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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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Elected Leaders and Legislators Go Island-hopping While Michigan’s Population Shrinks

May 23, 2023 Government
Our elected leaders are getting ready to meet and clink beers at next week’s Mackinac Policy Conference, but they certainly don’t deserve “cheers” from Michigan…
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Limiting School-of-Choice Options for Michigan Students Hurts All of Us

May 17, 2023 EducationGovernment
After enacting a misguided plan to end worker freedom in Michigan earlier this year, Gov. Whitmer and the state Legislature have now set their sights…
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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.…
Article

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…
Article

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…
Article

Elected Leaders and Legislators Go Island-hopping While Michigan’s Population Shrinks

May 23, 2023 Government
Our elected leaders are getting ready to meet and clink beers at next week’s Mackinac Policy Conference, but they certainly don’t deserve “cheers” from Michigan…
Article

Limiting School-of-Choice Options for Michigan Students Hurts All of Us

May 17, 2023 EducationGovernment
After enacting a misguided plan to end worker freedom in Michigan earlier this year, Gov. Whitmer and the state Legislature have now set their sights…
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Michigan Teachers, Parents and Students Deserve More Transparency

May 16, 2023 EconomyGovernment
Educators carry one of the heaviest lifts in our communities shaping our leaders of tomorrow - and unfortunately, Michigan is on the brink of making…
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Loud Population Trends in Michigan and Across the Country: Coincidence, Correlation, or Causation?

March 1, 2023 GovernmentTalent
Nearly 50,000 people have fled Michigan over the last three years, moving to states like Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Arizona.…
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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…

Second-chance Hiring Can Benefit Your Business

October 14, 2022 LaborTalent
Caught between record-low unemployment and record-high inflation, it’s no secret that entrepreneurs are facing unprecedented challenges. It’s rare to enter a retail store or restaurant…
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Beyond Fiscal Year 2023: Michigan has $7 Billion and We Need to Ensure it Gets in the Right Hands

September 7, 2022 GovernmentTalent
There’s $7 billion that remains available on Michigan’s balance sheet, half of which is leftover one-time federal stimulus dollars. Michigan’s fiscal year 2023 budget signed…
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Michiganders need more housing options for a thriving economy

July 14, 2022 LaborTalent
Do you know what one of the key elements to a thriving economy is? It’s often overlooked and underestimated, but it’s the foundation for a…
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Importance of Defending Progress and Success

December 5, 2021 GovernmentLaborTalent
Michigan’s success in recent years can be traced back to important improvements in the way business and residents live, work and play in our state.…
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Broken Promise on Right-to-work Further Erodes People’s Trust in Our Government

March 27, 2023 GovernmentLabor
With confidence in our politicians near an all-time low in the United States, it is essential for all elected officials, both Republican and Democrat, to…
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How Right-to-work Helped Tennessee Become a Pro-business State, and How Michigan Can Follow Suit

February 22, 2023 GovernmentLabor
Last November, Tennessee joined eight other states in recognizing worker freedom as a fundamental right by constitutionalizing right-to-work - the law that protects workers from…
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Fact Check: Right-to-work Helps All Americans Prosper

February 8, 2023 GovernmentLabor
More than half of the United States agrees that workers should have the right to choose what’s best for them - with 28 states having…
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10 Reasons Why Right-to-work is Right for Michigan

February 2, 2023 GovernmentLabor
In Michigan, we’ve had the opportunity to feel and see the prosperity and success being a right-to-work (RTW) state brings. And, we’re not alone in…
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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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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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Healthcare

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Federal ARP Dollars

January 14, 2022 GovernmentHealthcare
Never before in US history have dollars flowed from Washington to the states the way they currently are. The price tag: $350 billion for eligible…
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Protecting Lives and Livelihoods through #OpenMiSafely

November 14, 2021 GovernmentHealthcare
The West Michigan Policy Forum took communicating messaging and actions very seriously from the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal first and foremost…
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