Michigan Adequacy Study Shows the State Already Spends Plenty on Education
New study provides few clear-cut answers Read more
How Bad Investment Rate Projections Cause Pension Underfunding
Municipal discount rate assumptions prove to be costly Read more
I Don’t Have Answers to These Questions
There aren't always easy answers to policy questions Read more
Commemorating the Repeal of the Stamp Act
The history of transaction taxes in America Read more
New Evidence: Film Incentives Still Don’t Work
Research from Michael Thom analyzes a variety of programs Read more
A $4.6 Billion Transit Millage Is a Tax Too Far for Detroit
Time to question the benefits of the Regional Transit Authority Read more
More School Spending is Still Unlikely to Boost Achievement
A response to a critique of ‘School Spending and Student Achievement in Michigan: What’s the Relationship’ Read more
Gov. Snyder Vetoes Bill Limiting Consumer Auto Parts Choices
HB 4344 would have increased red tape for consumers and businesses Read more
State Government Up to Its Eyeballs in Pension Debt
Unfunded pension liabilities dwarf state’s other borrowing Read more
New Study Shows Positive Effects of Ridesharing
Introduction of Uber decreases crash rates and DUIs Read more
House Refuses to Ration School Choice for Detroit Parents, Children
Let parents, not a new bureaucracy, choose schools Read more
Cut Corporate Welfare to Help Balance State Budget
Tenuous relationship between corporate welfare and economic health Read more
Legislature Makes it More Difficult to Use Inexpensive Car Parts
Will Gov. Snyder veto the bill? Read more
Municipal Revenues Up Despite Arguments to the Contrary
Bridge Magazine article misses the big picture Read more
Freedom for Nations, States and Cities
Economic freedom increases human well-being Read more
Detroit Bailout's Charter School Restrictions Not About What's Best for Kids
A failed school district or families and children first? Read more
Detroit Charter Schools Spend Way Less Money and Get Way Better Results
Just look at the evidence Read more
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Blown Away By Flawed Research on Jobs Program
Michigan spent millions with little to show for it Read more