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The Mackinac team was well represented at this year’s State Policy Network Annual Meeting, which took place Oct. 9-12. Set in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, this annual meeting was a great opportunity to connect with friends and colleagues from around the world who share a vision of a freer nation.
Lindsay Killen, vice president for strategic outreach and communications, was a presenter on a panel discussing Medicaid expansion. She also moderated a panel on how and when to take your issue campaigns to the national level.
Michael Reitz, executive vice president, was part of a roundtable discussion on “building a coalition to shine a spotlight on government.” Reitz is on the board of the Michigan Coalition for Open Government and explained how, through the use of the Freedom of Information Act, the public can play a part in holding government accountable.
Several members of Mackinac Center staff have gone through SPN’s Generation Liberty Fellowship Program, which seeks to inform and prepare those newer to the network as they begin their careers in liberty. Ashley Keimach, an alumna of GLF, was asked to speak on a panel on how new participants in the program could get the best experience out of SPN’s annual meeting.
Policy guides, a recent Mackinac Center project, were on display at our booth in the networking lounge. These publications seek to explain different areas of policy in Michigan, from occupational licensing reform to fiscal responsibility to energy policy, complete with illustrations and artwork for easy comprehension.
