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It is Fine to Get Detroit Out of the School Pension System

Other districts already pay for Detroit's liabilities Read more

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The Real-World Costs of Union Release Time

Proposed law would require public workers to work for the public Read more

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The Fight for Free Speech

Think tanks juggle privacy and advocacy Read more

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Incomplete Analysis of Pension Scheme Bill Paints False Picture

Fiscal Agency ignores benefit spiking costs, underfunding risks Read more

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National Conservative Groups Push to End Civil Asset Forfeiture

Is Michigan’s GOP Legislature listening? Read more

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Requiring Unions to Pay for Their Own Employees Saves Taxpayer Money

Senate Bill 280 takes union leaders off the public payroll Read more

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State-Based Obamacare Exchanges Cause More Pain Than Help

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CAPPS Report Lays Out Some Solid Criminal Justice Reforms

Michigan can shift prison policies without endangering the public Read more

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The Problem of Corporate Welfare

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House Road Plan Secures Road Funding

Road funding does not rely on an increasing budget Read more

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Government Spending on Universities Rise, Tuition Hikes Follow

Higher education funding returns little to the state Read more

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Tying Teacher Evaluations to Student Achievement Would Be Major Reform

Reluctant school administrators often greatest barriers to reform Read more

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Note to Michigan's Tourism Lobbyist: GEICO Pays For Its Own Advertising and You Should Too

Michigan taxpayers are paying for something private businesses normally pay for themselves Read more

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State Tourism Spending Ineffective

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House Judiciary Passes Civil Forfeiture Reform Bills

Good work, but more still to be done Read more

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What You Need to Know About the Initiative to Repeal Prevailing Wage

If sponsors gather enough signatures in time, then legislature votes Read more

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Unfunded State Employee Pension Liabilities Remain at $6.2 Billion

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You Don’t Need $92,000 a Year to be 'Economically Stable'

ALICE report puts most past Michigan citizens below ‘survival’ budget Read more

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Michigan's Economic Recovery More Than Just the Auto Industry

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Critics of Growth Projections in House Road Plan Should Be Unnerved by Pension Underfunding

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Prevailing Wage Repeal is Sound Policy

However, not all reforms are cuts Read more

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Pure Michigan Scare Tactics

MEDC deploys 'Washington Monument syndrome' Read more

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House Road Plan Relies on Reality

Detroit News errs in calling future tax revenue growth 'mostly fantasy' Read more

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Michigan Incentive Policies Fooled by Job Turnover

State subsidized jobs are a fraction of the entire economy Read more

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Snug as an Official Bug in a Rug

Politicians can find themselves deciding things of low value Read more

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