Minnesota #1
CNBC ranked Minnesota the best state to do business in. Pretty surprising. Good economy? Yes. Good place to do business? Conventional wisdom is no. We
Paul Ryan and the earned income tax credit
Michigan policymakers seem hell bent to eliminate the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). They already have reduced the credit from 20 to six percent to
Place and young professionals
A recent DBusiness article, entitled “Report: Metro Detroit ranks low in attracting, keeping young graduates”, cites two reports that came to that conclusion. The one
Downtowns and economic development
In two recent Atlantic articles James Fallows writes about the renaissance in central city downtowns occurring across America and around the world. (You can find
Explaining persistent low education attainment
Insightful blog by Marc Tucker CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy. Tucker’s topic is why America for decades has failed to
Michigan’s 99 percent
We all know the basic story. A very high percentage of personal income growth is going to the top one percent. Which leaves little for
