James M. Hohman, Director of Fiscal Policy

Whitmer picks wrong strategy to improve state economy

Blog | June 8, 2023

‘The federal government has stepped in and broken the market’

The Overton Window Podcast | June 2, 2023

Michigan budget could use more restraint

Blog | May 30, 2023

‘The Great Depression pushed relegalization into the Overton Window’

The Overton Window Podcast | May 19, 2023

‘It’s focused on destroying credibility instead of dealing with facts’

The Overton Window Podcast | May 5, 2023

Don’t ask ALICE

Blog | May 1, 2023

‘I think that’s a little bit of political cowardice’

The Overton Window Podcast | April 21, 2023

Budget for a permanent tax cut

Blog | April 13, 2023

‘A conservationist is an environmentalist with a chainsaw’

The Overton Window Podcast | April 7, 2023

More money, fewer riders for Michigan transit

Blog | March 29, 2023

‘I didn’t think courts had that ability, and I still don’t’

The Overton Window Podcast | March 24, 2023

The weak support for mandatory payments to unions

Blog | March 23, 2023

Hohman: Michigan media asks the wrong questions, fosters bad policy

CapCon | March 20, 2023

Hohman on EITC: Don’t call it a tax cut

Blog | March 18, 2023

Michigan’s bizarre negative tax

Blog | March 16, 2023

Four wrong questions being asked in Michigan policy debates

Blog | March 15, 2023

Hohman: Is a tax hike coming in Michigan in 2023?

Blog | March 14, 2023

‘They delivered on what they said they were going to do’

The Overton Window Podcast | March 10, 2023

Corporate welfare is Michigan Democrats’ top priority

Blog | March 6, 2023

Get more competitive on taxes

Blog | March 1, 2023

Michigan’s amped-up budget

Blog | February 27, 2023

Tucker Carlson joins the Overton Window podcast

CapCon | February 24, 2023

‘I don’t appear to have any effect at all on most Republican office holders but I’m not going to stop trying’

The Overton Window Podcast | February 24, 2023

If we give colleges even more money, will they keep tuition down?

Blog | February 21, 2023

Hohman: Michigan economy needs to catch up

CapCon | February 20, 2023

Michigan’s economy needs to catch up

Blog | February 14, 2023

‘Decarbonization has really thrown a wrench into the gears’

The Overton Window Podcast | February 10, 2023

Pass a Sustainable Michigan Budget

Blog | February 7, 2023

Michigan lawmakers fail to turn business subsidies into job growth

Blog | February 6, 2023

Some lawmakers want to cook the books to avoid a tax cut

Blog | January 31, 2023

‘It’s the message that hopefully I can carry on behalf of Michigan families’

The Overton Window Podcast | January 27, 2023

New bills would give special exemptions for pension income

Blog | January 20, 2023

‘It’s not like the auto industry ever wanted something from the state government and didn’t get it’

The Overton Window Podcast | January 13, 2023

Michigan lawmakers are likely to keep taxing pensions

CapCon | December 29, 2022

‘What we have now is a system that’s run by politicians, and it works poorly’

The Overton Window Podcast | December 16, 2022

School service contracting dipped slightly in 2022

Blog | December 12, 2022

New Democratic majorities can help Michigan add jobs with full expensing

Blog | December 9, 2022

Michigan adds jobs as auto employment plummets

Blog | December 2, 2022

‘That’s the art form and that’s what I love about it’

The Overton Window Podcast | December 2, 2022

Michigan Democrats go 0-6 in predictions on right-to-work’s economic effects

CapCon | November 22, 2022

‘It just shows the power of small things to make big impacts’

The Overton Window Podcast | November 18, 2022

Michigan is dead last in long-term job growth

Blog | November 11, 2022

Once more into the battery breach

Blog | November 10, 2022

Michigan’s revenue growth gets spun as reduced spending

Blog | November 6, 2022

‘There is a misconception that elections are about convincing people on issues. ... Elections are how we keep score on issues.’

The Overton Window Podcast | November 4, 2022

Whitmer tried to raise taxes

Blog | October 28, 2022

We need better unions

Blog | October 25, 2022

Red state, blue state, whatever

Blog | October 24, 2022

‘We’re going to give every kid the option to pursue the best education possible’

The Overton Window Podcast | October 21, 2022

Whitmer supported $4.5 billion in corporate subsidies

Blog | October 20, 2022

Candidates for the Legislature: Please Champion Legislation

Viewpoints | October 15, 2022

Giving students more money won’t solve rising cost of tuition

Blog | October 12, 2022

New spending bill includes half-billion-plus in business subsidies

Blog | October 11, 2022

‘How is this policy tough on crime if they’re not charging people with crimes?’

