James M. Hohman, Assistant Director of Fiscal Policy [Mackinac Center]

James M. Hohman is assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He holds a degree in economics from Northwood University in Midland, Mich.

Proposal 2 of 2012: An Assessment

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently published “Proposal 2 of 2012: An Assessment,” which addresses Proposal 2 on the Nov. 6, 2012 ballot, also referred to as the “collective bargaining” amendment.
The study examines how the proposed constitutional amendment would enshrine collective bargaining in the state constitution, which would allow government union collective bargaining agreements to invalidate numerous state laws meant to improve the quality of public services and would likely negate a projected $1.6 billion in annual taxpayer savings.
The Policy Brief was co-authored by Vernuccio and other Mackinac Center analysts: Senior Legal Analyst Patrick J. Wright, Executive Vice President Michael J. Reitz and Assistant Fiscal Policy Director James M. Hohman. Also co-authoring was Paul Kersey, director of labor policy at the Illinois Policy Institute. … more

Published on Oct. 1, 2012 – Study

James M. Hohman

Assistant Director of Fiscal Policy

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By James M. Hohman

Proposal 2 of 2012: An Assessment

Proposal 1 Has Nothing to Do With Local Control

$1.6 Billion in Savings Lost Under Prop 2

What the Emergency Manager Referendum is About

School Support Services Contracting Increases to 61 Percent of Districts

'Truth Squad' Gets Facts Wrong

School Support Services Contracting Increases to 61 Percent of Districts

The State Is Already Addressing 'Transition Costs' in School Pension Fund

Beware Doubling-Down on Municipal Pension Dysfunctions

Commentary: Pension Liabilities Larger Than Reported