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Michigan’s Emergency Powers Law Was Always Controversial

Michael Van Beek | September 8, 2020

Government Handouts to Corporations Don’t Work, New Evidence Finds

Dr. Michael J. Hicks and Michael D. LaFaive | September 8, 2020

Michigan School Funding Deal Chooses Schools Over Schoolchildren

Ben DeGrow and James M. Hohman | September 8, 2020

Michigan Should Permanently Loosen Restrictions on Medical Scope of Practice, Not Reinstate Them

Jarrett Skorup and Lindsay B. Killen | August 3, 2020

Tax Credit Programs Can Increase, Not Decrease, Government Spending

James M. Hohman | August 3, 2020

Children Kept Out of Classrooms Need Policy Changes to Help Pursue Their Education

Ben DeGrow | August 3, 2020

Michigan Can Reopen Without Business Subsidy Deals

James M. Hohman | July 7, 2020

It’s Time to Build the Line 5 Tunnel

Jason Hayes | July 7, 2020

New Routines and Options Needed Next School Year

Ben DeGrow | July 7, 2020

Liquor to Go: An Idea Whose Time is Now

Michael D. LaFaive | June 8, 2020

State Regulators, Dam Owner, Set Conditions for Flooding in Mid-Michigan

Jason Hayes | June 8, 2020

Less Driving Means Fewer Gas Taxes

James M. Hohman | June 8, 2020

Many Emergency Orders To Fight COVID-19 Should Be Put Into Law For Good

Jarrett Skorup | May 4, 2020

Michigan’s Personal Income Tax During Pandemic

James M. Hohman | May 4, 2020

Federal Cash is Coming for Michigan Schools – We Need to Use It Fairly and Smartly

Ben DeGrow | May 4, 2020

After the Virus: The Importance of Savings

David L. Littmann | April 6, 2020

Michigan Entered 2020 Stronger

Michael D. LaFaive | April 6, 2020

Emergency Powers Under Michigan Law

Michael Van Beek | April 6, 2020

Climate Change Happens; Now What?

Jason Hayes | March 3, 2020

New Report Card Shows Which Schools Are Doing the Most for Students

Ben DeGrow | March 3, 2020

Limiting Local Government Revenue in a Democracy

James M. Hohman | March 3, 2020

The Working Class Is Not Worse Off Today Than During the Recession

Jarrett Skorup | February 4, 2020

Corporate Welfare Reform Legislation Introduced

Michael D. LaFaive and James M. Hohman | February 4, 2020

It’s Time to Improve the School Bond Election Process

Ben DeGrow | February 4, 2020

2020: A New Day, or Groundhog Day?

David Guenthner | January 13, 2020

Michigan on Pace for Smallest Increase in Business Subsidies in Years

James M. Hohman | January 13, 2020

Lawmakers Should Not Resurrect Pure Michigan Subsidy Program

Michael D. LaFaive | January 13, 2020

The Unintended Results of Michigan’s Divided Government

James M. Hohman | December 9, 2019

Regulatory Reforms on the Move in Michigan

Jarrett Skorup | December 9, 2019

Students Led Astray by Environmental Education

Jason Hayes | December 9, 2019

Legislators Nix Regulatory Overreach of Rural Health Care Providers

Lindsay B. Killen | November 11, 2019

Filling Classroom Vacancies Requires Better Solutions

Ben DeGrow | November 11, 2019

Keep Pure Michigan Spending at $0

Michael D. LaFaive | November 11, 2019

The Tax Hike Governor Vetoes Additional Road Funding

October 7, 2019

Vaping Ban is Bad for Health, Good for Smugglers

Michael D. LaFaive | October 7, 2019

Utilities Have Big Solar Plans for Michigan but Overlook the Long-Term Costs

Jason Hayes and Aaron Lehman | October 7, 2019

State Should Enact Budget, Debate Road Funding Another Day

James M. Hohman | September 9, 2019

Local Governments Must Confront Billions in Pension Debt

James M. Hohman and Ceanna Hayes | September 9, 2019

Career and Technical Education Reform Needs More Than Money

Hannah Wing and Ben DeGrow | September 9, 2019

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

James M. Hohman | August 5, 2019

Attack on Schools of Choice Unfounded

Ben DeGrow | August 5, 2019

Minimum Wage Laws Hurt People

Michael D. LaFaive | August 5, 2019

Green Jobs: More Jobs, Less Efficiency

Garrick Anderson | July 8, 2019

Give More Power to Parents of Special-Needs Learners

Ben DeGrow | July 8, 2019

Growth Fuels Budget Priorities in House and Senate Budgets

James M. Hohman | July 8, 2019

Report for Schools Changes, but the Goal of Recognizing Excellence Remains

Ben DeGrow | June 3, 2019

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

James M. Hohman | June 3, 2019

New Auto Insurance Law Will Benefit Michigan Drivers

Michael Van Beek | June 3, 2019

Let Them Work: Michigan Should Reciprocate All Occupational Licenses

Jarrett Skorup | May 6, 2019

Road Work: Should State Prioritize ‘Horse Boobs’ or Highways?

