Michigan’s low-tax strategy has failed. Since 2000 Michigan has experienced––in good times and bad and no matter which party has been in control in Lansing––far
In my last post we looked at evidence that the most prosperous non-energy states were those with the highest college attainment, not the lowest taxes.
Amazing Bloomberg column entitled Kansas Ends Bad Economic News by Not Reporting It. Its written by Barry Ritholtz, founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management and formerly chief executive and
Theme: Low cost states don’t win Conventional wisdom is that so-called business friendly places have the best economies. That the way to grow a state’s
Theme: Quality education matters most Michigan––any many other states––have been slashing higher education funding for the last decade. It has been viewed as something we
Michigan spent most of the 20th century building a world class system of higher education – both universities and community colleges. That system is now
Finally we are having the debate we need on higher education funding. For the past decade the state – on a bi-partisan basis – has
Mixed news to say the least on making higher education a priority in Michigan. In a world where increasingly the most prosperous individuals and communities
Most of the questions I have received have been about how well the Governor’s budget will help in growing the Michigan economy. In addition there
I finally had the time to take a look at the annual competitiveness report published by Business Leaders for Michigan. The one that gets so
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