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Masks in School and Misplaced Priorities

Michael Van Beek | August 27, 2021

Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | August 5, 2021

Say No To More Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | September 14, 2021

“Their Vision of Unionization in the 21st Century Comes From the 1930s.”

James M. Hohman | September 10, 2021

Are Michigan Households Better Off Economically Since the Great Recession?

Jarrett Skorup | September 9, 2021

Special Education Funding Serves Districts—Not Students

Abigail Elwell | September 7, 2021

Kids and COVID: Data Does Not Support Health Officials’ Fixation With Coronavirus

Michael Van Beek | September 3, 2021

“It Was Almost Like They Were Looking at our Number or Something”

James M. Hohman | August 20, 2021

Clearing Up the Record on Michigan Charter Schools

Ben DeGrow | June 29, 2021

The Great Lakes’ Reliance on Salmon is Changing

Jacob Gudmundsen | August 18, 2021

'CON Laws' Limit the Health Care Competition Biden Aims to Deliver

Greg George | August 17, 2021

“Lansing is Like High School”

James M. Hohman | August 13, 2021

Working to Retain Reliable Energy

Jason Hayes | August 4, 2021

Whitmer Veto Undercuts Struggling Young Readers

Ben DeGrow | July 23, 2021

Managing Michigan’s Wolves

Jacob Gudmundsen | July 22, 2021

Bad Information About the Prevailing Wage Abounds

Michael D. LaFaive | May 27, 2021

A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb

Jarrett Skorup | May 14, 2021

Cut the Budget, Raise Taxes or Wait

James M. Hohman | July 30, 2019

Fire Departments Spend Millions When They Don’t Have To

Chase Slasinski | July 26, 2019

Budget Reforms: In Praise of Cuts to Corporate Welfare

Michael D. LaFaive | July 25, 2019

Union Proposes Trimming Retiree Health Benefits to Save Money; Opposed It When Taxpayers Were Footing the Bill

Jarrett Skorup | July 24, 2019

Gary Model Suggests Way Forward for Benton Harbor Students

Ben DeGrow | July 24, 2019

Michigan Utilities Plan for an Inefficient Future

Garrick Anderson | July 23, 2019

A Case Study in Anti-School Choice Activist Journalism

Jarrett Skorup | July 22, 2019

Township Wants Higher Taxes to Pay for Optional Employment Benefit

James M. Hohman | July 19, 2019

Schools That Beat the Odds Beyond Graduation

Ronald Klingler | July 18, 2019

Minimum Wage Laws Hurt People

Michael D. LaFaive | July 17, 2019

Comparing the Newest Wind Energy Facility in Michigan with the Rest of the US

Aaron Lehman | July 12, 2019

The Crime of Pickling Improperly Shaped Cucumbers

Emma Eisenman | July 12, 2019

How to Prioritize the Budget to Spend $1 Billion More on the Roads in a Single Year

James M. Hohman | July 12, 2019

Not Much Difference Between Current Corporate Handouts and Recliner Subsidies

James M. Hohman | July 9, 2019

Universities or Roads?

James M. Hohman | June 28, 2019

West Virginia Supreme Court Tests Unions' Novel Theory

Morgan Shields and Derk Wilcox | June 28, 2019

Supreme Court Makes it Easier for Property Owners to Defend their Constitutional Rights

Derk Wilcox | June 27, 2019

And Another Thing About Roads...

James M. Hohman | June 25, 2019

Overselling Whitmer’s Education Budget

Ben DeGrow | June 25, 2019

Divide and Conquer: Democrats in Congress Pushing Unions on Workers

Morgan Shields | June 20, 2019

Growth Fuels Budget Priorities in House and Senate Budgets

James M. Hohman | June 18, 2019

Private School Decline May Be Overstated

Ben DeGrow | June 12, 2019

Michigan’s Auto Industry Matters Less to the State Workforce

James M. Hohman and Chase Slasinski | June 12, 2019

Michigan Road Funding at Record Levels Without Proposed Tax Hike

James M. Hohman and Chase Slasinski | June 6, 2019

Green Jobs: The Antithesis of Efficiency

Garrick Anderson | June 5, 2019

Anti-Choice State Board Rejects Funds from Top-Rated Grant Application

Ben DeGrow | June 4, 2019

Facts Should Matter in the Realm of Education

Ben DeGrow and Corey A. DeAngelis | June 4, 2019

Mitch Albom is Wrong About Michigan Auto Insurance Changes

Jarrett Skorup | June 3, 2019

The Cost of Road Building is Spiking, and That’s a Problem

Jarrett Skorup | May 31, 2019

Funding Roads By Taxing Users Will Only Happen if People Care to Fund Roads By Taxing Users

James M. Hohman | May 31, 2019

Should Educator Evaluations Trust Data More?

