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  1. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: Featuring Jonah Goldberg
     
  2. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: Featuring Arthur Brooks
     
  3. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: Featuring Arthur Brooks
     
  4. Reality Check: Is Teacher Pay So Low They Cannot 'Eat and Have a Life'?
     
  5. Improve Michigan’s Economy with Alcohol Sales at Farmers Markets
     
  6. Ecorse: Regaining Control
     
  7. The Online Learning Revolution Featuring Former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise
     
  8. Former Center Chairman Honored by JA

    Richard Antonini inducted into hall of fame.


     
  9. House GOP on Verge of Surrendering to MEA

    Pension reform bill could be gutted.


     
  10. Government-Backed Green Energy Company Sweetens Package For Top Executives Despite Mounting Problems
     
  11. Oops, House Committee Chair Not Sure How Union-Friendly Language Got Into Teacher Pension Bill
     
  12. Analysis: Michigan’s Long History of Government Pension Problems
     
  13. House GOP Would Stick Taxpayers With Billions

    Prefunding retiree health benefits for teachers a mistake.


     
  14. Muskegon Heights emergency manager says no consolidation
    "The new emergency manager for Muskegon Heights Public Schools said the district cannot merge with another due to its long-term overspending crisis..."
     
  15. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 22, 2012
     
  16. Ecorse: Regaining Control
     
  17. Personal Property Tax Phase-Out Matters For Michigan
     
  18. Michigan Lags Nation on School Choice

    Progress in Great Lake State, but more can be done.


     
  19. Former W.Va. Gov. Bob Wise in Freep

    Speaking at Center events Wednesday at noon and 6 p.m.


     
  20. Van Beek Explains How Flipped Classrooms Work

    Watching lectures at home, doing homework in class.


     
  21. No Relief In Sight For Home Health Care Workers
     
  22. Senate passes school employee pension reform
    "Teachers and other school employees hired after Jan. 1, 2013, would begin to pay a fair share of their own retirement benefits under legislation that recently passed the Michigan Senate ..."
     
  23. Intimidation, Threats Take Place of Civil Discourse
     
  24. State to rate school performance using colors
    "The Michigan Department of Education is proposing using a color-coded system to indicate school achievement levels as part of the waiver it is requesting from the federal No Child Left Behind Act ..."
     
  25. Commentary: States and Federal Government Should Stop Funding Higher Education
     
  26. Utica schools to save millions with private custodians
    "Utica Community Schools expects to save $2.2 million a year after the board of education voted to contract with a private firm to provide custodial services ..."
     
  27. May 18, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on pre-funding public school pensions!
     
  28. Two Cheers for Teacher Pension Reform Bill

    Senate takes step in the right direction, but more to be done.


     
  29. GOP's 'No' Votes On School Choice Defend Their Decisions
     
  30. Michigan Senate Takes Up Bill to Ban Government Union Stewards Working on Taxpayers' Dime
     
  31. DFT: Ignore district interview procedures
    "Teachers in the Detroit Public Schools who want to maintain employment there are going through interviews to keep their jobs ..."
     
  32. There Are Options to Address 'Transition Costs'

    Plan would shift teachers to new pension system.


     
  33. SEIU's Vicious Circle

    Union pays employer so it can funnel money back to the union.


     
  34. Sen. Richardville: 'Tell the Mackinac Center that, OK?'

    Majority leader embraces school employee pension reform.


     
  35. Littmann Cited on Michigan's Unemployment Rate

    "Signs trending upward," but uncertainties exist.


     
  36. Expensive Janitorial Contract Forces Cuts
     
  37. Commentary: Productivity Leads To Prosperity
     
  38. Pennies on the Dollar

    SEIU paying employer to keep millions in illegal dues flowing.


     
  39. Union Friendly GOP Legislator Spurned by Big Labor
     
  40. Union Money Helps 'Dues Skim' Stay Alive
     
  41. Quo Vadis, Michigan?
    Government-sector union pensions a fiscal time bomb.
     
  42. Biased Message Pitched in Taxpayer Funded Textbook
     
  43. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 15, 2012
     
  44. Gov. Snyder clarifies, vows to enforce higher cyber charter cap
    "Gov. Rick Snyder and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan issued a joint press release making it clear that they will enforce a higher cap on cyber charter public schools ..."
     
