A strong safety-net to get Michiganders back to work
Some in Lansing would have you believe that our economy is as healthy as ever, with the state’s unemployment rate as low as it’s been
November 29, 2017
Some in Lansing would have you believe that our economy is as healthy as ever, with the state’s unemployment rate as low as it’s been
In my last post I recommended three books and a video on education and placemaking. In this post we look at three books worth reading
In our first ever state policy agenda we identify dealing with the Great Decoupling as the preeminent economic challenge of our times. Figuring out how
Last week I summarized the section of our recently released paper, A Path to Good-paying Careers for all Michiganders: Sharing prosperity with those not participating in
If you’ve been following this blog, you know we recently released the second in-depth topic paper outlining the proposed policy changes that we believe can
Our latest report provides a set of ideas for how we improve living standards for Michiganders not participating in the high-wage knowledge economy. Last week
Our latest report, Sharing prosperity with those not participating in the high-wage knowledge-based economy, is based on two major understandings. The first is that even
As we explored in my last post Michigan structurally has too many low-paid jobs. About half of Michigan jobs pay less than $15 an hour.
A recent Washington Post article was entitled Half the jobs in America pay less than $18 an hour. Can Trump help? The consequence of way too many
Oregon’s legislature is considering a fascinating, and controversial, bill to remove certain local controls over development in favor of new, faster development and higher density.
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