Ben DeGrow | May 29, 2019

County Road Commissions Fill Pension Potholes

James M. Hohman and Chase Slasinski | May 24, 2019

Unfair and Unnecessary: Fiat-Chrysler Lands State Corporate Handouts

Michael D. LaFaive | May 23, 2019

Tax Evasion and Avoidance: Michigan Ranks 14th in Cigarette Smuggling

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | May 20, 2019

Analysis of the D.R.I.V.E. Alternative on No-Fault Reform

Michael Van Beek | May 17, 2019

If You Seek a Pleasant Road Funding Plan, Look About You

James M. Hohman | May 17, 2019

EVs Have Already Had More Than Enough Taxpayer Help

Jason Hayes | May 16, 2019

Michigan May Have Turned a Corner on the Costs of State Employment

James M. Hohman | May 14, 2019

Worries Over Medicaid Costs No Reason to Oppose No-Fault Reform

Michael Van Beek | May 14, 2019

Beyond the Fight over Social Studies Standards

Ben DeGrow | May 13, 2019

Questions About Traverse City’s Fiber Network Plans

Jarrett Skorup | May 13, 2019

Cutting Hair or Working as an Athletic Trainer in Michigan May Get a Bit Easier

Jarrett Skorup | May 12, 2019

No-Fault Reform Plans Will Save Drivers Money

Michael Van Beek | May 10, 2019

On Road Funding, Voters May Not Be As Dumb As You Think

Christopher C. Douglas, Ph.D. | May 9, 2019

Better Pension Assumptions Protect Taxpayers

James M. Hohman | May 8, 2019

Unnecessary Regulations Prevent People From Working

Jarrett Skorup | May 7, 2019

The Problem With Government-Run Internet is the Government-Run Part

Jarrett Skorup | May 7, 2019

There is Waste in Michigan’s Budget

Jarrett Skorup | May 6, 2019

College Funding Plans Should Encourage Competition

Ben DeGrow and James M. Hohman | May 6, 2019

New High School Rankings Need More Context

Ben DeGrow | May 3, 2019

Dues Skimming Meets Its Demise

Patrick J. Wright | May 2, 2019

Michigan Lawmakers Propose Strict Hunting and Fishing Guide Regulations

Jarrett Skorup | May 1, 2019

Hike Taxes — Or Just Wait A Half Year

James M. Hohman | April 30, 2019

Michigan Legislature Passes Bills Requiring a Criminal Conviction for Forfeiture

Jarrett Skorup | April 29, 2019

Critique of CAP Report Card Fires Blanks

Ben DeGrow and Michael Van Beek | April 24, 2019

Wealth and Freedom are the Best Means of Protecting Species

Jason Hayes | April 22, 2019

Happy Tax Freedom Day, Michigan!

Jarrett Skorup | April 16, 2019

Local Governments Get a Raise From Property Tax Payers

James M. Hohman | April 10, 2019

Charter School Critique Misses the Mark

Ben DeGrow | April 9, 2019

Collective Bargaining Does Not Equality Make

Morgan Shields | April 9, 2019

Roads going for less than $2.5 billion

James M. Hohman | April 4, 2019

Right-to-Work Means Right-to-Freedom

Morgan Shields | April 3, 2019

Say No to Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | April 2, 2019

Michigan AG Withdraws State From Challenge to Federal Wetlands Rule

Bruce Edward Walker | March 29, 2019

Sunny With a Chance of Apocalypse

Jason Hayes | March 29, 2019

People Are Leaving the Nation’s Largest Unions After Janus Case

Jarrett Skorup | March 28, 2019

Call to Roll Back Third-Grade Reading Law Misguided

Ben DeGrow | March 28, 2019

Education Scholarship Proposal Would Open Doors For Parents, Schoolchildren

Ben DeGrow | March 27, 2019

Another Day, Another Union Scandal

Morgan Shields | March 27, 2019

The Increasing Importance of Natural Gas

Garrick Anderson | March 21, 2019

Michigan Grew Most When Business Subsidies Were Illegal

James M. Hohman | March 21, 2019

Time for a Full and Independent Review of Climate Science

Jason Hayes | March 20, 2019

New Legislature Takes Another Swing at Criminal Justice Reform

Kahryn Riley | March 19, 2019

Proposed Cyberschool Cut Doesn't Add Up

Ben DeGrow | March 19, 2019

Fuel Tax Funds Will Be Diverted

James M. Hohman | March 18, 2019

Revenue Growth Makes Road Funding Easier

James M. Hohman | March 13, 2019

More Money for Preschool Not the Answer

Ben DeGrow | March 12, 2019

Get Rid of the Teacher Licensing Exam

Jarrett Skorup | March 8, 2019

Detroit Charter Opening Doors of Opportunity

Ben DeGrow | March 8, 2019

Gas Tax Hike of 45 Cents May Kill More than 22,500 Private Sector Jobs

Michael D. LaFaive | March 5, 2019

Mix One Part Green New Deal With One Part Polar Vortex

Jason Hayes and Isaac Orr | March 4, 2019

Eau Claire High School Makes Steady Climb

Ben DeGrow | February 26, 2019

It is a Waste of Money to Give More Tax Dollars to State Universities

James M. Hohman | February 22, 2019

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