  45. Alcohol Regulation Study: No Advantage To Tighter Restrictions
     
  46. There's No School Retiree Health Benefit 'Entitlement'

    The state has no obligation to provide these benefits.


     
  47. Alcohol-Market Controls Like Michigan’s Do Not Appear to Advance Public Health and Safety, Study Finds
     
  48. How CapCon Uses Transparency Laws to Hold Government Accountable
     
  49. International Academy named 5th best high school in country
    "U.S. News and World Report has released its “Best High Schools” list for 2012 and International Academy placed fifth in the nation ..."
     
  50. Ypsilanti school board approves deficit-elimination plan
    "The Ypsilanti School Board approved a deficit-elimination plan the night before it was due to the Michigan Department of Education ..."
     
  51. Energy Debates Heat Up As High Electric Rates Continue
     
  52. Alcohol Control Reform
    and Public Health and Safety
    Michigan regulates the sale of beer, wine and “spirituous” (hard) liquor through state statute and rules promulgated by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. As part of this system, state government intervenes in the spirituous liquor market as a monopoly wholesaler, a role it has filled since the end of Prohibition. The state also mandates that most suppliers of beer and wine grant exclusive sales territories to a select group of wholesalers. These and other restrictions artificially raise prices and reduce the availability of alcohol to Michigan’s consumers.

    Last year, a state Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee was charged with developing alcohol control reform proposals. Some critics, however, have cautioned that the state’s present alcohol laws are necessary to protect public health. This Policy Brief examines the health and safety effects of alcohol regulations like Michigan’s.
     
  53. Grand Rapids expects enrollment to decline by 400 to 600
    "An increase in parental choice could mean 400 to 600 students assigned to Grand Rapids Public Schools will instead be attending a school chosen by their parents next year ..."
     
  54. Van Buren public schools raises athletic GPA requirement to 2.0
    "The Van Buren Board of Education has voted to raise the minimum GPA required to participate in interscholastic sports to 2.0 ..."
     
  55. 'Taxpayer Burnout' Likely At Play In Rejection Of Grand Rapids Community College Millage Request
     
  56. Commentary: Politician 'Ambushes' Transparency Reform Group, Gets 'Counter-Ambushed'
     
  57. May 11, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

    Votes on boat rentals, medical marijuana and more!


     
  58. Occupy to Protest Mackinac Center

    Group sends mixed message with its words, actions.


     
  59. Corporate Welfare Backers Change Tune
    Subsidies now about "groundwork" after jobs fail to materialize.
     
  60. Teacher Made Over $80K Per Year, Retires With a Pension of Over $40K — Claims 'Violation of Trust'
     
  61. Michigan’s Schools of Innovation
    In this first installment of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's new "Schools of Innovation" series, we begin with Oxford Community School's experiment with virtual learning. This study examines Oxford Community School’s adoption of web-based learning to deliver and enhance student instruction. The widespread effectiveness, and subsequent increased enrollment, has allowed expansion of school programs unlike many Michigan public school districts struggling during the Recession.
     
  62. Taylor, Huizenga Join Center Board
     
  63. Mackinac Center Speaker on WJR

    Arthur Brooks coming to Michigan in June.


     
  64. CapCon Story Draws National Attention

    The folly of central planning examined.


     
  65. Analysis: Local Governments Wrong to Call Foul On Property Tax Reform
     
  66. Commentary: Legislators Choose School Employees Over Taxpayers on Retirement Benefit Reform
     
  67. Federal 'Stimulus' Spent $34.5 Million In Michigan For Only 183 Total Jobs
     
  68. Revenue vs. Profits

    Michigan teachers union doesn't know the difference.


     
  69. Teachers' Union Fails Accounting 101
     
  70. Mackinac Center Hosting Arthur Brooks in June

    AEI president's new book released today.


     
  71. Crime Hinders Economic Development

    Michael LaFaive in The Saginaw News.


