Jarrett Skorup, Director of Marketing and Communications [Mackinac Center]

Jarrett Skorup is the director of marketing and communications at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. In this role, he is in charge of marketing efforts, media strategy, and overseeing policy campaigns and objectives. He has worked in a variety of roles at the center since 2009.

Skorup is a graduate of Grove City College with degrees in history and political science. He also studied economics and religion. While there, he was captain of the college's wrestling and Ultimate Frisbee teams.

His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, National Public Radio, MLive, Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, and many newspapers across the country.

A native of Sandwich, Illinois, Skorup is an avid Chicago sports fan. He also officiates high school wrestling and enjoys fishing and woodworking. In his free time, Skorup volunteers with his church, serves on committees with the local Chamber of Commerce, and works in the schools through Junior Achievement.

He lives in Midland, MI with his wife, Karen, and children Grayson, Reagan and Theodora.

LG Chem: A Look Back At the Failed Predictions

Published on Feb. 15, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Five Reasons The Government Shouldn’t Subsidize Higher Education

Published on Feb. 13, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

More Preschool Spending Not The Answer

Published on Jan. 28, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Right-to-Work Law Means Less Money For Union Political Power Grabs

Published on Jan. 24, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

New Study Shows Better Results For Public Charter School Students Compared To Students In Conventional Schools

Published on Jan. 15, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The Public Employee Union Problem

Published on Jan. 12, 2013 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Right-to-Work Laws Are Not Inspired By Hitler

Published on Dec. 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

How Will Michigan House Members Confront ‘Fiscal Cliff’?

Published on Dec. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'We'll Be At Your Daughter's Soccer Game!'

Published on Dec. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School Districts Closed Because Of Excessive Teacher Absences Over Right-to-Work

Published on Dec. 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The Union ‘Free-Rider Problem’ Myth in Right-to-Work Debate

Published on Dec. 10, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Governor: Bill Will Be Introduced To Make Michigan 24th Right-To-Work State

Published on Dec. 6, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Right-to-Work Law Would Help Ensure Government Unions Could Not Elect Their Own Bosses

Published on Dec. 3, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Less Than 1 Percent of Michigan Teachers Rated 'Ineffective'

Published on Dec. 1, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Vague University Policies Punish Students For Jokes, 'Obnoxious' Comments, 'Insulting' Phone Calls or Texts

Published on Nov. 23, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Unions, Government Entities Team Up to Keep Information From Citizens

Published on Nov. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Despite Rampant Tenure Abuses, Proposal 2 Would Wipe Out Slight Reform

Published on Nov. 2, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Proposal 2 Is Not Good For Government Union Workers

Published on Oct. 30, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Secret Democrat Supreme Court Plan: Run Irish Women Candidates

Published on Oct. 23, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Another One: Stimulus-Backed Battery Company Workers With No Work To Do — Playing Cards, Watching Movies, Reading Magazines

LG Chem workers "have nothing to do." … more

Published on Oct. 19, 2012

Father Taking Care of His Disabled Adult Kids Called An 'Idiot' by Proposal 4 Spokesman

Published on Oct. 18, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Renewable Energy Mandate Backers Have Deep 'Green' Pockets

Published on Oct. 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Prop 2 Supporters Say States Without Unionized Teachers ‘Among the Worst’ On Standardized Tests — Michigan Scores Lower Than Them All

Published on Oct. 9, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Proposal 2 Could Protect Teachers Who Are Drunk, Dealing Drugs in the Classroom

Published on Oct. 1, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The Greatest Man You’ve Never Heard Of: Norman Borlaug, An American Hero

Published on Sept. 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

What the ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Amendment Would Mean For Michigan

Published on Sept. 10, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Spends $42.8 Million on Disability Payments, Recipients' Afflictions Unknown

Published on Aug. 30, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

No Horses, But Detroit Water Department Employs 'Horseshoer'

Published on Aug. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Gives Company $1.65 Million, Creates Zero Jobs and Goes Out of Business

Published on July 27, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

A Bipartisan Disaster: Michigan 'Corporate Welfare' Program Rolls On

Published on July 21, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

New Report Card Compares High School Test Scores and Adjusts For Economic Status

Published on July 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

GOP-Led House Passes New ‘Tax’ On Private Contract Workers To Pay For Retirement System Liabilities

Published on July 10, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Select Tax Breaks For State 'Renaissance Zones' Program Returns One-Fifth of Predicted Jobs

Published on July 10, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Shifting School Employees to a 401(k) Is the Most Important Thing

Published on July 3, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Program Awards $67 Million, Creates One-Third of Projected Jobs

Published on June 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'Green' Company Awarded Up to $120 Million Promised 70 Jobs — Creates Just Three Jobs in Three Years

Published on June 25, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The State as Venture Capitalist: Michigan Fund Loaned $7.7 Million, Creates Only 20 Percent of Promised Jobs

Published on June 19, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Putting Up Gutters and Putting Down Tile Will Cost You in Michigan

Published on June 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Learn to be a Citizen Watchdog

