State Retirement Managers Develop Convenient, Hypocritical Excuse
Tantamount to only brushing your teeth when you go to the dentist Read more
School Funding in Michigan Reaches All-Time High
Record revenues for schools likely will continue Read more
Why Michigan Has a Pension Problem
Everyone wants to avoid responsibilities on retiree benefits Read more
If School Pensions are ‘Vital,’ They Should Have Been Properly Funded
School employees are the state’s largest creditors Read more
Let People Rent Out Their Property
New bills would let homeowners use Airbnb, other services Read more
Congressional Science Spending Largely Untouched
Federal spending bill lets the air out of protestor’s tires Read more
Michigan House Considers Constitutional Amendment to Protect Data
Proposed law would provide urgently required protections to individual rights to privacy and property in Michigan Read more
Evidence? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Evidence, Imply Tourism Officials
Tourism officials make claims they can’t support Read more
False Assertions Abound about Green Energy Program
Will DTE support true consumer choice in electricity? Read more
Legally Innocent, Yet Behind Bars
Michigan’s cash bail system means pre-trial justice may not be so just Read more
Michigan Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Licensing Bill
Sen. Peters, Rep. Walberg working together to remove needless barriers to employment Read more
Should Construction Workers Pay Taxes to Billionaires?
Under proposed legislation, some of them would Read more
Legislature Considers Reopening a Closed Business Subsidy Program
Good Jobs For Michigan is a repackaged MEGA Read more
Grand Rapids is a Regional Leader in Attracting People
City leads Minneapolis and Chicago in population growth Read more
Back to the MEGA Future: Good Jobs for Michigan Reinvents Failed MEGA Program
Proposed law shares remarkable similarities with old, failed law Read more
Save Closures for Truly Failing Schools
Context needed for decisions, whether by state or local officials Read more
Proposed Corporate Giveaway Unlikely to Grow Economy
Lawmakers should consider the full costs of corporate welfare before they approve it Read more
Dear House Tax Committee: Pure Michigan Return on Investment Not Validated
State Rep. Jim Tedder asks the right question Read more
Excessive Lawmaking Road to ‘Regiment Every Aspect of Society and Commerce’
Statism that knows no party boundaries Read more
What’s Old is New Again: Another Subsidy Program Being Considered by Legislature
Good for politicians and well-connected businesses, bad for Michigan Read more
Secretive Bidder Wins Pure Michigan Contract Over Transparent One
Auditor General, not MEDC, should hire reviews of corporate welfare programs Read more
Pension Funding Best Practices Remembered
But only when they serve bureaucrat Interests Read more
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Incentive Programs Fail: Evidence is All Too Clear
Center Scholar Speaks to Tax Group in Florida Read more