The Overton Window Podcast | October 7, 2022

There are two sides to corporate welfare

Blog | September 29, 2022

‘It’s really great to see that states are prioritizing cutting taxes instead of just growing government’

The Overton Window Podcast | September 23, 2022

Whitmer Should Get on Board With Reduced Income Tax Rate

Viewpoints | September 15, 2022

‘There’s a tax break industrial complex that’s got everybody hornswoggled’

The Overton Window Podcast | September 9, 2022

High revenue lets Michigan spend more and reduce taxes

Blog | September 1, 2022

Cut Taxes to Help Michigan Catch Up

Blog | August 29, 2022

COVID Ratcheted up Federal Transfers to the State Budget

Blog | August 26, 2022

‘In today’s world your email address and your cell phone numbers are digital currency’

The Overton Window Podcast | August 26, 2022

Voting Against Subsidies Isn't Killing Jobs

Blog | August 18, 2022

Revamp the Way Michigan’s Publicly Funded Universities Operate

Blog | August 15, 2022

‘I know this from the colorful mail I receive from readers’

The Overton Window Podcast | August 12, 2022

No one subsidizes business like Michigan

Blog | August 5, 2022

Ten other numbers to know about the Michigan budget

CapCon | July 26, 2022

‘Show the effects that bad policy has on individuals’

The Overton Window Podcast | July 15, 2022

The good news about the budget

Blog | July 13, 2022

‘It’s no different than building a network of friends’

The Overton Window Podcast | July 1, 2022

‘That’s wrong. It’s morally wrong. It’s economically wrong. It’s just bad policy.’

The Overton Window Podcast | June 17, 2022

Lawmakers Should Fix Utility Favoritism Instead of Approving More

Blog | June 15, 2022

‘Not yet, but we’re close’

The Overton Window Podcast | June 3, 2022

There’s Room for a Tax Cut Compromise in Michigan

Blog | May 27, 2022

Where Are All the Jobs?

Blog | May 20, 2022

'Transparency is for government and privacy is for people'

The Overton Window Podcast | May 20, 2022

Why People Believe In Selective Business Subsidies

Blog | May 12, 2022

Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?

Blog | May 11, 2022

‘Powers that no one had exercised before’

The Overton Window Podcast | May 6, 2022

Don’t Let Companies Rewrite Corporate Welfare Rules

Blog | May 2, 2022

Diverting Money from Schools, Roads, and Public Safety to Perpetuate Corporate Welfare

Blog | April 27, 2022

‘You keep grinding and grinding and grinding — it's almost like a rugby scrum —until there is that opening’

The Overton Window Podcast | April 22, 2022

Turn State Universities Into Nonprofit Institutions

Blog | April 21, 2022

Whitmer’s Spending Hike Is More Unsustainable Than the Tax Cut She Vetoed

Blog | April 19, 2022

Federal Debt Is Unpopular Until You Get Elected

Blog | April 12, 2022

'These past two years in general really show you that when parents band together they can really push for change'

The Overton Window Podcast | April 8, 2022

Governor Vetoes Tax Cut as State Spending Skyrockets

Blog | April 1, 2022

Latest Spending Bill Reflects Mackinac Coalition Guidance

Blog | March 29, 2022

‘At the start, it had nothing to do with policy, it was about us understanding the issue’

The Overton Window Podcast | March 25, 2022

Whitmer Cries Wolf On Tax Cut

Blog | March 21, 2022

Legislature Approves Large Tax Cut

IMPACT Magazine | March 18, 2022

Mackinac Center Recommends a Sustainable Michigan Budget

IMPACT Magazine | March 18, 2022

‘They are trying to juggle all these different values and different demands.’

The Overton Window Podcast | March 11, 2022

Fix Roads Faster Than They Fall Apart

Blog | March 8, 2022

Tax Cuts Would Make Michigan’s Budget Sustainable

Blog | March 3, 2022

Michigan Lawmakers Should Keep An Old Promise On Taxes

Blog | February 28, 2022

'Remember When We Thought Cellphones Were Going to Cause Brain Cancer?'

The Overton Window Podcast | February 11, 2022

General Motors Could Eliminate Jobs and Still Collect Full Taxpayer Cash Under Proposed Deal

Blog | February 9, 2022

Approve a Sustainable Michigan Budget

Blog | February 2, 2022

Lawmakers Ought to Lower Taxes

Blog | February 1, 2022

James M. Hohman

Director of Fiscal Policy

By James M. Hohman