A Plea for Skepticism about the MEDC: An Open Letter
Lawmakers should take a closer look at economic development programs Read more
Michigan’s Trial Courts Have a Major Funding Problem
The statutory scheme that keeps them running is set to expire in 2020 – and there’s no back up plan in place yet Read more
MDE Overreach a Serious Concern
New rules attack cyber school option for families Read more
Why Taxpayers Are Shelling Out More Money for Worse Service
In some places, cities pay two or three times the base salary for one person Read more
Three Important Criminal Justice Reform Opportunities for 2018
With fewer than 20 days left in the legislative session, that’s plenty of time to pass good reform Read more
Can Technology Help Predict Crime and Flight Risk?
More courts use actuarial tools to assess risks offenders pose to society Read more
Michigan Catching Up On State Employee Pension Debt
Progress is being made, but another $7.5 billion is still needed Read more
Climate Lawsuits Expose Contradictory Government Policies
City reverses original claim on climate-related damages Read more
Politicians Subsidize Less Than 1 Percent of Job Creation
Taxpayer dollars wasted subsidizing a tiny fraction of the economy Read more
ISD-Run Special Education at Bottom of the Pack
Michigan only state cited for failing special-needs students Read more
How Business Subsidies Cut to the Front of the Line for Michigan Tax Dollars
Politicians focus on higher status than taxpayers Read more
A Political Fiction that Won’t Go Away
Candidates wrongly claim state education funds have been cut Read more
Snyder Budget Whacks $10 Million from Business Subsidy Programs
Pure Michigan scores $1 million increase Read more
Legislature Approves New Business Subsidies
Big budget bill makes it more difficult to hold lawmakers accountable for spending Read more
Another MBDP Jobs Subsidy Project Doesn’t Work
State officials can’t pick economic winners from losers and shouldn’t try Read more
Higher Taxes Would Offer Little for Ottawa Schools
Millage money more fairly shared, but promises little results Read more
State Business Handout Program Wastes Another $2 million
Another state subsidy deal fails to deliver Read more
Detroit is Becoming Friendlier to Entrepreneurs
The number of licensing violations enforced by the city has decreased Read more
Neither Inmates Nor Counties Get Out of Jail Free
Michigan counties try, unsuccessfully, to pass their jail expenditures on to inmates Read more
Is One Subsidy Really Any Better?
Subsidies do have a destabilizing market influence Read more
Business Subsidy Programs Grow State’s Bureaucracy, Not Its Economy
They’re mostly just in-state cronyism, not big employer “deal closing” incentives Read more
Whitmer Education Plan Trips Over Charter Schools
Solutions in search of imagined problems raise questions Read more
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Superintendent Earns Praise Painting School – Which Would Be Illegal If He Were Paid
Painting isn’t dangerous and Michigan should eliminate its license Read more