget 2021: State of Corporate and Industry Handouts

Lawmakers should cut unnecessary and ineffective subsidy programs

Michael D. LaFaive and James M. Hohman | September 30, 2020

Lawmakers should cut unnecessary and ineffective subsidy programs

House Republicans 'No Way' on Detroit School Choice Restrictions

Speaker Kevin Cotter faced down intense political opposition

Tom Gantert | June 7, 2016

Michigan vs. Minnesota Report Says Little About What Policies To Pursue

Michigan Future study lists lots of correlation, no causation

Jarrett Skorup | June 18, 2014

U-M Regent Calls Supreme Court Justices 'Stooges,' Blames Them For COVID Deaths

One of two candidates nominated by Democrats for statewide position in 2018

Tom Gantert | October 24, 2020

Top Michigan Health Official Says 'Talking Without A Mask On Increases The Risk'

Dr. Joneigh Khaldun says to limit talking when dining indoors

Tom Gantert | October 23, 2020

Hospitals Predict Crisis, But Current 71% Occupancy Rate Not Abnormal

Tom Gantert | October 22, 2020

Risk Appears Minimal, But Health Department Locks Down U-M Undergrads Anyway

Tom Gantert | October 21, 2020

Whitmer Supports Defunding Police 'In Spirit'; Her Last State Police Budget Added $522 Million

Tom Gantert | October 21, 2020

Top Epidemiologists: ‘Grave Concerns About Damaging Impacts ...Of Prevailing Policies’

'Most compassionate ... to let those less at risk ... build up immunity through natural infection'

Tom Gantert | October 20, 2020

More People Getting It In Michigan, But Way Fewer Dying From COVID

Tom Gantert | October 15, 2020

House Democratic Leader Misstates Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Emergency Powers Law

Tom Gantert | October 15, 2020

Civil Rights Commission Speaks Erroneously About Charter Schools

Yes, they must follow state and federal laws

Tom Gantert | October 14, 2020

New York Metro States To Michigan Residents: Come Here And You Sit Inside Two Weeks

Tom Gantert | October 13, 2020

Whitmer Scolds Yoopers Who ‘Dropped Their Guard’ On Virus; 29 In Hospital There Due To COVID-19

Tom Gantert | October 8, 2020

Michigan College Professors’ Political Contributions Resemble One-Party System

Tom Gantert | October 8, 2020

State Health Department Director Quintupled Coronavirus Fines

Tom Gantert | October 8, 2020

Very Few COVID-Related Emergency Room Visits Now

Tom Gantert | October 7, 2020

Few Kids In Class, But Federal Virus Relief Pushes Michigan School Funding To Record $16 Billion

Tom Gantert | October 6, 2020

Whitmer Asks Supreme Court To Return Her Unilateral Governance Until Oct. 30

Tom Gantert | October 5, 2020

Judge Says Whitmer Wrong: Unilateral Governance Ended With Supreme Court Ruling

Governor claims she gets a three-week extension on executive order powers

Tom Gantert | October 3, 2020

Truck Stop Fined For No ‘Keep Out If Sick’ Signs, Hand-Sanitizer Violations, More

Tom Gantert | October 2, 2020

Michigan Capitol Confidential Removes Story Citing CDC Data On Pneumonia Deaths

Tom Gantert | October 2, 2020

Federal Cash Floodgates Opened Wide To Michigan In 2020

Total state government spending went from $57.8 billion to $67.0 billion in one year

Tom Gantert | October 2, 2020

Unfair Playing Field? Flint Schools Get 50% More Than Average

State’s Civil Rights Commission joins the interests promoting the underfunded narrative

Tom Gantert | October 1, 2020

September COVID-19 Hospitalizations A Fraction Of April

They’re down 85%; Whitmer cites current figure to extend 204-day emergency

Tom Gantert | September 30, 2020

Despite Epidemic, State Of Michigan Rolling In Dough

Tom Gantert | September 30, 2020

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Big On Spending, Light On Restoring

Spent $117,198 in seven years studying the Michigan Monkey Flower

Tom Gantert | September 30, 2020

WSJ Reports Most COVID-19 Fatalities Lack Life Insurance

Most of the fatalities are older people where coverage is no longer practical

Tom Gantert | September 28, 2020

Flint Started Online School Early, And 55% Of Students Showed Up

Tom Gantert | September 28, 2020

337 Hospitalized In Michigan With COVID-19 On Sept. 25; 3,357 Were Hospitalized on April 20

Tom Gantert | September 26, 2020

Underfunded? Detroit Is State's 15th Best Funded Larger School District

Gets less from some sources and more from others

Tom Gantert | August 29, 2020

Those Who Do Not Learn from History…

Years of bad economic development deals haven't prevented politicians from trying again

Michael D. LaFaive | September 11, 2020

Years of bad economic development deals haven't prevented politicians from trying again

New Study Shows 21st Century Jobs Fund a Bust

These programs should be repealed and their administrative agencies shut down

Michael D. LaFaive and Dr. Michael J. Hicks | August 31, 2020

These programs should be repealed and their administrative agencies shut down

MEGA Mistake: Big Corporate Welfare Program Still a Waste

State economic development incentives often don’t result in much development.

Michael D. LaFaive | August 28, 2020

State economic development incentives often don’t result in much development.

State Health Department Halloween Advisory: Trick Or Treat With Household Members

Tom Gantert | September 24, 2020

Whitmer Declares Small Business Week; 13% Of Owners Don’t Think They’ll Survive Virus, Lockdowns

Tom Gantert | September 24, 2020

Michigan No. 14 In Closed Businesses Since March 1; Whitmer Declares Small Business Week

Tom Gantert | September 23, 2020

Michigan Coronavirus Deaths Down Dramatically

Tom Gantert | September 22, 2020

State Uses Unrelated Law To Extract More From Businesses Breaking Pandemic Rules

Tom Gantert | September 21, 2020

Doxxing That Causes Harm Becomes 10-Year Felony Under Michigan House Bill

Posting private or identifying information about an individual with malicious intent

Tom Gantert | September 21, 2020

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