The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled a hearing for 8 a.m. this Saturday. Two of the Foundation’s top legislative priorities will be on the agenda: HB 735, which would repeal the TIF phone tax; and HB 3430, which would create an online searchable database of state agency expenditures.
Higher Education
Put Down the Squishies, We Have a Republic to Save
The University of Michigan has discovered that the best way to prepare students for adulthood is to protect them from anything that might make them uncomfortable. Beginning in fall 2027, the university’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts plans to shield first-year students from the consequences of their first-semester grades. Students’ letter grades will...
August 12, 2026