Do Politicians Understand Economics?
Apparently not those who want to increase the minimum wage Read more
Commentary: A Legislative Agenda for 2014
Get back to the 2011 and 2012 reform agenda. Read more
$1 Trillion Farm Bill Full of Subsidies, Special Favors
Majority of Michigan GOP delegation voted for it Read more
Michigan Still Underfunding Teacher Pensions
Made full contribution just twice in last decade Read more
Mark Schauer's Support for Corporate Welfare
He had lots of help from the GOP along the way Read more
Free Press: School Funding Up Under Gov. Snyder
Paper substantiates what Michigan Capitol Confidential first reported Read more
State Loses 200,000 Jobs, MEDC Finds 2,185
Why tax cuts are better than corporate welfare Read more
Commentary: Higher Ed Spending Myths
Higher spending does not equal more college graduates and more graduates does not equal a better economy Read more
Kent County Land Bank Is Not a Good Deal For Citizens
Recent report from the land bank promoting generous return on investment missing key information Read more
'Business Improvement Zones' = Property Taxes
If you doubt that, try not paying the "assessment" Read more
The Certificate of Need 'CON' Job
Regulation increases health care costs 11 percent Read more
Michigan’s Renewable Energy Mandate Causing Harm, Probably Unconstitutional
The state cannot feasibly have a 30 percent mandate Read more
Facts, Not Fiction, on State School Spending
K-12 spending up three consecutive years Read more
Gov. Snyder Keeps Pace in State of the State
Bipartisan track record to expand government Read more
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Ag Still Not Michigan's 2nd Largest Industry
And why that myth is so damaging Read more