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While Michigan’s Electricity Rates Increase, Reliability Suffers

Jason Hayes | July 7, 2021

Why the State Should Stop Subsidizing Select Businesses

James M. Hohman | July 7, 2021

Concerned About a Michigan Teacher Shortage? Make it Easier to Become a Teacher

Jarrett Skorup and Ben DeGrow | July 7, 2021

Whitmer Persists With Line 5 Closure As East Coast Experiences Fuel Shortages

Jason Hayes | June 15, 2021

Governor’s Pandemic Response Was Rarely Backed by Science

Michael Van Beek | June 15, 2021

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

Michael D. LaFaive | May 11, 2021

What Local Government Should Do with Their Stimulus Checks

James M. Hohman | May 11, 2021

Michigan Bureaucrats Want Permanent COVID Regulations

Michael Van Beek | May 11, 2021

Michigan Should Consider A ‘Regulatory Sandbox’

Jarrett Skorup | April 6, 2021

When Will Gov. Whitmer Relinquish Unilateral Control of Michigan Society?

James M. Hohman | April 6, 2021

Young Workers Harmed the Most by Minimum Wage Increases

Warren Anderson | April 6, 2021

Lawmakers Want to Be More Careful With Pension Funds

James M. Hohman | March 9, 2021

Michigan Should Use the Powers of (Tax) Deduction for Business Equipment

James M. Hohman | March 9, 2021

Cyber School Students Should Get Equal Funding

Ben DeGrow | March 9, 2021

Beat COVID-19 by Making Temporary Pandemic Responses Permanent

Greg George | February 9, 2021

All That is Not Permitted is Prohibited

Michael Van Beek | February 9, 2021

Don’t Double Down on Misguided School Funding Strategy

Ben DeGrow | February 9, 2021

Let’s Cut the Michigan Income Tax

James M. Hohman | January 13, 2021

Low-Income Families Still Need Transportation Scholarships

Ben DeGrow | January 13, 2021

Michigan Lawmakers Should Continue to Minimize Corporate Handouts

Michael D. LaFaive | January 13, 2021

Less Road Funding from the Road-Fixing Governor

James M. Hohman | December 7, 2020

Pandemic Shows Students with Disabilities Need More Options

Ben DeGrow | December 7, 2020

Whitmer Plan to Revoke Line 5 Easement Threatens Reliable, Affordable Energy for Michigan

Jason Hayes | December 7, 2020

State Should Drink Up Monopoly Profits from Beer and Wine Wholesalers

Michael D. LaFaive | November 10, 2020

How Many Michigan Families Are Fleeing Public Schools?

Ben DeGrow | November 10, 2020

The Collapse in Power of Michigan’s Largest Public Sector Union

Jarrett Skorup | November 10, 2020

Build the Line 5 Tunnel

Jason Hayes | October 12, 2020

The Pandemic Plans Gov. Whitmer Ignored

Michael Van Beek | October 12, 2020

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Separation of Powers

Michael Van Beek | October 12, 2020

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

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

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