     
  72. Congressman Dave Camp's Speech at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy
     
  73. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 8, 2012
     
  74. Bill raising cyber charter cap moves to senate
    "A bill raising the arbitrary cap on the number of cyber charter public schools allowed in Michigan narrowly passed the state House and has cleared the state Senate ..."
     
  75. Allen Park Turns to Residents For Bad Investment Bailout
     
  76. Carnac Predicts:
    Schools will try to enroll kids who are too young.
     
  77. Center Scholars Featured in Free Press

    Van Beek, Coulson on school choice, district consolidation.


     
  78. Michigan's Job Loss Apocalypse Averted!
    No thanks to the "Department of Corporate Welfare."
     
  79. City Claims Significant Workforce Cut; Budget Says Otherwise
     
  80. Grand Rapids charter school to focus on fine, performing arts
    "Officials at Lake Superior State University are expected to authorize a new charter public school in Grand Rapids focusing on the fine and performing arts ..."
     
  81. Making the Whole Class Flip: The Online Learning Revolution
     
  82. The Public School Pension Fund’s Problem Is Not Charter Schools
     
  83. Detroit Consent Agreement: Another Kick of the Can?
     
  84. MEA PAC is fourth biggest political fundraiser in 2012
    "A recent report on money in state politics found the Michigan Education Association to be among the leading PACs for fundraising in 2012 ..."
     
  85. Former Pontiac administrator accused of spending $300K
    "An Inkster school administrator has been accused of going on a “shopping spree” at district expense while working as an assistant superintendent for Pontiac Schools ..."
     
  86. Snyder/Wise Private Luncheon
     
  87. 'Skim Tracker' Hits $30 Million
     
  88. Where Is the $31K Teacher With a Master's Degree?
     
  89. May 4, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

    Votes on kindergarten, medical marijuana and more!


     
  90. Michigan Poets

    New book offers a free market look at the arts.


     
  91. Few People Stay Poor

    Center scholar explains income mobility.


     
  92. Union Lobbying Helps Keep Prison Privatization Bill Locked Up
     
  93. Preliminary financial review for Pontiac schools
    "State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan has informed Pontiac Schools it will undergo a preliminary financial review ..."
     
  94. Commentary: Low-Balled School Pension Contributions Kick Taxpayers in the Teeth

    They've been low-balled for too many years.


     
  95. School Pension Contributions Hurt Taxpayers

    They've been low-balled for too many years.


     
  96. There Are Alternatives to PA4 ...

    ... But the unions will like them even less.


     
  97. 'Free' College Tuition Plan Questioned

    Jobs attract graduates, not vice versa.


     
  98. District Official Confirms That MEA Salary Claims Not Supported
     
  99. Renewable Energy Standard Driving Prices Higher in States, Europe
     
  100. MEA Ignores Reality In Complaints About Health Care Cost Increases
     
  101. Former Center Scholar in 'Governing' Magazine

    Lou Schimmel is Pontiac's emergency manager.


     
  102. PLAs, Student Loans, Welfare Subsidies
    Check out today's Michigan Capitol Confidential.
     
  103. Commentary: Arbitrarily Low College Loan Interest Rates Harm Students, Taxpayers
     
  104. Lawmakers, Governor Seeking To Get Project Labor Agreement Ban Back In Place
     
  105. Welfare Recipients Get Hundreds For Car Repairs, Clothing Allowance
     
  106. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 1, 2012
     
  107. Madison teachers threaten lawsuit over retroactive pay cuts
    "Teachers in Madison District Public Schools say a 10 percent pay cut the board of education applied retroactively to the start of the school year is illegal ..."
     
  108. Movie Reviews

    Media fails to report on film subsidies funded by taxpayers.


     
  109. McHugh on Legislators' Benefits

    "A matter of fairness and perception."


     
  110. Flint-area teachers ‘flip’ their classrooms
    "Two Flint-area teachers have flipped their classroom and are trying to help their coworkers do the same ..."
     
