The state’s business subsidy programs deserve extra accountability and transparency, and the proposed limits offered by these bills would help.

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Providing subsidies for film production, whether here or elsewhere, is a repeated, demonstrable failure. hubs.la/Q02wFMNr0

Remember all the COVID relief money (your tax dollars) that was given to schools.? This is where it went. Learn more: hubs.la/Q02wFL640

The red line is spending on schools in Michigan. The other colors show reading and math achievement. Read our story: hubs.la/Q02wFPVT0

A recent decision from the Michigan Supreme Court will have significant implications for public sector labor law in Michigan. hubs.la/Q02wFH8Y0

The 2015-16 fiscal year budget contained $5.2 million in earmarks for district grants. This grew to $38.6 million in FY 2017-18. Lawmakers took some years off from the habit until FY 2020-21, when they added $31.3 million in district projects. Read more: hubs.la/Q02wFGLS0

Collecting taxes from everyone to give money to select companies is ineffective at creating jobs, unfair to businesses that don’t get special assistance, and expensive to taxpayers. hubs.la/Q02wwHjN0

Home healthcare workers, not unions, are best at deciding how to spend the money earmarked for their loved ones’ care. The prime beneficiaries of this scheme are union officials and politicians.
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Michigan House passes a bill making it easier for physical therapists to work across states. But could universal recognition be the game changer Michigan needs? Arizona's model shows promising results.
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Workers who disagree with their union’s political speech cannot be forced to subsidize that speech through dues or fees, hubs.la/Q02wwCk10

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What if public schools selected teachers like NFL teams draft their players? Michael J. Reitz writes in the Detroit News Opinion Read more here: detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

'Imagine that schools identify their needs and seek out the right fit. Teachers are evaluated for their effectiveness. Schools compete for top teachers and work hard to retain them. Excellent teachers are rewarded for their accomplishments.'

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State promised $35 billion more in retirement benefits than what’s been set aside.
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Short of a major state policy about face, Michigan’s motto won’t be “If you seek a pleasant peninsula look about you.” It will be “if you seek a pleasant peninsula, move to Florida.”
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This was the 21st biggest business subsidy deal, and Missouri's largest. The people responsible said that this would create 16,000 jobs and keep the 10,000 the company had. The additions didn't happen and the company cut jobs. It kept its subsidies.

Join us in Lansing on May 14 for an insightful panel discussion on Michigan's state of higher education. Register now.
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