In the mid-1990s as the Sound Transit plan was taking shape important decisions were made that would later prove problematic. One of those decisions was to build stations without turnstiles and to rely on the honor system for…
Matthew Bernard wanted to build a home. He bought a small lot in Oakland, California, and began clearing several diseased and fallen trees that the local fire department had identified as hazards. The result was a $915,000…
The U.S. Navy is showing off a new missile capable of reaching enemy aircraft nearly 300 miles away, but the service is revealing little about what the weapon will cost, how quickly it can be built or when naval aviators will…
The following appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on July 31, 2026. The New Mexico Rail Runner Express recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. When it was created, the brainchild of then Gov. Bill Richardson was sold to…
New York Democrats are once again trying to gerrymander the state’s congressional lines to their advantage, but unlike other states that have rushed into mid-decade redistricting fights, New York cannot simply pick up the pen…
This article originally appeared in The Detroit News April 28 2026. “There is no such thing as a free lunch,” said Nobel-prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, but Michigan policymakers sure are trying to prove him wrong.…
LANSING, Mich. — A new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy finds that Michigan’s primary strategies for expanding internet access, including large subsidy programs and government-owned networks, have done little…
Nearly everyone is concerned about the rising cost of everything from groceries to health care to housing. But now there’s a crazy new antitrust legal theory that could make every day purchases MORE expensive.Under this…
JetBlue hiked its second-quarter forecast for jet fuel prices on Monday amid the Strait of Hormuz’ continued closure, Reuters reported.The airline’s June 1 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing notes that fuel…
MIDLAND, Mich. — State film incentive programs fail to deliver economic benefits, harm state budgets and leave taxpayers on the hook for Hollywood finances, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy reports in a new policy brief…
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