  111. While Taxpayers Shell Out Big For Hollywood Stars, Media Fawns
     
  112. Two Michigan schools on federal ‘Green Ribbon Schools’ list
    "Two Michigan schools are among 78 nationwide named to the first-ever Green Ribbon Schools list ..."
     
  113. Flint charter public school to lose authorization
    "Central Michigan University has decided not to renew Center Academy of Flint’s authorization for next year ..."
     
  114. Controversial Cyber Security Bill Passed By U.S. House
     
  115. April 27, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

    Votes on virtual learning and the state budgets!


     
  116. Spencer Discusses SEIU Dues Skim

    Money still being taken from disabled, despite new law.


     
  117. Educrats Spin Conspiracy Theories

    Charter public schools, parental choice threaten monopoly.


     
  118. More Charter Public School Expansion

    House approves lifting cap on cyber charter schools.


     
  119. House Votes To Raise Cyber School Cap
     
  120. Trenton schools now accepting schools of choice students
    "The Trenton Board of Education has voted to accept applications for schools of choice students ..."
     
  121. Prisons Not an 'Economic Development' Program

    Legislators objecting to prison savings.


     
  122. Fact Checking the MEA President

    Claims about teacher pay don't add up.


     
  123. Emergency Manager Repeal Ballot Proposal Likely Headed to State Supreme Court
     
  124. MEA President Repeats 'Disingenuous' Claim About Teacher Pay
     
  125. SEIU Dues Skim Scheme Continues
    CapCon also tracking public-sector pay.
     
  126. Public Sector Workers Still Earn More Than Private Sector Workers
     
  127. Home Health Care Dues Still Being Skimmed
     
  128. Wright on WJR With Beckmann
    Indiana union claims new law is 'slavery.'
     
  129. School Employee Retirement Benefits

    A case study.


     
  130. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 24, 2012
     
  131. State Supreme Court lets DPS emergency manager stay
    "In a unanimous decision, the Michigan Supreme Court rejected an appeal of a lower-court decision that upheld the appointment of Roy Roberts as Detroit Public Schools emergency manager ..."
     
  132. 'Green' Energy Advocates Targeting Michigan Again
     
  133. Union Lawsuit Claims 'Slavery'
    Wright: "Expands the definition of chutzpah."
     
  134. Littmann to Speak on $58M School Bond Vote
    Bond votes in 2007 and 2010 failed.
     
  135. Some Michigan teachers could receive $1,600 bonuses
    "Teachers at 28 Michigan schools could be seeing bonuses worth up to $1,600 this year ..."
     
  136. Teacher Pension Poverty Claim Warrants Scrutiny
     
  137. Commentary: Laws Should Be Just, Benefit Consumers
     
  138. Adrian teachers reject contract proposed by mediator
    "Adrian teachers have rejected their latest contract offer ..."
     
  139. 4,100 DPS teachers get layoff slips
    "Detroit Public Schools has sent layoff notices to the district’s entire teaching staff ..."
     
  140. Missouri House Votes to 'Nullify' Obamacare

    Vote shares historic date with Lexington and Concord.


     
  141. CapCon Highlights Teachers' 'Issues'

    Pension costs, early retirement raise questions.


     
  142. April 20, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

    Votes on underage drinking, hotel taxes and more!


     
  143. Retired Educator Says He 'Would Not Have Gone Into Teaching' With Proposed Pension Reform
     
  144. Union Sues Indiana Governor; Claims Right-To-Work Law Enforces Slavery
     
  145. Fowlerville considers privatization to avoid budget deficit
    "Fowlerville Community Schools expects to see its budget deficit grow to $2.6 million next year ..."
     
  146. Commentary: School Pension System Impacts Everyone’s Future
     
  147. 'Stranded Costs' Will Always Be Paid by Taxpayers

    Keep charter school and contract employees out of MPSERS.


