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Gov. Snyder’s 2013 State of the State Address Included Eight Proposed Government Expansions, Two Limitations

Published on Jan. 16, 2013

Taylor Named New Chairman of Mackinac Center Board of Directors

Published on Jan. 14, 2013

Analysis: High Cigarette Taxes Contributing to Increased Smuggling Rates in Michigan, Elsewhere

Published on Jan. 8, 2013

Michigan Becomes 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation

Published on Dec. 11, 2012

Legislation Announced to Make Michigan the 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation

Published on Dec. 6, 2012

Michigan Could Become 24th Right-to-Work State

Published on Nov. 29, 2012

All Five Constitutional Amendments Soundly Defeated

Published on Nov. 7, 2012

Proposal 5 Likely to Help Limit State Taxes and Improve State’s Economy

Published on Oct. 26, 2012

Michigan Press Association and Mackinac Center Joint Statement on Proposal 2 and the Freedom of Information Act

Published on Oct. 23, 2012

Study Finds Rejecting Proposal 1 Will Not Preserve Local Control, but Will Affect Powers Given to State-Appointed Managers of Local Governments in Financial Crisis

Published on Oct. 22, 2012

Nearly 80 Percent of School Districts Appear in Violation of Michigan's Merit-Pay Law

Published on Oct. 15, 2012

Proposal 4 Would Lock Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers Into Michigan Constitution

Published on Oct. 8, 2012

Proposal 2 Would Allow Government Union Contracts to Invalidate Existing and Future State Laws

Published on Oct. 1, 2012

Prop 3’s Renewable Energy Standard Could Cost Michigan 10,540 Jobs, According to New Mackinac Center-Beacon Hill Institute Study

Published on Sept. 21, 2012

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks MERC to Reverse Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers

Published on Sept. 20, 2012

Roscommon Teachers Vote to Decertify From the MEA

Published on Sept. 11, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Approved by State Supreme Court

Published on Sept. 5, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Approved by Court of Appeals; State Supreme Court May Have Final Say

Published on Aug. 28, 2012

13-Year-Old Entrepreneur to Reopen Hot Dog Stand in Holland, Mich., Thursday Morning

Published on Aug. 22, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Is Not Certified by State Board of Canvassers; Court May Have Final Say

Published on Aug. 15, 2012

Center’s 2012 School Privatization Survey Shows Largest Increase Ever; State ‘Best Practices’ Incentives May Be Working

Published on Aug. 14, 2012

New School Report Card Produces 'Apples-to-Apples' Comparison of Michigan Public High School Performance by Adjusting for Student Family Poverty Levels

Published on July 19, 2012

Ballot Petition Signatures Submitted in Home Health Aide Scheme

Published on July 5, 2012

Michigan Per-Pupil Revenues Hit All-Time High in 2011; $13,400 per Student

Published on June 26, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Backers Submit Petition Signatures

Published on June 13, 2012

Mackinac Center President Invites Bob King to Debate ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Ballot Proposal After UAW Chief a No-Show at Policy Conference Debate

Published on June 8, 2012

Attorney General Orders Home Health Dues Skim to End

Published on May 25, 2012

Alcohol-Market Controls Like Michigan’s Do Not Appear to Advance Public Health and Safety, Study Finds

Published on May 14, 2012

Taylor, Huizenga Join Center Board

Published on May 11, 2012

New Law Frees Home Health Care Providers From Stealth Unionization, Dues Skim

Published on April 10, 2012

State Senate Passes Legislation to Define Home Health Care Providers as Private Individuals

Published on March 22, 2012

Law Signed by Gov. Snyder Confirms Legal Precedent, Protects Graduate Student Research Assistants From Forced Unionization

Published on March 13, 2012

Study Discusses Five Ways to Close State’s Badly Underfunded Public School Employee Pension Plan

Published on March 12, 2012

Award-Winning Reporter, Editor Joins Michigan Capitol Confidential as Managing Editor

Published on Feb. 2, 2012

Indiana Governor Signs Right-to-Work Law; Michigan’s Fragile Economy Faces New Competition

Published on Feb. 1, 2012

Gov. Snyder’s 2012 State of the State Address Included Five Proposed Government Expansions, One Limitation

Published on Jan. 18, 2012

Count of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Available Wednesday Night

