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Harry C. Veryser Jr.

University of Detroit-Mercy

… economics at the University of Detroit-Mercy and was previously the … Studies from the University of Detroit.  Veryser has served as Chairman … articles have appeared in The Detroit News and The Intercollegiate …

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Has the Ivory Tower Lost its Luster? Rethinking Higher Education in Michigan

… bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctorate from the Detroit College of Law. Dr. William Volz is the distinguished service professor … sits on the board for Michigan Audubon, Henry Ford Health Systems, the Detroit Historical Society and many other organizations. He volunteers with many …

Michigan not ‘killing it’ in jobs creation, despite boat from VP Harris

State is in the bottom third for job creation

Vice President Kamala Harris told a crowd in Detroit during a May 6 campaign stop that Michigan is “killing it in terms of jobs, job creation,” according to MIRS News. Harris made the comment after encouraging people to apply for fellowships at the U.S. Department of Energy, citing the auto industry’s …

State handouts to Ford could be jeopardized by company’s investments elsewhere

Company agreed to ‘make best efforts to keep jobs in Michigan’

… real opportunity to do that,” Whitmer said, according to an MLive account. “And that really wasn’t the case here.” Ford CEO Jim Farley told The Detroit News that the other sites were superior to Michigan locations. “We didn’t do it state by state. We literally did it site by site, and we scored all …

Return of union dues skim threatens home health workers

Shady proposal would hurt caregivers, deprive patients

This article originally appeared in The Detroit News April  11, 2024.  It’s been 15 years since the Mackinac Center uncovered a scheme to enrich unions on the backs of people caring for their loved ones. The original program, which took more than $34 million in dues from the pockets of home healthcare …

AI could make FOIA obsolete

State should encourage experimentation and scale it.

This article originally appeared in The Detroit News April 16, 2024.  Paul Allen has a big idea. You may not know Allen, but I bet you know of Ancestry.com, the genealogy service he co-founded. Allen told me his focus has shifted from the family tree to government meetings. His new platform, Citizen …

Great Lakes water levels down but within historical averages

No deep conclusions from shallow evidence

… back. “It’s been a long time coming on anything normal with Great Lakes’ water levels,” Torregrossa concludes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District has recorded average monthly water levels in the Great Lakes going back to 1918. Water levels have changed quickly in the past and the recent …

Supreme Court should take up Michigan school choice case

Students suffer as public education keeps falling behind

This article originally appeared in the Detroit News April 8, 2024. Ask a parent what she’s willing to do to secure a quality education for her child. The answer is likely to be, “Almost anything.” For five Michigan families, that includes taking a case to the U.S. Supreme Court. An appeal filed …

State takes aim at charter schools

Transparency claims don’t hold water, could put charters out of business

… educational options would place these students at a greater disadvantage. Detroit charter schools give many city residents a learning advantage over students … their local district schools. The top open-enrollment middle schools in Detroit are charter schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s rankings …

Reaching the World Through an In-House Studio

… giving a quote for a story in The Detroit News, providing background information … of driving to a studio in Flint or Detroit to do a five-minute interview. Many … whether it be the state Capitol, the Detroit skyline, or the Midland Tridge. … studio for appearances on ABC 12, CBS Detroit, Mid- Michigan Now, WOOD-TV and WXYZ. …

Mackinac in the Media

… ineffective, doing nothing for state economies. Michigan should know this better than most states.” James Hohman, Director of Fiscal Policy The Detroit News Don’t separate teacher effectiveness from student achievement “School boards across the state have their work cut out for them. Leading a school …