Michael D. LaFaive | May 6, 2019

“Free” Community College: Still Not a Very Sound Idea

David Hebert | May 6, 2019

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

Michael D. LaFaive | April 8, 2019

Sound Policy in a Time of Divided Government

Michael Van Beek | April 8, 2019

More Money for Preschool Not the Answer

Ben DeGrow | April 8, 2019

Michigan School Funding Situation Better than MSU Study Portrays

Ben DeGrow | March 4, 2019

Union Membership Continues to Drop Nationwide

Jarrett Skorup | March 4, 2019

Cigarette Tax Hike of 75 Percent Will Create Great Lake of Smuggled Smokes

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | March 4, 2019

How Much to Tax is Different From How to Spend

James M. Hohman | February 4, 2019

Six More Ideas for Savings in the State Budget

James M. Hohman | February 4, 2019

Even After Right-to-Work, Unions Still Big Political Spenders in Michigan

Morgan Shields | February 4, 2019

Michigan Courts Should Revisit Shaky Legal Ground of Corporate Handouts

Michael D. LaFaive | January 7, 2019

2019 State Budget: Cut Corporate Welfare for Roads and Economic Growth

Michael D. LaFaive | January 7, 2019

School Employees Dump Michigan Education Association in Droves

Jarrett Skorup | January 7, 2019

Amazon and Foxconn Ignite Opposition To Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | December 3, 2018

Red or Blue, Criminal Justice Still Gets a Green Light

Kahryn Riley | December 3, 2018

School Districts Exaggerate the Harms of Losing Students to Choice

Ben DeGrow | December 3, 2018

For Some Students, Transportation is a Barrier to a Better Education

Ben DeGrow | November 5, 2018

Make Michigan’s Bail System Smarter, for All of Us

Kahryn Riley | November 5, 2018

Collaborative Management Can Balance Competing Interests for Federal Lands in Michigan

Jason Hayes | November 5, 2018

How Much Will the Repeal of Prevailing Wage Save Taxpayers in Michigan?

Jarrett Skorup | October 8, 2018

Choice Satisfies Most Parents, Appeals to Most Voters

Ben DeGrow | October 8, 2018

How to Control the Pension Debt

James M. Hohman | October 8, 2018

Enforcing Janus Rights for Public Workers

Jarrett Skorup and Michael J. Reitz | September 10, 2018

Here’s One Way Michigan Miscalculates High School Graduation Rates

Ben DeGrow | September 10, 2018

What Would it Mean to Unleash the MEDC?

James M. Hohman | September 10, 2018

When the Cell Door Closes, a Window of Educational Opportunity Should Open

Kahryn Riley | August 6, 2018

Campaign Promises Show Misunderstanding of Charter School Landscape

Ben DeGrow | August 6, 2018

State Lawmakers Should Cut Business Subsidies Even More Next Year

James M. Hohman | August 6, 2018

Is One Subsidy Really Any Better?

Jason Hayes | July 9, 2018

Neither Inmates Nor Counties Get Out of Jail Free

Kahryn Riley | July 9, 2018

Policy Proposed for Medicaid Workers Too Broad, Harms Patients and Consumers

Jarrett Skorup | July 9, 2018

Should Government Get Involved? What to Consider First

Jarrett Skorup | June 4, 2018

Michigan’s New Testing Regime is Better But Should Be Improved

Ben DeGrow | June 4, 2018

Connect Southeast Michigan Transit Proposal: Looking Backward

Wendell Cox | June 4, 2018

Think Big: Don’t Expand Transit, Uberize It!

Michael D. LaFaive and Alex C. Cartwright, Ph.D. | May 7, 2018

More Guilty Verdicts Mean More Cash for Local Courts

Kahryn Riley | May 7, 2018

What I Would Like To See From Campaigns This Year

James M. Hohman | May 7, 2018

You Don’t Need Six Figures to Live Comfortably

Jarrett Skorup | April 9, 2018

DeVos is Right About Michigan Charter Schools

Ben DeGrow and Jarrett Skorup | April 9, 2018

It’s Time To Review and Repeal Occupational Licensing Laws

Edward Timmons | April 9, 2018

The Flexible State Budget

James M. Hohman | March 5, 2018

Governor’s 6-Year-Old Corporate Handout Program Should Be Shuttered

Michael D. LaFaive and Dr. Michael J. Hicks | March 5, 2018

Juvenile Justice Shouldn’t Create Lifelong Obstacles

Kahryn Riley | March 5, 2018

Extreme Cold Highlights Our Need for Better Energy Options

Jason Hayes | February 5, 2018

Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Law Needs to Go

Jarrett Skorup | February 5, 2018

Michigan Charters Get More Bang for the Buck

Ben DeGrow | February 5, 2018

Michigan’s Well-Being Metric Stuck in “Balanced” Position

Michael D. LaFaive | January 8, 2018

School Choice Breaks Down Racial Barriers

Ben DeGrow | January 8, 2018

State Forces Hotels And Inns To Fund Private Marketing Bureaus

Derk Wilcox and Michael D. LaFaive | January 8, 2018

Change Careers to Teaching? Take the SAT

Ben DeGrow | December 4, 2017

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