Closing Ojibway is tough, but necessary
New bills would increase government oversight
Once prosperous, the city has not been helped by socialist policies
More money is not turning into better government services
Our courts deliver nearly 50,000 felony convictions per year
Yet spending interests won’t say where the money should come from
Lawmakers should keep the state's administrators on a tight leash
U.S Supreme Court decision no longer makes union fees a condition of employment
Change by Berkley district cites academic benefit
Michigan to lose 91,000 jobs from Chinese retaliation alone
Painting isn’t dangerous and Michigan should eliminate its license
Lawmakers should take a closer look at economic development programs
The statutory scheme that keeps them running is set to expire in 2020 – and there’s no back up plan in place yet
As expected, both candidates have different plans for economic growth
Not all energy is there when you need it
New rules attack cyber school option for families
In some places, cities pay two or three times the base salary for one person
With fewer than 20 days left in the legislative session, that’s plenty of time to pass good reform
More courts use actuarial tools to assess risks offenders pose to society
Progress is being made, but another $7.5 billion is still needed
Climate Lawsuits Expose Contradictory Government Policies
Taxpayer dollars wasted subsidizing a tiny fraction of the econom
Is the state budget growing faster than inflation?
Michigan only state cited for failing special-needs students
Politicians focus on higher status than taxpayers
Candidates wrongly claim state education funds have been cut
Pure Michigan scores $1 million increase
Big budget bill makes it more difficult to hold lawmakers accountable for spending
State officials can’t pick economic winners from losers and shouldn’t try
Millage money more fairly shared, but promises little results
Another state subsidy deal fails to deliver
The number of licensing violations enforced by the city has decreased
Michigan counties try, unsuccessfully, to pass their jail expenditures on to inmates
Subsidies do have a destabilizing market influence
They’re mostly just in-state cronyism, not big employer “deal closing” incentives
Solutions in search of imagined problems raise questions
If at first you don’t succeed, spend millions of taxpayer dollars
Real estate development is not remediation
But more regulatory hurdles are unlikely to improve safety
Families may have new tool to support private school choices
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services pushing new rules
Many factors play into an area's income growth
Law benefits big companies at the expense of taxpayers
MEDC should publicize its failures, too
Longer-term outcomes back up test-score advantages for charter schools
Legislature considers a deal for Hemlock Semiconductor and Consumers Energy
Adding onerous education requirements should not make tax more palatable
$16 billion in corporate welfare approved since 2001
Select business interests have higher status with lawmakers than regular taxpayers
Those selling a wholesale product should be paid the wholesale price
