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Summer School Programs Stop the ‘Summer Slide,’ Improve Michigan’s Economic Standing

June 12, 2023 EducationGovernment

Students across Michigan celebrated the official end of the 2022-23 school year recently, but it’s important to note that school doesn’t necessarily have to be…

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‘D’ Grade For Michigan Roads Will Hurt Our Chances to Grow Jobs and Our Economy

June 7, 2023 Transportation

Although our elected leaders in Lansing eliminated the state’s A-F grading system for Michigan public schools, they thankfully cannot escape accountability from the American Society…

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Michigan Legislators Tout New Policies that Produce Failing Scores for K-12 Students

May 23, 2023 EducationGovernment

Despite increased funding, Michigan’s K-12 public schools have been performing worse every year. That’s because it’s not a funding issue, it’s a public policy issue.…

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Unfunded Liabilities Continue to Put Municipal Services and Our Kids’ Futures in Jeopardy

May 23, 2023 GovernmentPensions

Michigan lawmakers are gearing up for a new state budget that will likely continue to leave local municipal services at risk and set our children…

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Michigan Must Fulfill Those Empty Promises about ‘Fixing the Damn Roads’

May 23, 2023 Government

Michigan has a $9 billion surplus and a drumbeat of empty promises to “fix the damn roads,” yet people are kicking up their feet and…

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Preserving Michigan’s Right-to-work

January 25, 2023 GovernmentLabor

You may have seen our recent op-ed in The Detroit News on the benefits of right-to-work. And you may have heard our conversation with Michael…

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2023 New Year’s Resolution: Doing What’s Right for Michigan Children

January 9, 2023 EducationGovernment

Wishful thinking is failing Michigan’s students - we need action. We can’t let another 12 months go by with record-high spending at the K-12 level…

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A Tale of Two Economies: Possibilities of Michigan’s Right-to-work

December 15, 2022 GovernmentLabor

As Michigan’s Right-to-work (RTW) law celebrates 10 years as a statute, it also faces the possibility of repeal from the incoming Democratic majority. In this…

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Small Business in Michigan Continues to Take Punches with Judicial Overturn of Changes Made to Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage

December 14, 2022 GovernmentLabor

In 2018, at the urging of the National Federation of Independent Business in Michigan (NFIB) and the business community, the Michigan legislature adopted the minimum…

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Protecting Right-to-work Laws: The Window of Freedom for Michigan Workers

December 9, 2022 GovernmentLabor

10 years ago we came together to protect the interest of all Michigan workers, unions, and our state’s economy by advocating to make Michigan a…

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Legislative Conversation with Rep. Matt Hall

November 23, 2022 EducationGovernmentTalent

As the legislative session winds down, investors and leaders of the West Michigan Policy Forum heard from Michigan Representative Matt Hall of Comstock Township about…

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