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Priority Issues

Action Agenda

Protecting Taxpayers and Entrepreneurs

Prioritizing government spending on essential services and empowering competitive enterprise.

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Revitalizing Healthcare for Patients and Providers

Expanding access, quality, and affordability of care for all Michiganders.

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Removing Government Barriers to Prosperity

Reforming senseless licensing and excessive criminal laws that prevent individuals and communities from working and thriving.

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Cleaning the Slate

Expungement of old criminal records.

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Civil Forfeiture

Civil forfeiture occurs outside of the criminal justice system and does not require a conviction of a crime.

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Restoring Justice

Research and timely analysis of criminal justice policy issues in Michigan.

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Worker Voting Rights

Time for Michigan to bring democracy to government unions.

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529 plans in Michigan

Expanding investment in student success.

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The Retiree Health Care Problem in Michigan

Many local governments have not saved enough for ‘OPEB.’

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What’s Wrong With Auto Insurance in Michigan

(and What We Can Do About It)

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JANUS WINS!

U.S. Supreme Court upheld the first amendment rights of public employees across the country.

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Michigan’s Pension Underfunding Problem

Pension systems across Michigan are facing a crisis.

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Cigarette Taxes & Smuggling

Research suggests that cigarette smuggling is a real problem in the United States.

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Alcohol Control

Alcohol policies need to be reformed.

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How School Funding Works in Michigan

How tax dollars reach schools and what they are intended for.

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Detroit Children's Business Fair

Kids get the opportunity to create and sell their product to the public.

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Choosing Charters

Charter schools are public schools that are free to attend and must accept all students who apply.

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Labor Reform in the States

This visual timeline examines labor reforms and the electoral aftermath in five states from 2011 to 2014.

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Working in Detroit

Celebrating the individuals who reflect the values of entrepreneurship and civil society.

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