

New data on earnings from work by education attainment
The recently released 2017 American Community Survey provides data on median earnings from work of those 25 and older who worked. The table at the


Michigan needs more than fixing the roads
If there is one issue that both Michigan candidates for governor seem to agree on it is that fixing the roads is a top priority.


Time for a new approach for achieving prosperity
From our inception more than a quarter century ago Michigan Future’s focus has been on achieving prosperity for all Michigan households. Recreating a Michigan that


Low unemployment is not economic well being
Three New York Times articles lay out the new reality that having a low unemployment rate does not mean that American households are doing well


Michigan has had a good eight years, Minnesota has been better
Over the last eight years Michigan has experienced a strong recovery from the Great Recession. The headline being 500,000 new jobs. Good news indeed for


Candidate question: How are you going to pay for it?
Terrific column by editorial page editor of The Detroit News Nolan Finley entitled Where’s the damn money?. Finley writes: Pithy slogans won’t fill a single pothole.