Michael Webber

The time has passed for empty campaign promises and meaningless headlines. Michigan’s leaders need to act and deliver a real solution for our road funding problem.

The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association estimates that one in every five restaurants would close, and 50,000 jobs — 67% of this workforce — could be lost.

The Legislature needs to clarify Michigan’s FOIA laws to protect public access to information on what’s being taught in the classroom.

It’s not a good idea to increase the size, scope, and power of bureaucracy, but that seems to be the direction Democrats are driving the state.