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No matter how you spin, slice, or season the data, it comes out looking the same: Income disparity has grown since the mid-1970s. Read More

Michigan Future –– the think tank I lead –– has just released its latest report: “State Policies Matter: How Minnesota’s Tax, Spending and Social Policies Help It Achieve the Best Economy Among Great Lakes States.” Read More

As the local economy continues to improve, we’re seeing industrial, office and retail spaces being snapped up as soon as they hit the market. Read More

From Seattle to Boston, governments are raising minimum wages. The only debate seems to be how high it should go. Read More

On July 1, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will go into effect — and West Michigan businesses had better be ready. Read More

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the MIOSHA Act. Gov. William Milliken signed the legislation that created the modern MIOSHA program on June 18, 1974, with the program becoming effective in 1975. Read More

We may have a right to privacy, but do we have the right to be forgotten? Read More

Upjohn Institute economist George Erickcek said in a recent interview, “If you ask me, ‘Do you think a designer is more important than an engineer?' The answer is yes.” Read More

Transportation in Michigan is at a momentous — but potholed — crossroads. Read More

Throughout the 20th century, the automobile was an American icon, a symbol of freedom and mobility. It gave people choices they never had before. Read More