Targeted Tax Preferences are Unfair
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What You Really Need to Know about Michigan Charter Schools
MLive errs in comparison of academic performance Read more
The Bipartisan State Budget
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Michigan’s Corporate Subsidy Board Faces Tough Questioning
There’s a better way to help small business Read more
The Student Debt Problem is Widely Misunderstood – Here Are Some Solutions
Student loan debt is around $1.5 trillion Read more
Clock is Running out for Michigan Legislators to Help Cancer Patients
Lawmakers should look out for patients instead of big hospitals Read more
Kmart Property is MEGA Reminder Not to Extend Subsidy Program
Good Jobs for Michigan is modeled after the failed MEGA Read more
Public Servants Should Deliver More Than a List of Adjectives
Cheerleading a program without providing evidence is not enough Read more
Lawmakers Should Let Good Jobs for Michigan Expire
Research shows state jobs programs are ineffective, expensive and unfair Read more
What Happens Now to Roads in Michigan
There are five potential paths lawmakers can take Read more
An Update on Criminal Justice Policies in Michigan
By most measures, the state has been improving Read more
Keep Pure Michigan Spending at $0
The program is ineffective and a waste of taxpayer dollars Read more
A Global Climate Strike Isn't Enough
Personal responsibility will do more for the climate than striking Read more
A Conservative Case for Expunging Criminal Records
New package of bills would make the expungement process easier Read more
Whitmer Targets Charter Students in Budget Veto
Governor’s selective funding hit unfair, incoherent Read more
A Case Study in Ineffectiveness for the MEDC
Lawmakers pass a budget cutting the agency Read more
No Need for Veto Work, but if the Governor Insists...
Gov. Whitmer can look at cutting corporate welfare programs Read more
The Corporate Welfare Lady Protests Too Much
Evidence shows subsidy efforts are ineffective Read more
Economic Growth Drives Budget Priorities
Largest gains were schools, roads and Medicaid Read more
School Aid Budget Proposals Not That Far Off
Legislature approves 99% of what Whitmer seeks without a tax hike Read more
Omnipotent Moral Busybodies Appear at Climate Town Hall
Policies proposed during the climate town hall were beyond extreme Read more
Selective Favors to Companies Won’t Create Jobs
Not yesterday, not today, not tomorrow Read more
Vaping Ban Would Increase Cigarette Sales and Smuggling
Negative consequences might offset the benefits Read more
Senate Bill Revitalizes Skepticism about Corporate Handouts
Policymakers and the public should question undisclosed expenses Read more
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What the Mackinac Center is Thankful for in 2019
Freedom, fairness and fiscal responsibility Read more