     
  148. CapCon Story Gets National Attention
    Teacher upset she can't retire at 47.
     
  149. Van Beek on Schools' Long-Term Debt
    School bond process must be reformed.
     
  150. Center Scholars Cited in Detroit News
    LaFaive, Smith battling regulatory overload in liquor laws.
     
  151. Aiming To Outlaw Government Revenue Bounty Hunters
     
  152. Teacher Upset She Can't Retire at 47
     
  153. Center Analyst in Investor's Business Daily
    Kersey: Union officials don't like right-to-work accountability.
     
  154. U-M, MSU Spent Nearly $2 Million Each On Football Bowl Game Trips
     
  155. Commentary: Direct Alcohol Shipping To Minors Is Not a Public Safety Problem
     
  156. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 17, 2012
     
  157. Financial emergency declared in Muskegon Heights
    "Gov. Rick Snyder has accepted the recommendation of the Muskegon Heights review team and declared the district to be in a financial emergency ..."
     
  158. Where A Pay Freeze Is a Pay Raise

    Teacher contracts use interesting math.


     
  159. Hohman Op-Ed in Free Press
    Fiscal analyst also cited in Detroit News on teacher pensions.
     
  160. Gas Prices Are Complex, but Not Mysterious

    Mackinac scholar explains the origins of gas prices.
     

  161. Crystal Falls students to compete in robotics championship
    "Three seventh grade students from Crystal Falls are headed to Anaheim, Calif., to compete in the VEX Gateway world robotics championship ..."
     
  162. 1,200 Hours To Be a Lawyer, But 2,000 To Be a Barber
     
  163. Ann Arbor school to host Michigan’s first Muslim spelling bee
    "Precious Sprouts School in Ann Arbor will host a regional contest for the first national Muslim spelling bee ..."
     
  164. Ypsilanti, Willow Creek discuss district consolidation
    "School boards from Ypsilanti and Willow Run have both voted unanimously to hold a joint meeting to discuss a possible merger between the two districts ..."
     
  165. Despite Environmental Alarmism, Great Lakes Have Not Been Setting Low Water Level Records
     
  166. April 13, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Newly introduced bills, including $900 million state borrowing from insurance companies and college tuition subsidies.
     
  167. Flashy Projects Flash Back
    It didn't have to come to this for Detroit.
     
  168. Same Old Story on Energy Policy

    Politicians show continued folly of central planning.


     
  169. A Tale of Two Districts: Responding To Severe Fiscal Problems
     
  170. The Problem With Allen Park
     
  171. DPS to experiment with 10 ‘self-governing’ high schools
    "Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts has announced a plan to create a hybrid system within the district with 10 high schools being converted into “self-governing” buildings ..."
     
  172. Charter Schools Average Smaller Class Sizes

    Less top heavy than conventional schools, too.


     
  173. There's No Such Thing as Free Parking
    Or free speech, if you get a ticket at MSU.
     
  174. Pontiac's Fiscal Revolution
    Emegency manager taking steps to rescue city.
     
  175. Commentary: Pension Reform Bigger School Fiscal Issue Than Education Budget
     
  176. Commentary: 'Corporate Welfare' Hype Yields Few Economic Results
     
  177. Allen Park Residents Call for Change
     
  178. Union Workers Would be Better Off With a 401(k)
    Statistics show union pensions are in poor shape.
     
  179. Breaking News!

    Michigan advances to 17th on economic outlook index.


