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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

Voter ID, Tax Breaks, Knife Carry and More

Jack McHugh | June 18, 2021

An Intriguing Proposal For High-Speed Internet in Metro Detroit

Jarrett Skorup | June 17, 2021

State Lawmakers Need to Get Better Outcomes With Newfound Federal Cash

James M. Hohman | June 15, 2021

While Michigan’s Electricity Rates Increase, Reliability Suffers

Jason Hayes | June 11, 2021

Waive Late Fees, Tax Breaks for Businesses, Wolf Council and More

Jack McHugh | June 11, 2021

The Problem With Michigan’s Numbers on COVID-19 Deaths at Nursing Homes

Stephen Delie | June 4, 2021

Michigan Unwisely Moving to Add New Licensing Requirements on Solar Panel Installers

Jarrett Skorup | June 4, 2021

Michigan Families Flock to Charter Schools During COVID

Ben DeGrow | June 4, 2021

Fanning the Flames

Michael D. LaFaive | June 4, 2021

“It Was an Idea Whose Time had Come in West Virginia”

James M. Hohman | June 4, 2021

For Most People, Coronavirus Presents Similar Risks as Car Accidents

Michael Van Beek | June 2, 2021

Michigan Democrats Propose Mass Spending for Government-Run Broadband Networks

Jarrett Skorup | June 2, 2021

Absentee Ballot Fraud, Substitute Teachers, Vaccinating Minors and More

Jack McHugh | May 28, 2021

Healthy Teenagers are Not COVID Threats

Michael Van Beek | May 27, 2021

Farmington Seeks New Broadband Network

Jarrett Skorup | May 25, 2021

Four Reforms Every State Should Adopt to Help its Workforce

Jarrett Skorup | May 25, 2021

What Happens to Public Works Employment after a Prevailing Wage Mandate Ends?

Dr. Michael Thom | May 20, 2021

Prepare For A Fight on Major Legislation After COVID-19

James M. Hohman | May 11, 2021

Whitmer Bears Blame for COVID-19 Order Compliance

Michael Van Beek | May 7, 2021

Banning State Severance Pay, Graduation Ceremonies, Car Dealerships and More

Jack McHugh | May 7, 2021

“So We Sued Over This”

James M. Hohman | May 7, 2021

Do Construction Wages Fall after Ending a Prevailing Wage Mandate?

Dr. Michael Thom | May 6, 2021

Metrics for Michigan: Slow Rolling to Normal

Michael Van Beek | May 6, 2021

Is ‘Vacc to Normal’ Back to Normal?

Michael Van Beek | May 4, 2021

Flex Learning Offers New Opportunities for Teachers, Too

Ben DeGrow | May 4, 2021

Daylight Savings Time, Smoke Detectors, Child Abuse Registry and More

Jack McHugh | April 30, 2021

There’s a Reason Recycling Has to be Mandated

Jason Hayes | April 29, 2021

Stop Testing Teenagers

Michael Van Beek | April 29, 2021

How States Can Answer the Corporate Welfare Trick Question

James M. Hohman | April 27, 2021

The Pure Michigan COVID-19 Virus: Why Invite it for a Visit?

Michael D. LaFaive | April 27, 2021

“It is Remarkable how Many Blatant Falsehoods are Propagated About Qualified Immunity.”

James M. Hohman | April 23, 2021

Michigan May Finally See Some Fairness in the Way it Funds Colleges

Jarrett Skorup | April 23, 2021

Defrauding Drug Tests, Tax Breaks for Home Buyers, Subpoenas and More

Jack McHugh | April 23, 2021

An Unconstitutional Local Tax Grab

Patrick J. Wright and Jay Carson | April 23, 2021

Detroit District Buries Charters in Federal COVID Relief

Ben DeGrow | April 23, 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

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