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Mackinac Center speaker discusses climate change. Gongwer News Service (pdf)
Russ Harding on tax incentives for businesses. The Detroit News
Center cited on Detroit school enrollment figures. The Ann Arbor News
David Littmann on gas prices. Forbes
Russ Harding Op-Ed on ethanol. Cadillac News
David Littmann on targeted tax breaks in Detroit. The Wall Street Journal
Michael LaFaive on home-based employees. The Detroit News
Center's Transparency Project cited. Midland Daily News
Jack McHugh and James Hohman Op-Ed on job growth. The Ann Arbor News
Mackinac Center's Transparency Project cited. WDIV
Mackinac Center makes school contracts available to the public. MIRS (pdf)
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Mackinac Center posts school contracts on Web. The Saginaw News
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Michael LaFaive Op-Ed on job creation in Michigan. Niles Daily Star
Ryan Olson on the Detroit Public Schools' enrollment drop. The Detroit News
Center's posting of school district union contracts cited. USA Today
School contracts available on Mackinac Center Web site. WEYI
 
  Friday, May 9, 2008
Remembering and Recalling
Looking at today through the lens of the 1983 recalls.
Flying Low
Is the MEDC ignoring potential economic development tools?

Michigan Education Digest
Bay Mills charters, state school aid bill, summer school.

News Release: Center Files Brief in Privatization Case
A federal court will decide whether a private contractor serving Grand Rapids schools must negotiate with one of the district's employee unions.

Due Time
Misuse of compulsory union dues shows it is time for right-to-work protection.

Money Well Spent?
MEGA doesn't provide big results.

Choice Words
KIPP co-founder addresses school accountability.

Crystal Clear
The Mackinac Center promotes government transparency.

Michigan Education Digest
NCLB changes, MESSA grievance, win an iPod.

Full Plate
David Littmann discusses what it will take for Michigan's economy to recover.

Metric System
Right-to-work states perform better in a number of measured categories.

Full Disclosure
More accountability is needed in union financial disclosures.

For What It's Worth
The free market, not the state, should determine how much employees are worth.

Michigan Education Digest
DPS enrollment, district competitive contracting, win an iPod.

News Release: “Show Michigan the Money”
The Michigan Department of State responds to the Mackinac Center’s Transparency Project.

Big Green Taxi
An Earth Day review of Joni Mitchell's new album.

County Fair
One Michigan county is turning to the private sector for guidance.

Michigan School Districts' Union Contracts Online
The Mackinac Center has posted the collective bargaining agreements of the state's school districts at the Center's michiganschooldatabases.org.

Down is Up
Falling enrollment could mean more educational options for Detroit students.

Maize Maze
Russ Harding describes the environmental impact of ethanol.

Michigan Education Digest
Home-school legislation, MEAP results, win an iPod.
 
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Home Invasion
A new law that would require Michigan home-schoolers to register is unnecessary.

Props for Proposal A
Proposal A was a good start. Here's how to make it better.

You Get What You Pay For?
MEA documents show the union spends just 41 percent of its time representing members.

Universal Coverage
Education tax credits enjoy bipartisan support and can help all families.

Sick Feeling
MEA to schools: Do as we say, not as we do.

 
Star Struck
Targeted tax breaks for Hollywood won't help Michigan.

A Good Budget Ruined
Ann Arbor's city-owned golf courses are losing money.

It's a Small World
Despite other economic woes, Michigan has benefited from global trade.

Up or Down?
Michigan's decline in GDP can be reversed.

Michigan Diaspora
Without transformational policy changes, Michigan will continue to lose jobs and population.

 

The Effects of Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Law
Michigan’s prevailing wage law adds unnecessary costs to construction projects at taxpayers’ expense.

Swing Shift
How to move the labor pendulum in the proper direction.

Job Safety
The NLRB has put more protections in place for employees.

Take a Memo
Memo to the Department of Labor on prevailing wage laws.
 
Beach Affront
An Ohio court decision regarding property rights shows Michigan is all wet.


Standing Rule
The state Supreme Court applied precedent to prevent courts from becoming legislatures.

Workers’ Paychecks Need Further Protection
Right-to-Work laws are the best "paycheck protection."
 
Standards Deviation
New federal ozone standards will penalize Michigan counties for smog they didn’t create.

Powering Competition
The evidence shows that electricity competition benefits customers.

Running Rings Around Them
A high school student exposes a scientific flaw from a popular movie.

The Fluorescent Revolution
There are trade-offs between incandescent bulbs and new bulb technologies.

 
                     
 
Muddy Waters
Congress should allow states to control their own waters.

Restoring Our Heritage of Property Rights
America’s Founders created a system of government designed to protect property rights.

King of the Wind Farms Dispute
King of the Wind Farms representatives discuss the difficulties they experienced with local government and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials.

The Hart Enterprises Wetlands Dispute
The state, it seems, considers “wetlands” to include a half-acre plot of land between a parking lot and an expressway that retains water for approximately three weeks each spring.

   


The Economic Effects of Right-to-Work Laws: 2007
Describes the numerous advantages that right-to-work states have over Michigan.

Local Politics
Union members shouldn't be forced to pay for the mistakes of others.



Mythology 101
Myths surrounding voluntary unionism are easily debunked.
 


Uncharted Territory
Michigan's per-capita personal income lags the national average by 9 percent.

Smoke and Mirrors
The state's job creation numbers need a full accounting.

An Easy Answer
Can tax hikes fix Michigan's problems?
   
             
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