     
  180. SEIU Scheme Ends
    Legislation stops dues skim.
     
  181. The Source of Schools' Pension Problems
    Misleading comments a disservice to taxpayers.
     
  182. Hohman on Teacher Pensions in Detroit News
    His recent study shows how to save taxpayers billions.
     
  183. Union Members Down, Money For SEIU Up
     
  184. Sen. Debbie Stabenow Addresses the Issues
     
  185. An Answer to the MEA's Lawsuit
    Expand the union dues collection ban.
     
  186. No Lean Times For SEIU 'Dues Skim' Union Bosses
     
  187. 25 Reforms in 2011
     
  188. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 10, 2012
     
  189. New Law Frees Home Health Care Providers From Stealth Unionization, Dues Skim
     
  190. Pfizer Story Cited
    CapCon story forms basis for entire AnnArbor.com posting.
     
  191. The Business Lesson of Pfizer and Ann Arbor
     
  192. Reform Needed to Curb Rising School District Debt Levels
     
  193. Close the State School Employee Pension Fund
     
  194. Collective Bargaining Initiative Is About Power, Not Rights
     
  195. Prison Spending Ripe for Reform
    Center research cited in Lansing State Journal.
     
  196. Commentary: 'Card Check’s' Big Lie Exposed
     
  197. Hohman Commentary in Dearborn Paper
    Time to fix school employees' retirement fund.
     
  198. CapCon Coverage Gets National Media Attention
    Story on A123 cited in Washington Examiner.
     
  199. Analysis: Two-Handed Michigan Recovery is Real
     
  200. You Had to Figure This Would Happen...
    MEA lawyers blocking labor law reforms.
     
  201. April 5, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Newly introduced bills, including money to Detroit and regulating children's products.
     
  202. Kersey Cited on Right-to-Work Laws
    Makes states "more attractive" to businesses.
     
  203. Advanced Search Help
     
  204. Education Budget Tightened, Alarmist Predictions Fail To Materialize
     
  205. Video Shows President Obama, Top Politicians Praising Failed Green Company
     
  206. Commentary: A Plan to End ObamaCare — and the Current Health Care Status Quo
     
  207. University Budget Transparency vs. Secret 'Appropriations Mud Pit'

    Increasing term limits won't help government transparency.


     
  208. Green Eyeshadow On Red Ink: 'Green' Jobs Fail To Live Up To The Hype
     
  209. Other Big State Universities Tighten Their Belts — U-M Has Much To Learn

    OSU and Kentucky Cut Back; U-M Has Much to Learn


     
  210. Don’t Milk Charter Schools for Pension Contributions
     
  211. MEA's Underpaid Teacher Claims Don't Fit With The Facts
     
  212. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 3, 2012
     
  213. Director of Labor Policy Cited on CNBC.com
    Center's Paul Kersey consulted in proposed Detroit consent deal.
     
  214. Are Teachers With Master's Degrees Forced To Take Food Stamps?
     
  215. Commentary: Country Cannot Afford Obamacare
     
  216. Commentary: Mixed Messages on Prison Spending
     
  217. Cutting Librarians and Therapists Would Save Prisons Millions
     
  218. March 30, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on home health care workers, lottery welfare and more!
     
  219. Two Bills, Two Standards
    Helmet laws and "cyber" schools.
     
  220. Center Cited in National Review
    CapCon story on A123 battery maker draws national attention.
     
  221. MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
     
  222. Activists United Against Union 'Power Grab' Proposal
     
  223. Most Michigan Voters Think Right-to-Work Is a Winner
     
  224. David Littmann on Fox Business News
    Discussed Detroit's financial downfall.
     
  225. Center Analyst on Pension Reform
    James Hohman discusses school employee pension plan.
     
  226. Lehman: U.S. Can't Afford Obamacare
    Center president's Detroit News Op-Ed.
     
  227. 'Flipped Classrooms' Aid Student Learning

    "Results speak for themselves"


     
  228. Flipped Classrooms Underline Student Learning
     
  229. Center Cited on Tourism Subsidies
    State study noted as "dubious."
     
  230. The End Is Near: 'Skim' Stopper Bill Headed To Gov. Snyder
     
  231. Tuition Subsidies Offer Too Few Benefits
     
  232. Bill Would Require CEOs Get Drug Tested If Company Gets Loans, Grants Or Tax Credits From State
     
  233. Detroit Unions Dislike Manager Law?
    They'll really hate bankruptcy court.
     
  234. Unions In Perpetuity
    Can home health care aides really decertify their union?
     
  235. Commentary: Tourism Study Flawed

    State needs to abandon subsidy favors.


     
  236. Center Analyst Discusses Right-to-Work Issues
    Paul Kersey on WEMU.
     
  237. Pure Michigan’s Bid For More Tax Money
     
  238. Justices' Questions Provide Insight In Obamacare Debate
     
  239. IMPACT Spring 2012
     
  240. Center Analyst Cited on Early Spring
    Economic activity could increase consumer confidence.
     
  241. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 27, 2012
     
  242. DFT: Up to 900 Detroit teachers expected to retire this summer
    "Officials from the Detroit Federation of Teachers expect up to 900 teachers to retire before the beginning of next school year ..."
     
