Commentary

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

Michigan’s Ineffective, Unfair and Expensive Corporate Handouts

The state should get out of the business of providing business favors Read more

National Groups Push Music Therapist Licensing – Which Benefits Themselves

Michigan’s up next in considering music therapist bill Read more

Extension of Mislabeled Good Jobs for Michigan Program Would Be Added to the Business Subsidy Scorecard

Corporate handouts continue to be ineffective Read more

Lack of Money For Universities Didn’t Cost Michigan Amazon – Or Economic Growth

There is little relationship between state spending and results Read more

State Gives Solar Preferences on Land 'Preserved' for Farmland

The move highlights some problems with government interference in private land use decisions Read more

Licensing Laws are Destructive and Ineffective – But There Are Alternatives

There are ways to regulate without locking workers out Read more

The Michigan Budget Fight Is Not Over Roads – It’s Everything Else

Budgets should be in line with lawmakers' priorities Read more

Lawmakers Shouldn’t Bend to Bad Road Funding Policy To Meet Arbitrary Road Deadline

Lack of consensus on road funding not a good reason to shut down the government Read more

Governor Whitmer Stands Up for the Michigan Constitution

Veto of appropriations puts legislative scheme on hold Read more

Want More School Librarians in Michigan? Reform State Licensing Law

Community librarians just need a GED; school librarians need a master’s degree Read more

Let Corporate Handouts Expire

Roads are a better use of the public purse than business subsidies Read more

More Revenue in Lansing Seems Like a Higher Priority To Gov. Whitmer Than Fixing The Roads

It's more about raising taxes than it is about roads Read more

Ontario’s Energy Woes Should Be a Warning

Providing affordable and reliable electricity requires more than just good intentions Read more

Dear Michigan Press: Where’s the Tax-Hike Fever?

Suggesting to reduce tax rates is apparently evidence of a malady Read more

Cut the Budget, Raise Taxes or Wait

The forgotten option of the Michigan road funding debate Read more

Fire Departments Spend Millions When They Don’t Have To

Data shows volunteer firefighters are just as effective as the professionals Read more

Budget Reforms: In Praise of Cuts to Corporate Welfare

Tax increases aren't the only way to find funding Read more

Union Proposes Trimming Retiree Health Benefits to Save Money; Opposed It When Taxpayers Were Footing the Bill

Michigan Education Association asking its retirees to pay more and get less Read more

Gary Model Suggests Way Forward for Benton Harbor Students

Effective dual-enrollment school serves similar community Read more

Michigan Utilities Plan for an Inefficient Future

Fossil fuels still do the heavy lifting Read more

A Case Study in Anti-School Choice Activist Journalism

CQ Magazine’s bizarre sliming of DeVos, charters Read more

Township Wants Higher Taxes to Pay for Optional Employment Benefit

Insurance premiums offered to employees after retirement not fully prefunded Read more