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Gov. Whitmer’s Impossible COVID Goals

Michael Van Beek | March 4, 2021

Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Led to Huge Drop in Union Membership

Jarrett Skorup | March 4, 2021

Private Schools Set Standard for In-Person Instruction

Ben DeGrow | March 3, 2021

Indefinite Emergency Powers Are Unconstitutional

Patrick J. Wright and Michael Van Beek | March 1, 2021

Lawmakers Want to Be More Careful With Pension Funds

James M. Hohman | March 1, 2021

More Epidemic Response Spending, Lame Duck Voting, ‘Faux’ Government Services

Jack McHugh | February 26, 2021

Policy Change in the Arcane World of Regulation

James M. Hohman | February 26, 2021

Money for Nothing: Most Federal COVID Relief Went to Closed Classrooms

Ben DeGrow and Allison Rigterink | February 22, 2021

Governor’s Budget Shows That There is No Need for Further Federal Bailout

James M. Hohman | February 19, 2021

Maine Cigarette Tax Hike Would Enrich Smugglers

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | February 19, 2021

Michigan’s Film Incentives Produced Nothing More Than a Job Blip

Jarrett Skorup | February 17, 2021

Texas Energy Crisis a Warning for Michigan

Jason Hayes | February 16, 2021

Six Reasons to Oppose a $15 Federal Minimum Wage

Jarrett Skorup | February 16, 2021

Balancing Michigan’s Fishing Interests – Part 2

Jason Hayes and James M. Hohman | February 15, 2021

Tax Breaks, Vaccine Objectors and More

Jack McHugh | February 12, 2021

The State of Washington Doesn’t Have an Income Tax. Why?

James M. Hohman | February 12, 2021

Time to Fund Cyber School Students Fairly — Again

Ben DeGrow | February 12, 2021

Recent Study Ranks U.S. and Mexican States by Economic Freedom

Michael D. LaFaive and José Torra | February 11, 2021

Biden Should Keep the New Commonsense Independent Contractor Rule

Stephen Delie and F. Vincent Vernuccio | February 10, 2021

A Timeline of Inconsistency

Michael Van Beek | February 9, 2021

Will Indiana Encourage Its People, Others to Smuggle More Cigarettes?

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | February 9, 2021

Balancing Michigan’s Fishing Interests – Part 1

James M. Hohman and Jason Hayes | February 9, 2021

The “American Ideal” of National Popular Vote?

Trent England | February 8, 2021

Did Gov. Whitmer’s Holiday ‘Pause to Save Lives’ Work?

Jarrett Skorup | February 8, 2021

Use Michigan's Budget Surplus to Pay Back Teacher Pension Debt

James M. Hohman and Craig Thiel | February 8, 2021

Will This Year Smoke Out Cigarette Tax Hikes?

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | February 8, 2021

Appropriate Federal Coronavirus Relief Dollars and More

Jack McHugh | February 5, 2021

Reject Latest Calls to Waste Taxpayer Money on Movies

James M. Hohman | February 5, 2021

Mackinac Center Signs onto Letter Opposing $15 Minimum Wage

Michael D. LaFaive | February 5, 2021

No Proof ‘Pause’ Worked

Michael Van Beek and Christopher C. Douglas, Ph.D. | February 4, 2021

Real Reforms Happen With Goodwill Advocacy

James M. Hohman | February 1, 2021

School District Funding, Lame Duck Sessions and More

Jack McHugh | January 29, 2021

Don’t Double Down on Misguided School Funding Strategy

Ben DeGrow | January 29, 2021

What Does a Think Tank Do? A Chat

Michael J. Reitz | January 29, 2021

COVID-19 Shows Why Michigan Families Need Education Options

Ben DeGrow | January 28, 2021

All That is Not Permitted is Prohibited

Michael Van Beek | January 28, 2021

Powers of Deduction

James M. Hohman | January 27, 2021

Governor Whitmer Calls for More Corporate Handouts

Michael D. LaFaive | January 21, 2021

Closing Classrooms May Cost School Districts Thousands of Students for Years to Come

Ben DeGrow and Will Flanders | January 20, 2021

Don’t Leverage COVID-19 Vaccine for More Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | January 19, 2021

Gov. Whitmer’s Switcheroo on Schools

Michael Van Beek | January 19, 2021

Take Federal Education Funds into Account

Ben DeGrow | January 19, 2021

Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ Should Be Thrown Overboard

Michael D. LaFaive and Jarrett Skorup | January 18, 2021

Futures for Frontliners Program Has Potential but Needs Outcome-Based Focus

Jennifer Majorana | January 18, 2021

Pandemic Response Boosts Michigan Budget

James M. Hohman | January 15, 2021

Recently Introduced Bills

Jack McHugh | January 15, 2021

Detroit Program Makes It Easier to Get Working As a Teacher, Shoots a Hole in State Certification Rules

Jarrett Skorup | January 15, 2021

Will Restaurants Reopen Feb. 1?

Michael Van Beek | January 14, 2021

The 100th Michigan Legislature’s Record on Select Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | January 11, 2021

Severe Lockdowns Show Up In State Unemployment Rates

James M. Hohman | January 7, 2021

President Trump Should Denounce Capitol Incursion

Joseph G. Lehman | January 6, 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

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