  243. Detroit Bankruptcy: America’s Leading Indicator?
     
  244. Creative Arts: Exaggerated Teacher Union Claims Not Supported By The Facts
     
  245. Stockbridge students use underwater robot to search for remains
    "Eight Stockbridge High School students and their teacher are taking their custom-built underwater robot to the Micronesian island chain of Palau to search for a B-24 bomber shot down during World War II ..."
     
  246. Better Late Than Never: An End To the 'Dues Skim'
     
  247. Populist 'Free Gas' Bill Comes At A High Cost
     
  248. State approves Pontiac deficit elimination plan
    "The Michigan Department of Education has approved a deficit elimination plan for Pontiac Public Schools ..."
     
  249. Next round of EduJobs funding to be dispersed next month
    "Schools near Battle Creek will receive more than $637,000 next month as part of the EduJobs funding ..."
     
  250. Some Unions Still Battling Governor's Reforms; Taxpayers Left Holding the Bill
     
  251. Governments Already Impose Hunger Games

    Plenty of parallels between new movie, reality.


     
  252. March 23, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on home health care workers, Obamacare and more!
     
  253. Center Legal Analyst on WJR
    Senate votes to end SEIU skim scheme.
     
  254. Highland Park EM ‘fully expects’ district to be open next year
    "Jack Martin, Highland Park’s emergency manager, has no plans to close the district or merge it into Detroit Public Schools anytime soon ..."
     
  255. State Senate Passes Legislation to Define Home Health Care Providers as Private Individuals
     
  256. The Alliance for Retired Americans
    Senior citizen lobbying group gets SEIU money.
     
  257. Union Pushes Ballot Proposal To Keep 'Dues Skim' Alive
     
  258. BREAKING NEWS: Michigan Senate Stops Home Health Care 'Dues Skim'
     
  259. Land Banking: An Old Idea With A Poor Track Record
     
  260. Center Cited on Student Victory
    Some U-M students upset they can't force others into a union.
     
  261. Sen. Debbie Stabenow Named 'Porker of the Month'
     
  262. How Miserable Are Teachers?
     
  263. LaFaive Viewpoint Garners Media Attention
     
  264. Legal Analyst: 'Monitoring' SEIU
    Union trying to push forced unionization ballot measure.
     
  265. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 20, 2012
     
  266. East Detroit opens to Wayne County ‘schools of choice’ students
    "The East Detroit Public Schools Board of Education has voted to accept schools of choice applications from Wayne County students ..."
     
  267. University of Michigan Spends $129K To Produce a Degree
     
  268. Commentary: Bailout of Student Loan Debt Is Not the Answer
     
  269. Michigan Should Reform School Lending System
     
  270. How Cost Effective Are Michigan’s Universities?
    What they spend per degree completed.
     
  271. Analyst Talks About Michigan Gas Tax
    Legislators should prioritize road spending, not raise taxes.
     
  272. Center Analyst: College Subsidy Plan Won't Work
    Michael Van Beek outlines the downsides to "Michigan2020."
     
  273. Schools can decline ‘pink slime’ beef next year
    "School food service directors will soon have the option of buying beef that does not contain “pink slime,” ..."
     
  274. Stealth Unionization Scheme Bleeds Medicaid
     
  275. Senate Shows Support For Ending Home Health Care 'Dues Skim'
     
  276. Flanagan receives vote of confidence, contract extension
    State Superintendent of Public Instruction "Michael Flanagan has received a vote of confidence and a one-year contract extension from the State Board of Education ..."
     
  277. The Cover Story For the 'Dues Skim'
     
  278. Minnesota Moves on Right-to-Work, Taps Mackinac Center For Bill Wording
     
  279. Teacher concessions will save Marysville $950,000
    "A new teachers contract comes with $950,000 of savings next year for Marysville Public Schools ..."
     
  280. March 16, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on cell phones, state retiree medical benefits and more.
     
