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How Much to Tax is Different From How to Spend

Trash tax a lesson in priorities and revenue

James M. Hohman | 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

Election outcomes matter less when the issue enjoys substantial bipartisan support

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?

It’s complicated, but a reasonable estimate is in the hundreds of millions

Jarrett Skorup | October 8, 2018

Choice Satisfies Most Parents, Appeals to Most Voters

New surveys highlight favorable experiences, need for more options

Ben DeGrow | October 8, 2018

How to Control the Pension Debt

The costs of pension liabilities have grown out of control

James M. Hohman | October 8, 2018

Enforcing Janus Rights for Public Workers

U.S. Supreme Court decision no longer makes union fees a condition of employment

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

United Way ALICE report encourages people to see themselves as government-dependent

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

Give more children access to the advantages of youth-oriented offense resolution

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

Why There’s a Revolving Prison Door

New research suggests that strict parole rules contribute to inflated prison populations

Kahryn Riley | December 4, 2017

How to Solve Government Employee Retiree Health Insurance Costs

Freeze salary schedules until health insurance is fully funded

James M. Hohman | December 4, 2017

Change Careers to Teaching? Take the SAT

New bureaucratic rule constricts educator pipeline

Ben DeGrow | December 4, 2017

Legislature Looking to Streamline Internet Services

Bills would limit fees and ban government-owned networks

Jarrett Skorup | November 6, 2017

Don’t Push the School Funding Panic Button

Districts can adapt to federal enrollment projections

Ben DeGrow | November 6, 2017

Michigan Local Governments Have Self-Inflicted Financial Problems

It’s up to them to stop adding retiree debt

James M. Hohman | November 6, 2017

Michigan Has Repealed Some Unnecessary Laws But Too Many Remain

Jacob Weaver | October 9, 2017

Climate Agreements and Corporate Responsibility

David Hebert | October 9, 2017

Listen to Michigan Parents Who Use School Choice

Ben DeGrow | October 9, 2017

Cutting Federal Great Lakes Funding Would Not Be an Environmental and Economic Crisis

Jason Hayes and Chase Slasinski | September 5, 2017

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