Published on May 31, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The Dangers of Painting — State Law Requires Training, Exam, Fees For the Right to Earn a Living

Published on May 29, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: States and Federal Government Should Stop Funding Higher Education

Published on May 19, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Senate Takes Up Bill to Ban Government Union Stewards Working on Taxpayers' Dime

Published on May 18, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Productivity Leads To Prosperity

Published on May 17, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

How CapCon Uses Transparency Laws to Hold Government Accountable

Published on May 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Arbitrarily Low College Loan Interest Rates Harm Students, Taxpayers

Published on May 2, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Laws Should Be Just, Benefit Consumers

Published on April 23, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: 'Corporate Welfare' Hype Yields Few Economic Results

Published on April 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Sen. Debbie Stabenow Addresses the Issues

Published on April 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: 'Card Check’s' Big Lie Exposed

Published on April 7, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Bailout of Student Loan Debt Is Not the Answer

Published on March 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Stop Forcing Michigan Taxpayers To Pay for Government Union Stewards

Published on March 16, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The Importance of 'Sunshine Week'

Published on March 15, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Government Incompetence At Its Worst – The Tragedy of the Forced Unionization of Home Health Care Workers

Published on March 8, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy

Published on Feb. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: When Stadium Deals Fizzle, Taxpayers Lose

Published on Feb. 13, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Is President Obama Correct That State Budget Cuts Are the ‘Largest Factor’ in Tuition Increases At Public Colleges?

Published on Feb. 1, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Bringing Freedom to Afghanistan

Published on Jan. 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Some Tea Partiers Gunning For Republican Senate Majority Leader

Published on Jan. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Fake Tea Party Scam Ends In Fraud Convictions

Published on Jan. 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Our Mission For 2012 and Beyond: Continuing to Hold Their Feet to the Fire

Published on Jan. 4, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Flashback: The Health Care Bill Is Full of Stocking Stuffers

Published on Dec. 27, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Suggested Readings: The Best Books of 2011

Published on Dec. 24, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Republican-led Legislature Votes Overwhelmingly to Continue 'Big Hollywood' Film Subsidy

Published on Dec. 16, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Legislature Reforms Retiree Health Benefits

Published on Dec. 14, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

10 Stories Showing Why Mandatory Government Collective Bargaining Is Counterproductive

Published on Nov. 29, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Free Lansing Lunch Event: The Future of Oil and Gas Energy in Michigan and the U.S.

Published on Nov. 1, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Conservative Scorecard Doesn’t Grade on a Curve

Published on Oct. 21, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Seeking Tax Hike Challenged on Dollar Figures

Published on Oct. 6, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Less Than 0.001 Percent of Tenured Teachers Fired Over Past Five Years

Published on Sept. 6, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Why True Conservationists Should Cheer “Fracking”

Published on Aug. 12, 2011

Four School Districts Spend $525K in Attorney Fees Trying to Remove Four Tenured Teachers

Published on July 19, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Fact Check: Michigan Government Employees ‘Under Attack?’

Published on June 16, 2011

Michigan Business Owner: Tax Reform Means 'Our Company Will Create Jobs'

Published on June 4, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'A "Crisis" That Never Ends'

Published on May 28, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Anatomy of How to Kill a Tax Hike

Published on May 14, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Five Easy Questions to Ask School Officials

Published on May 10, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Saves $60K by Being More Transparent

Published on April 24, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Do Pricing Guns Create Jobs?

Published on April 2, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Transparency Not Rapid for Kent Co. Transit Agency

Published on March 24, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

A Transparency Fight in the Village of Armada

Published on March 20, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Education Group Documentary Aims to Show 'Kids Aren't Cars'

Published on Feb. 5, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Public-Sector Unions Fight to Keep Bloated Benefits

Published on Jan. 31, 2011

Weekly Roundup - Jan. 29

Published on Jan. 29, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Weekly Roundup - Jan. 22

Published on Jan. 22, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Projections vs. Reality

Published on Dec. 20, 2010

Weekly Roundup - Dec. 18

Published on Dec. 18, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

MEA Executive Salaries 'Not Based on Merit'

Published on Dec. 14, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Weekly Roundup - Dec. 11

Published on Dec. 11, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Don't Tenure Current Teacher Tenure Law

Published on Dec. 7, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Bi-partisan Disagreement Over Ethanol

Published on Dec. 5, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Weekly Roundup - Dec. 4

Published on Dec. 4, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Does Anyone Still Believe in Ethanol?

Published on Nov. 24, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Reading Between the Billboard Lines

Published on Nov. 22, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Critics Challenge Choosing Upton as Energy Chair

Published on Nov. 20, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Weekly Roundup - Nov. 13

Published on Nov. 13, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Ethanol Could Go on GOP Chopping Block

Published on Nov. 11, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Minimum Wage for Thee But Not for Me?

Published on Nov. 6, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Experience is Good, Except When it’s Not

Published on Nov. 3, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Weekly Roundup - Oct. 30

Published on Oct. 30, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Experts Say CAFE Still Kills Despite Congressional Support

Published on Oct. 29, 2010 – Michigan Capitol Confidential