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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’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Michigan Has Repealed Some Unnecessary Laws But Too Many Remain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

Legislators Shouldn’t Let a Political Celebrity Keep Them From Their Unfinished Business

Michael J. Reitz | September 5, 2017

More Schools Than Ever Use Private-Sector Firms to Provide Support Services

James M. Hohman | September 5, 2017

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

Jason Hayes and Chase Slasinski | September 5, 2017

How State Licensing Rules Harmed Flood Recovery

Janelle Cammenga and Jarrett Skorup | August 7, 2017

To Improve Michigan’s Political Culture, Reverse the Trend Toward Overcriminalization

Kahryn Riley | August 7, 2017

Keep Michigan Taxes Limited

Officials should respect the tax hike “speed bumps” voters put in state constitution

James M. Hohman | August 7, 2017

A Proposal to Build Trust in Government: Let Lawmakers Vote from Home

Joseph G. Lehman | July 3, 2017

Lawmakers May Further Subsidize Millionaires and Billionaires with New Program

Michael D. LaFaive | July 3, 2017

Teacher Shortage in Detroit Calls For New Policies

Ben DeGrow | July 3, 2017

Michigan’s Union Members Deserve Democracy

F. Vincent Vernuccio and Geneva Ruppert Wise | June 5, 2017

If Michigan Officials Believed School Pensions ‘Vital’ They Would Have Paid for Them

James M. Hohman | June 5, 2017

State Tourism Subsidies Unnecessary, Ineffective and Unfair

Michael D. LaFaive and Dr. Michael J. Hicks | June 5, 2017

Don’t Bring Back Granholm’s Tax Credit Legacy

Jarrett Skorup | May 8, 2017

The Legislative Clock is Ticking

It’s time for free-market reformers to act

Michael J. Reitz | May 8, 2017

Legislature Overhauls Michigan’s Criminal Justice System

Eighteen new laws mean major progress for public safety and savings

Kahryn Riley | May 8, 2017

Ex-Offenders Are Closing the Gap

Kahryn Riley | April 3, 2017

Governor’s Cyber School Cuts Don’t Add Up

Online charters already perform OK for much less money

Ben DeGrow | April 3, 2017

Tax Feeders Declare a Truce at the Trough

James M. Hohman | April 3, 2017

Give Michigan Drivers Relief from High Auto Insurance Premiums

Michael Van Beek and Matt Coffey | March 6, 2017

Michigan Taxpayers Don’t Need to Spend Another $4 Billion Annually on Infrastructure

James M. Hohman | March 6, 2017

Regulatory Reform: Make Michigan a Job and Income-Growth Leader

Reevaluate state occupational licenses

Jarrett Skorup | March 6, 2017

A Better Way to Rank Schools

Ben DeGrow | February 6, 2017

Government Funding of Sports Arenas is an Expensive Psychological Boost

Christopher C. Douglas, Ph.D. | February 6, 2017

Where did the Money from Higher Transportation Taxes Go?

A bigger budget means more money for programs beyond road repair

James M. Hohman | February 6, 2017

Why Trade Schools Matter to Detroit

Ben DeGrow and Brandon Brice | January 9, 2017

Be Wise in Deciding How to Spend Taxpayer Funds on Infrastructure

Joseph G. Lehman | January 9, 2017

Some Budget Ideas for 2017

Michael D. LaFaive | January 9, 2017

Michigan’s Licensing Laws Prevent Poor from Accessing Health Care

Chantal Lovell and Jarrett Skorup | December 5, 2016

Roll Ridesharing Regulations Across the Finish Line

Michael Van Beek | December 5, 2016

Free Trade Agreements Have Been Good For America

Jason E. Taylor | December 5, 2016

The Double Standard in Environmental Protection

Jason Hayes | November 7, 2016

Let Dentists Hire Licensed Dental Therapists

Michael Van Beek | November 7, 2016

Individualized Solutions for Juvenile Justice Can Help Reduce Mass Incarceration

Kahryn Riley | November 7, 2016

Michigan and Ontario Governments Agree to Promote Crony Capitalism Together

When international cooperation is not helpful but destructive

Michael D. LaFaive and Charles Lammam | October 3, 2016

Voters Support School Choice

Ben DeGrow | October 3, 2016

Michigan Legislature Can End 2016 Strong by Acting on Key Issues

Jarrett Skorup | October 3, 2016

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