Published on Jan. 18, 2012

Award-Winning Investigative Reporter Anne Schieber Joins Mackinac Center Communications Team

Published on Jan. 10, 2012

Every Roll Call Vote by Every State Legislator Tallied for 2011

Published on Jan. 5, 2012

Michigan Employment Relations Commission Excludes Graduate Student Research Assistants From Judicial Proceedings That Directly Impact Them, Attorney Says

Published on Dec. 13, 2011

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Welcomes Attorney General Entry Into U-M Grad Student Unionization Case

Published on Dec. 1, 2011

For Immediate Release: Nov. 15, 2011

Published on Nov. 15, 2011

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Motion on Behalf of New U-M Campus Group

Published on Nov. 2, 2011

Attorney: State Officials Should Investigate How Illegal and Defunded State Agency Continues to Operate

Published on Oct. 31, 2011

Local Government Employee Union Contracts for Every Michigan County and 28 Largest Municipalities Available Online

Published on Sept. 6, 2011

As New State Committee Meets on Liquor Control, Mackinac Center Statistical Analysis Finds Liquor Prices Higher in Wholesale Control States Like Michigan

Published on Aug. 24, 2011

Center’s 2011 School Privatization Survey Shows That for First Time, Majority of Michigan Districts Contract Out for Noninstructional Services

Published on Aug. 16, 2011

The Michigan Employment Relations Commission Unanimously Rejects Unionization of U of M Graduate Student Research Assistants

Published on Aug. 8, 2011

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Seeks to Prevent Illegal Unionization of U of M Graduate Student Research Assistants

Published on July 28, 2011

Case Ends; Forced Unionization Still a Threat

Published on July 15, 2011

State Supreme Court Failure to Rectify Disastrous FOIA Ruling ‘Must Be Fixed,’ Says Center Attorney

Published on June 29, 2011

New Online Database Provides Unique ‘Context and Performance’ Information for Every Standard Michigan Public High School

Published on June 27, 2011

Study: State Employee Pension Reform Has Saved Taxpayers Estimated $2.3 Billion to $4.3 Billion in Unfunded Pension Liability

Published on June 23, 2011

Veteran Lansing Reporter Jack Spencer Joins Michigan Capitol Confidential

Published on June 14, 2011

Center Study Compares Financial Data for Michigan’s Urban, Suburban, Town and Rural School Districts

Published on May 31, 2011

Mackinac Center Files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Michigan Case That Could Become a Watershed in State Environmental Law

Published on April 29, 2011

Mackinac Center and Michigan Press Association to File Documents With Michigan Supreme Court in Key FOIA Case

Published on March 24, 2011

Kent County Court Rules That Straightforward Provision of State Public Bargaining Law Is Essentially Unenforceable

Published on March 1, 2011

State of Michigan to Stop Illegal ‘Union Dues’ Withdrawals From Checks to Home-Based Day Care Providers

Published on March 1, 2011

Study: Michigan’s Public Employment Relations Act Should Be Overhauled or Eliminated

Published on Feb. 14, 2011

Replacing Michigan Business Tax With Flat Corporate Income Tax Would Improve Tax Foundation Corporate Tax Ranking From 48th to 22nd

Published on Feb. 9, 2011

Gov. Snyder’s Proposed Corporate Income Tax, Including Elimination of MEGA Program and Film Subsidies, Holds Promise for Michigan Economy, Analyst Says

Published on Jan. 28, 2011

Virtual Learning Can Improve Student Outcomes and Save Money

Published on Jan. 27, 2011

2011 SOS Expansions/Limitations Tally

Published on Jan. 19, 2011

Michigan Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Disastrous Lower Court Decision in Freedom of Information Act Case

Published on Dec. 30, 2010

Nearly 3,000 Roll Call Votes of State Representatives and Senators Tallied for 2009-2010

Published on Dec. 22, 2010

Study: High Cigarette Taxes Cause Widespread Smuggling in Michigan, Elsewhere in U.S.

