DPS Emergency Manager Could Make Big Changes
Steps in the right direction are possible without changing laws Read more
It is Fine to Get Detroit Out of the School Pension System
Other districts already pay for Detroit's liabilities Read more
The Real-World Costs of Union Release Time
Proposed law would require public workers to work for the public Read more
Incomplete Analysis of Pension Scheme Bill Paints False Picture
Fiscal Agency ignores benefit spiking costs, underfunding risks Read more
National Conservative Groups Push to End Civil Asset Forfeiture
Is Michigan’s GOP Legislature listening? Read more
Requiring Unions to Pay for Their Own Employees Saves Taxpayer Money
Senate Bill 280 takes union leaders off the public payroll Read more
CAPPS Report Lays Out Some Solid Criminal Justice Reforms
Michigan can shift prison policies without endangering the public Read more
House Road Plan Secures Road Funding
Road funding does not rely on an increasing budget Read more
Government Spending on Universities Rise, Tuition Hikes Follow
Higher education funding returns little to the state Read more
Tying Teacher Evaluations to Student Achievement Would Be Major Reform
Reluctant school administrators often greatest barriers to reform Read more
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
House Judiciary Passes Civil Forfeiture Reform Bills
Good work, but more still to be done Read more
What You Need to Know About the Initiative to Repeal Prevailing Wage
If sponsors gather enough signatures in time, then legislature votes Read more
You Don’t Need $92,000 a Year to be 'Economically Stable'
ALICE report puts most past Michigan citizens below ‘survival’ budget Read more
Critics of Growth Projections in House Road Plan Should Be Unnerved by Pension Underfunding
House Road Plan Relies on Reality
Detroit News errs in calling future tax revenue growth 'mostly fantasy' Read more
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A Possible Uber Setback for Ride-sharing in California
Examining the distinction between a contractor and an employee Read more