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Prisons Are Not a Jobs Program

Jarrett Skorup | September 6, 2018

Free Speech or Government Speech?

Michael D. LaFaive and Derk Wilcox | September 5, 2018

Socialism Didn’t Make Detroit Great

Jarrett Skorup | September 5, 2018

How Taxpayers Get Fleeced in Michigan

James M. Hohman | August 28, 2018

Coping with the Growing Number of Felons in Michigan

Kahryn Riley | August 27, 2018

Spending Interests Want Spending

James M. Hohman | August 23, 2018

What Would it Mean to Unleash the MEDC?

James M. Hohman | August 21, 2018

Enforcing Janus Rights for Public Workers

Michael J. Reitz and Jarrett Skorup | August 17, 2018

Later High School Start Times Should Stay Local Decision

Ben DeGrow | August 16, 2018

No One Will Win The Tariff Game

Susannah Barnes and Michael D. LaFaive | August 16, 2018

Superintendent Earns Praise Painting School – Which Would Be Illegal If He Were Paid

Jarrett Skorup | August 16, 2018

A Plea for Skepticism about the MEDC: An Open Letter

Michael D. LaFaive | August 15, 2018

Michigan’s Trial Courts Have a Major Funding Problem

Kahryn Riley | August 10, 2018

Election Night: More Corporate Handouts or More Personal Income Tax Cuts?

Michael D. LaFaive | August 10, 2018

A Flip Of A Switch

Garrick Anderson | August 9, 2018

MDE Overreach a Serious Concern

Ben DeGrow | August 7, 2018

Why Taxpayers Are Shelling Out More Money for Worse Service

Jarrett Skorup | August 6, 2018

Three Important Criminal Justice Reform Opportunities for 2018

Kahryn Riley | August 3, 2018

Can Technology Help Predict Crime and Flight Risk?

Kahryn Riley | August 3, 2018

Michigan Catching Up On State Employee Pension Debt

James M. Hohman | August 1, 2018

Climate Lawsuits Expose Contradictory Government Policies

Garrick Anderson | July 27, 2018

Politicians Subsidize Less Than 1 Percent of Job Creation

James M. Hohman | July 27, 2018

A Lesson in Endpoint Bias

James M. Hohman | July 25, 2018

ISD-Run Special Education at Bottom of the Pack

Ben DeGrow | July 24, 2018

How Business Subsidies Cut to the Front of the Line for Michigan Tax Dollars

James M. Hohman | July 3, 2018

A Political Fiction that Won’t Go Away

Ben DeGrow | June 29, 2018

Snyder Budget Whacks $10 Million from Business Subsidy Programs

Michael D. LaFaive | June 29, 2018

Legislature Approves New Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | June 28, 2018

Another MBDP Jobs Subsidy Project Doesn’t Work

Michael D. LaFaive | June 25, 2018

Higher Taxes Would Offer Little for Ottawa Schools

Ben DeGrow | June 25, 2018

State Business Handout Program Wastes Another $2 million

Michael D. LaFaive | June 25, 2018

Detroit is Becoming Friendlier to Entrepreneurs

Jarrett Skorup | June 15, 2018

Neither Inmates Nor Counties Get Out of Jail Free

Kahryn Riley | June 15, 2018

Is One Subsidy Really Any Better?

Jason Hayes | June 14, 2018

Business Subsidy Programs Grow State’s Bureaucracy, Not Its Economy

James M. Hohman and Jack McHugh | June 14, 2018

Whitmer Education Plan Trips Over Charter Schools

Ben DeGrow | June 13, 2018

Michigan Lawmakers Consider More Handouts

James M. Hohman | June 12, 2018

Like All Spending, Environmental Spending Needs a Plan and Oversight

Garrick Anderson | June 8, 2018

State Considers Licensing Naturopathic Physicians

June 6, 2018

Study Links Catholic Education and Self-Discipline

Ben DeGrow | June 6, 2018

Reverse Course on Restricting Medicaid Workers With Criminal Backgrounds

Jarrett Skorup | June 1, 2018

Getting More College Grads Won’t Improve State Prosperity

James M. Hohman | May 31, 2018

Why Michigan Should Repeal Prevailing Wage

May 29, 2018

Bonfire of the Bureaucratic Vanities

Michael D. LaFaive | May 21, 2018

Detroit Charters Send More Graduates to College Than Peers Do

Ben DeGrow | May 18, 2018

Michigan’s Convoluted Electricity System Leads to Strife and Strain

Jason Hayes and Jarrett Skorup | May 17, 2018

Kayak Tax Proponents Try to Disguise Cash Grab as Safety Measure

Kahryn Riley | May 16, 2018

The Lawmakers that Voted for the Most Business Subsidies and the Least

James M. Hohman | May 15, 2018

Token Symbols of Growth Damage the State Economy

James M. Hohman | May 11, 2018

Solar Subsidies Are More than 'Fair'

Jason Hayes | May 8, 2018

City Denies Alcohol License to Restaurant it Doesn’t Like

Jarrett Skorup | May 3, 2018

No More Additional Favors for Solar

Jason Hayes and James M. Hohman | May 3, 2018

The Battle Between Taxes and Fees in Storm Sewer Finance

James M. Hohman | May 1, 2018

MEDC Is a Moth to a Failure Flame

Michael D. LaFaive | April 27, 2018

Net Metering Decision Raises Hackles of Solar Supporters

Jason Hayes | April 25, 2018

Free-Range Michigan?