Published on Dec. 17, 2010

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit Against 10 Kent County School Districts, KCEA, on Behalf of Taxpayers

Published on Dec. 14, 2010

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks Michigan Supreme Court to Review Day Care Union Case

Published on Dec. 9, 2010

Michigan's Regulatory Climate Drives Businesses and Jobs to States With Fewer Barriers, According to New Mackinac Center Study

Published on Nov. 9, 2010

Michigan Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Recommit — Once Again Without Comment — in Day Care Union Case

Published on Oct. 29, 2010

Retirement Benefits for Public School and State Employees Significantly Above Those in Michigan’s Private Sector, According to New Mackinac Center Study

Published on Oct. 25, 2010

Mackinac Center Files Motion for Reconsideration in Home-Based Day Care Union Case

Published on Oct. 14, 2010

GlobalWatt Claims on Applications for MEGA Deals Disputed, Raise Questions About MEDC Scrutiny

Published on Sept. 29, 2010

Michigan Court of Appeals’ Second Terse Dismissal of Day Care Union Suit Again Fails to Address Core Legal Questions

Published on Sept. 24, 2010

Michigan Supreme Court Votes Unanimously to Require Michigan Court of Appeals to Explain Its Rejection of Day Care Unionization Lawsuit

Published on Sept. 16, 2010

Public School Support Service Privatization Increases 8.0 Percent in Michigan

Published on Sept. 10, 2010

Center Analyst: MSU School Consolidation Study Appears to Contain Plagiarized Material

Published on Aug. 18, 2010

Center Video: Gov. Granholm Boasts of Role in Forced Unionization of Home Day Care Workers

Published on Aug. 5, 2010

Students for a Free Economy Celebrates Milton Friedman Legacy Day

Published on July 28, 2010

Mackinac Center Legal Director Calls on Legislature, Law Enforcement to Scrutinize Hangar42 Deal

Published on June 17, 2010

Mackinac Center President Joseph G. Lehman To Discuss Overton Window on Glenn Beck’s Fox News Show Today

Published on June 16, 2010

Gov. Granholm’s Tax Hike Proposal Would Kill 30,000 Michigan Jobs in First Year, According to Tax Analysis Model

Published on June 15, 2010

Mackinac Center President to Discuss Overton Window Theory on Glenn Beck’s Radio Show Wednesday

Published on June 8, 2010

State Report Shows Status of State Employee Pension Plan Worst in 15 Years: Less Than 80% Funded, With More Than $3 Billion in Unfunded Liability

Published on May 28, 2010

Funding Questions Surround Hangar42 Studios Deal, According to Center Analyst

Published on May 20, 2010

Average Teacher Salaries in Michigan Highest in the Nation When Compared to Relative State Wealth

Published on May 18, 2010

Even at Michigan Supreme Court, State Continues to Duck Central Question of Whether Home-Based Day Care Providers Are Government Employees

Published on May 12, 2010

News Release: Mackinac Center, Michigan Press Association Ask Michigan Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling That Would ‘Gut’ State’s Freedom of Information Act

Published on May 11, 2010

News Release: Fewer People Employed in Michigan Movie Industry Than Before Film Tax Credits Began, According to Center Analyst

Published on April 20, 2010

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Appeals Loar v. DHS to Michigan Supreme Court

Published on March 24, 2010

Sunshine Week 2010 Update: Several Kent County Schools Now Posting Checkbooks Online

Published on March 17, 2010

Sunshine Week 2010: 65 Michigan School Districts Get an 'A' for Putting Spending Online

Published on March 17, 2010

Michigan Legislature Eliminates State Funding for Day Care Union 'Employer,' but Agency Somehow Continues to Operate

Published on Feb. 12, 2010

Mackinac Center Fiscal Director: ‘Governor’s Tax Hike Proposal Is Madness’

Published on Feb. 11, 2010

Filmmaker Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" Approved for Taxpayer Subsidy in Michigan

Published on Jan. 28, 2010

News Release: Court of Appeals Decision Undermines Freedom of Information Act, Says Mackinac Center Senior Legal Analyst

Published on Jan. 28, 2010

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Seeks Court of Appeals Reconsideration in Home-Based Day Care Union Case

Published on Jan. 20, 2010

News Release: Health Insurance Information for More Than 500 Michigan School Districts Available Online

Published on Jan. 6, 2010

Michigan Court of Appeals Dismisses Without Explanation Mackinac Center Lawsuit in Home-Based Day Care Union Case

Published on Jan. 5, 2010

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