Will Restaurants Reopen Feb. 1?
Mixed messages and more confusion from the governor Read more
State Budget 2022: Not Too Early to Cut Corporate and Industry Handouts
Michigan needs a fair field for all and favors for none Read more
Reopen Classrooms or Send Money to Families
State needs to rethink education funding priorities Read more
Michigan at Significant Risk of a 2021 Tax Hike
DC firm lays out factors that drive tax hikes around the country Read more
Less Road Funding from the Road-Fixing Governor
State spending up, but not for roads Read more
Report: Give Local Governments More Money, But Don’t Ask Taxpayers
That’s the gist of a new study on local government finance in Michigan Read more
Common Sense Licensing Reforms for Military Families a Good Start
Occupational licensing a needless barrier to jobs for too many Read more
Flying By The Seat of Our Pants
COVID response suggest there’s no point to planning for pandemics Read more
Michigan Lawmakers Make Progress on Pension Debts
But taxpayers still owe more than $50 billion to state-run pension systems Read more
Beer, Tattoo Art and Groceries: Is There Nothing the State Won’t Subsidize?
Governments do a lousy job at creating jobs through its handout programs Read more
State Budget Recovers From Pandemic
Weak case for additional federal coronavirus relief Read more
Budget 2021: State of Corporate and Industry Handouts
Lawmakers should cut unnecessary and ineffective subsidy programs Read more
Those Who Do Not Learn from History…
Years of bad economic development deals haven't prevented politicians from trying again Read more
MEGA Mistake: Big Corporate Welfare Program Still a Waste
State economic development incentives often don’t result in much development. Read more
New Study Shows 21st Century Jobs Fund a Bust
These programs should be repealed and their administrative agencies shut down Read more
Should A Past Crime Bar Someone From Becoming A Roofer?
Michigan gets poor grades on licensing laws that keep reformed criminals unemployed Read more
Jobs Program Creates Jobs at Killer Cost
MBDP resources should go to higher priorities Read more
Michigan's Corporate Welfare Programs Are a Bad Investment
Resources expended for these programs would be better spent on higher priorities Read more
Here Are The Michigan Lawmakers Voting For The Most Corporate Subsidies
And those who've supported the least Read more
Gov. Whitmer Repeals Rule She Says Helped Michigan Fight Coronavirus
Less strict medical scope-of-practice rules should remain Read more
Defund Corporate Welfare Agency for Better Public Health
Higher taxes won't be as effective at eliminating smoking habits Read more
State Regulator Claims Alcohol Market Manipulation Makes Us Safer; Data Says Not
No difference in health and safety between heavy control states and those without it Read more
Revisit Spending Priorities
Lawmakers won't have as much revenue to spend this year Read more
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Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ Should Be Thrown Overboard
It racks up too much debt, isn’t targeted and includes priorities unrelated to COVID Read more