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Criminal Intent Reform: Lessons from Ohio

Prosecutors’ dissatisfaction with existing language was a key Read more

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Was President Eisenhower Prescient on Global Warming Alarmists?

Add 'scientific-technological elite' to Ike’s 'military-industrial complex' warning Read more

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The MEDC’s Pure Michigan Puffery: Part II

Reforms could make agency more credible Read more

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MEDC’s Pure Michigan Puffery: Part I

Agency claims about success deserve more scrutiny Read more

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Let's Make a (Special) Deal: Legislators Can't Shake the Habit

A few months after the cost of previous deals shock, state looks to hand out more sugar Read more

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$1 Cigarette Tax Hike Helps Smugglers, Not Health Outcomes

Prohibition by price drives consumers to alternatives Read more

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Lawmakers Rushing Through Special Tax Breaks

Will GOP backtrack on select deals? Read more

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Capping Retirement Contributions Changes Few District Incentives

State aid could easily fluctuate Read more

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State Pension Plans Are Unsustainable

Funding liabilities would cost $5,400 per capita Read more

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Will Republicans Backtrack on Corporate Welfare Cuts?

Many economic development programs receive bipartisan support Read more

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Do Not Assume Economic Development Spending is Effective

Is economic development a nuclear arms race? Read more

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Energy Laws are Next on the Agenda of State Lawmakers

Understanding this tough issue Read more

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Headaches of Road Funding and Courser-Gamrat Scandal Now Blowing In the Wind

GOP House has monkeys off its back Read more

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MEDC's Magic Act: Make Taxpayer Money Disappear With Little Return

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A Lesson from the Land of Lincoln: Electricity Competition Works

Michiganders could have saved $10.6 billion in energy costs Read more

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China’s One-Child Policy and the ‘Ultimate Resource’

The costs of China's recently lifted reproductive restrictions Read more

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Keeping Government Entities on Track

A Case Study Read more

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Legislature Examines Overcriminalization

Two bills propose solutions to criminal intent problem Read more

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Pension Predictions Fall Short

Defined-benefit plans don't get funded, they get underfunded Read more

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A Closer Look: Michigan Radio Columnist Calls for Shuttering Charter Schools

Liberal columnist thinks best charters only open to 'well connected' Read more

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Beware 'Wimpy' Tax Cut Promises

Politicians will gladly give tax relief later for a big tax increase today Read more

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Praise for REI and Also Retailers Open On Black Friday

There’s no shame in freedom Read more

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October 23, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report

Gas tax hike, road funding, criminalization, more Read more

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The Politics of Speed Limits

Some special interests oppose raising interstate speed limits Read more

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The Case for Energy Competition

Study shows states without a monopoly have better, cheaper power Read more

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