James M. Hohman
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Constitutional convention delegates would have a lot to review (opens the original)
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Michigan voters will have the opportunity next month to call for a new state constitutional convention. If voters approve, delegates to the convention would have a big job ahead of them. They should start with the basic question of “How is the state constitution doing?” For some portions, the answer is clearly, “Not well.” Some of the clear and plain language of the Michigan Constitution is being ignored and has little impact on how government operates. Other provisions have failed to deliver on
Michigan is a leader in two migration measures (opens the original)
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There is good news and bad news for the people who think that Michigan’s path to prosperity is to attract and retain people with college degrees. The good news is that Michigan has the lowest outbound migration rate of adults with college degrees. Michigan retains its stock of people with degrees better than any other state. The bad news is that the Great Lakes State has the lowest inbound migration rate of adults with college degrees. That is, it’s the least attractive state for people who have
Michigan is debating more developer subsidies. Did the first ones work? (opens the original)
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This article originally appeared in The Detroit News June 11, 2026. Michigan lawmakers are considering a spending hike for a program that subsidizes developers to build and tear down buildings. It’s an expansion of a program that began in 2017. As they consider the legislation, they should review whether the program has achieved what lawmakers said it would. Let’s start with the big question. Legislators called it the “Transformational Brownfield Program.” Did it transform the places that got de
Congress should stop paying states (opens the original)
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This article originally appeared in The Washington Examiner March 21 2026. Federal debt takes the United States into the unknown, pushing the boundaries of how far financial markets are willing to lend to our government. And when lawmakers spend a trillion dollars more than they collect in revenue, it sounds like they are enthusiastic to find the limits of federal debt. The prudent course is to spend less. Congress should start with its grants to states, which now account for a third of state go
Michigan’s costly bet on corporate subsidies hasn’t paid off (opens the original)
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This article originally appeared in The Detroit News July 6, 2026. Michigan was promised more than 20,000 new jobs. It got 602. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered $2.7 billion in subsidies for eight major projects. The state has already spent $1.8 billion in taxpayer money, all for 3% of the promised jobs. The results are clear: Subsidy deals cost taxpayers but don’t deliver jobs. The failure to turn deals into employment gains ought to be a lesson to the next governor and for policymakers around the
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