The Michigan Economic Development Corp. creates more job announcements than jobs, Michael LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative, points out in this Lansing State Journal Op-Ed.
The MEDC said last week that criticism of its performance is unwarranted. LaFaive says it is overdue.
Read more about the MEDC's claims and the overwhelming evidence against it here. More coverage is available here.
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