Jarrett Skorup | April 18, 2018

More Competition Among Liquor Stores on the Way – For Now

Jarrett Skorup | April 17, 2018

Arbitrary Michigan Licensing Laws: Auto Mechanic vs. Makeup Artist

Jarrett Skorup | April 16, 2018

New Law Removes Obstacles to Classroom

Ben DeGrow | April 11, 2018

Rural School Makes Fast Rise

Ben DeGrow | April 9, 2018

State Funding for Universities Continues Upward Climb

James M. Hohman | April 5, 2018

Are Competition And Consumer Choice In Education Good Or Bad?

Jack McHugh | April 5, 2018

Is it Constitutional to Require Criminal Defendants to Fund Their Own Prosecution?

Kahryn Riley | April 4, 2018

The Great Lakes Trough Truce

James M. Hohman | April 3, 2018

Back To The Future With Renewable Energy Puffery

Jack McHugh | April 2, 2018

Study on Arkansas Tourism Campaign Should Make You Scratch Your Head about Pure Michigan

James M. Hohman | March 29, 2018

The Steel Industry, Not Taxpayers, Should Pay for New Soo Lock

William B. Newman Jr. | March 29, 2018

State’s Education Woes Require Full Assessment

Ben DeGrow | March 28, 2018

Where Michigan Lawmakers Stand on ‘Right to Try’ Laws

Jarrett Skorup | March 27, 2018

Pure Fiction: State Tourism Cost-Benefit Analysis Ignores Costs

Michael D. LaFaive | March 26, 2018

Bipartisanship on Criminal Justice Reform Continues to Grow

Kahryn Riley | March 19, 2018

A Look At The State Budget for Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | March 16, 2018

What Michigan Government Lacks in Transparency

James M. Hohman | March 15, 2018

Want Money For Roads? Take It from This Failing Program

Michael D. LaFaive and Jarrett Skorup | March 9, 2018

Salt Bill Would Raises Prices On All To Benefit One Company

Jarrett Skorup | March 9, 2018

Put ISD Funding on Education Budget Table

Ben DeGrow | March 8, 2018

Property Tax Revenue On a Slow Rise

James M. Hohman | March 6, 2018

Detroit Schools Will Sell to a Prison, But Not a Charter School

Ben DeGrow | February 22, 2018

State’s MBDP Job Creation Claims an Inconvenient Fiction

Michael D. LaFaive | February 21, 2018

Education Budget Should Back Parents' Priorities

Ben DeGrow | February 21, 2018

Michigan Is Not a Windy State

Jason Hayes | February 16, 2018

Michigan’s Long 'Bad Driver Tax' Nightmare Will Finally End

Jack McHugh | February 15, 2018

Meet Some Law Enforcement Officers Who Support Forfeiture Reform

Jarrett Skorup | February 14, 2018

Michigan May Surpass 2000 Employment Levels Soon

James M. Hohman | February 13, 2018

Airbnb Ban the Latest in Detroit’s Short-sighted Thinking

Jarrett Skorup | February 9, 2018

Crime Shouldn’t Pay, but Requiring Reimbursement May Not Pay Off

Kahryn Riley | February 7, 2018

Illinois Takes Pension Advice From ‘The Simpsons’

Jarrett Skorup | February 6, 2018

Michigan Considers Allowing Ex-Offenders to Work as Health Professionals

Jarrett Skorup | February 1, 2018

Snyder, New Report Pitch for More Education Dollars

Ben DeGrow | January 30, 2018

Politicians Cannot Keep Up With Dynamic Economy

James M. Hohman | January 30, 2018

Come or Go, Amazon’s HQ Decision Means Little to Michigan Economy

James M. Hohman | January 26, 2018

Renewable Energy is Not Cheaper After All

Jason Hayes | January 26, 2018

Michigan House Votes to Protect Electronic Data

Kahryn Riley | January 25, 2018

Cash Bail Hurts Innocent Poor People

Kahryn Riley | January 24, 2018

School Choice Week Puts Michigan Progress in Perspective

Ben DeGrow | January 22, 2018

As Medicaid Costs Skyrocket, States Have a New Opportunity to Innovate

Naomi Lopez-Bauman and Lindsay B. Killen | January 18, 2018

Many Michigan Families Sacrifice for Choice

Ben DeGrow | January 11, 2018

Michigan’s Most Popular Uber Destination is in the City That Once Banned It

Jarrett Skorup | January 10, 2018

Governor Granholm Called to Underfund Pensions 6 Years Before Company Bankruptcy

James M. Hohman | January 10, 2018

How to Help Those with a Criminal Record Find Work

Jarrett Skorup | January 9, 2018

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