A Way to Ease the Pain of Budget Cuts
Repealing Michigan’s “prevailing-wage” law would generate savings of more than $400 million per year.

Feds Endanger Michigan Ferry Business
Wisconsin-based Lake Express LLC is asking the U.S. Maritime Administration to give it a $17 million federal loan guarantee to start a ferry business across Lake Michigan.

Remembering Prague Spring
This spring marks the 35th anniversary of the "Prague Spring" of 1968 in which democratic reforms emerging in the former Czechoslovakia were brutally crushed by Soviet occupation forces.

Governor Granholm: Profile in Budget Courage
Jennifer Granholm could become the model for the 21st-century Democrat.

Michigan Prison Costs and What to Do about Them
Corrections now consumes 17% of the state's General Fund.

Union Agreement Threatens West Michigan Economy
Unwise labor agreements could make prosperous West Michigan more union-dominated and depressed like Flint and Detroit.

Study: Assessment of the Clean Michigan Initiative

How is $675 million approved by voters in 1998 actually being spent on environmental protection?

Cigarette Taxes Financing Terrorism?
Terrorists may be profiting from the resale of cigarettes smuggled from low-tax states such as North Carolina into high-tax states such as Michigan.

The Effect of Right-to-Work Laws on Economic Development

How individual freedom and higher productivity give workers in Right-to-Work states the edge in job opportunities, employment, and purchasing power.

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Study: Balancing Michigan's State Budget
More than 200 recommendations to balance the budget and strengthen civil society.

Six Habits of Fiscally Responsible School Districts

This new report shows how schools can save money without laying off teachers.

MEA Sues Mackinac Center for Quoting Union President
Litigation analysis, transcript of remarks, media coverage, and related news.

77 Ideas for the Legislature
More than $1 billion in red ink means lawmakers don't have the luxury of doing things the way they've always been done.

With Clear Eyes, Sincere Hearts and Open Minds

A Second Look at Public Education in America

Universal Tuition Tax Credits are the best way to advance school choice.   Is the Michigan Education Association helping or hurting schools and students?   Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy   Classic free-market books.   Michigan Privatization Report   Students can Ask the Economist and get answers in 24 hours!   Michigan Education Report   Great Myths of the Great Depression   The high cost of remedial education. See the study.   The innovative Universal Tuition Tax Credit would improve all schools. See the study.