‘Everything is broken’: Michigan lawmaker bemoans lack of transparency in budget process
If there is anything worse than bipartisanship, it is one-party rule. Read more
Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan: Red tape and orange barrels
Michigan can’t fix every problem, but it can control the controllable, starting here Read more
National Popular Vote is national divorce, initiated by California
Blue-state plot to select the president is California-based and rooted in sour grapes Read more
What Michigan can do with $500 million rather than giving it to Hollywood
There is no reason to resurrect film subsidies Read more
How to strike a healthy balance between parents and teachers
Collaboration, common goals are the path to positive relationships between a child’s parents and teachers Read more
Traverse City energy customers may be liable for ballooning broadband costs
A federal loan program meant to lower rural utility rates would have the opposite effect on northern Michigan city Read more
Michigan, Florida go in opposite directions on paycheck protection for teachers
A tale of two states: Florida is growing and becomes freer as Michigan shrinks and caters to special interests. Read more
CapCon’s agenda: facts and solutions
The multimedia era begins at Michigan Capitol Confidential Read more
Michigan bill would keep local officials ‘remote’ from public
Local officials work in the public square, not in a square on Zoom Read more
MSU professor peddles ‘catastrophic’ myth against school vouchers
How a criticism of voucher programs actually provides a strong defense Read more
Michigan’s plan for energy transition: Leap before it looks
Energy transition fails to consider trade-offs, unreliability of renewable sources Read more
Parents are responsible for their child’s education
Journalist uses tiny percentage of population to smear parents Read more
Michigan’s income tax cut was 16 years in the making
Both parties fail to bring back Michigan’s pre-2008 tax rates Read more
Michiganders pay high rates for unreliable electric service
Michigan residents pay outsized rates for some of the least reliable electric service in the country. Read more
Faithful electors in Michigan are the antidote to National Popular Vote
Binding the Michigan elector to the Michigan electorate would protect state’s battleground status Read more
Winners and losers, carrots and sticks: The parable of the EV
Every time government picks the electric vehicle as a winner, the public loses Read more
Michigan legislature ducks action on energy reliability
Michigan lawmakers were shocked, shocked by mass power outages, but they have done nothing about the problem Read more
Why the Mackinac Center sued over Biden’s student loan pause
Student loan pause not only costs taxpayers $5B per year, it is unconstitutional Read more
A picture is worth three words: Character is destiny
Photo of 2001 swearing-in ceremony captures troubled state of Michigan in 2023 Read more
Michigan suffers from low income, high costs
State government policies have made things worse Read more
Lansing’s friends-and-family plan will hasten exodus from Michigan
A Michigan run for the few will continue to lose people. Both young and old people flee the state Read more
Only 5% of Detroit 8th graders read at proficient level
A review of NAEP scores for Michigan’s largest district confirms the need for education reform Read more
National Popular Vote plan would disenfranchise Michigan voters
Michigan voters often decide presidential elections; that would end under proposed law Read more
Government workers can’t be forced into unions even after right-to-work repeal
Know your Janus rights: For Michigan teachers, police, firefighters & others, worker freedom is guaranteed Read more
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World Economic Forum seeks 75% reduction in car ownership
Michigan’s partner in the U.S. Centre for Advanced Manufacturing seeks ‘vehicle access regulations’ Read more