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A look at Michigan’s property tax

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By James M. Hohman, Tim Cavanaugh Verified
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy
As Michigan lawmakers consider cutting and limiting property taxes, it’s worth checking out some facts and trends about Michigan’s property tax. State and local governments collected $21.6 billion from property taxes in 2025, up from $20.3 billion in 2024, a 3% increase above the rate of inflation. The property tax is the largest single tax state and local governments assess. The next closest is the personal income tax, which is expected to collect $13.6 billion in the current fiscal year.
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Reform Michigan unemployment insurance

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By Jared Walczak, Tim Cavanaugh Verified
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Michigan’s unemployment insurance taxes generated $1.14 billion in 2025, more than half of what the state government raises through the corporate income tax. The unemployment insurance tax is, by definition, a tax on employing workers, so it’s vitally important that policymakers get the tax’s design right and reduce burdens on the people of Michigan. Unfortunately, the state’s unemployment insurance system falls short of those goals.
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Freedom notes U.S.A.: Nebraska takes over federal environmental reviews

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By Tim Cavanaugh Verified
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy
| Font size: 75% 100% 125% 150% California electric bills double under mandates Residential electicity costs in California have doubled over the last ten years, as decarbonization mandates introduced in 2015 limit supply and create perverse incentives for energy providers. “These mandates force utility providers to overhaul their energy generation, storage, and transmission systems, all of which are costly endeavors at the scale required,” writes California Policy Institute’a Sahil Shah.
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