  281. The Economic Opportunity Institute
    A progressive think tank getting SEIU money.
     
  282. James Hohman On Teacher Retirement System
    Significant changes needed to rescue underfunded plan.
     
  283. Commentary: Stop Forcing Michigan Taxpayers To Pay for Government Union Stewards
     
  284. Ypsilanti public schools facing $14 million deficit
    "Ypsilanti Public Schools could be facing a $14 million deficit next year due to decreasing enrollment ..."
     
  285. GOP Establishment Standing in Way of Prevailing Wage Reform
     
  286. Oakridge Schools Lets the Sunshine In
    Transparency in union negotiations sets new standard.
     
  287. Kos Media
    Publishers of "Daily Kos" get SEIU money.
     
  288. Center Analyst Discusses Union Ballot Proposal
    Paul Kersey details "self-centered and reckless" initiative.
     
  289. The Importance of 'Sunshine Week'
     
  290. A City At the End of Its Rope
     
  291. Do Government Unions Really Need All That Money?
     
  292. The Edward M. Kennedy Institute
    SEIU and the legislative career of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
     
  293. Victory for U-M Grad Students
    New law prevents forced unionization of graduate students.
     
  294. Closing the School Employee Retirement Fund
    Center analyst explains how schools can save millions.
     
  295. Cigarette Tax Hike Brings Smuggling, Other Unintended Consequences
     
  296. Snyder Signs Bill Reinforcing That Graduate Students Are Students, Not Employees
     
  297. Study: 'Barriers' To Public Employee Pension Reform Unfounded
     
  298. Jobs with Justice
    A national network of local coalitions ... getting SEIU money.
     
  299. Michigan Public School Employees Pay For One of the Country's Richest Unions
     
  300. Mackinac Center releases study on closing underfunded MPSERS
    "The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has released a new report discussing five ways to close the state’s badly underfunded public school employee pension plan ..."
     
  301. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 13, 2012
     
  302. Law Signed by Gov. Snyder Confirms Legal Precedent, Protects Graduate Student Research Assistants From Forced Unionization
     
  303. Study Discusses Five Ways to Close State’s Badly Underfunded Public School Employee Pension Plan
     
  304. Why Don't Superintendents Have Tenure?
    No public employees should have it.
     
  305. Five Options for Addressing
    ‘Transition Costs’ When Closing
    the MPSERS Pension Plan

    Michigan Public School Employee Retirement Plans
    in Need of Reform

    This study considers the supposed ‘transition costs’ that would be effected by a state switch from a defined-benefit to defined-contribution retirement system. In it, the “transition costs” are found to be nonbinding and discretionary. In addition, the study offers the state a series of reforms that would diffuse such costs, as well as consideration for the long-term fiscal improvements that would arise from payment of the pension’s unfunded liabilities.
     
  306. The Center for American Progress Action Fund
    Political advocacy, among "other" things, with SEIU money.
     
  307. Dim Bulbs
    Editorial compares $50 light bulb to Chevy Volt
     
  308. Commentary: Contracts Show, Manager Law 'Chemo' for Cancerous Fiscal Abuse
     
  309. House committee considers increased number of count days
    "State legislators are considering increasing the number of count days to better allocate per-pupil state aid ..."
     
  310. Bloated Teacher Contracts Much To Blame For Issues In Highland Park, Muskegon
     
  311. Gov. Snyder calls for renewed efforts to reduce truancy
    "Gov. Rick Snyder has called for renewed efforts to reduce truancy ..."
     
  312. Muskegon Heights may close without emergency manager
    "Officials at Muskegon Heights Public Schools told an emergency manager review team the district may have to close as early as April unless they receive an emergency manager ..."
     
  313. The Stealth Election That Led To The Home Health Care 'Dues Skim'
     
  314. Bill prohibits schools from collecting union dues
    "A bill that would ban school districts from collecting union dues has passed the Legislature and is on its way to Gov. Snyder, who is expected to sign it ..."
     
  315. March 9, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

    Votes on public school union dues and U-M grad students!


     
  316. Americans United for Change
    SEIU gives advocacy group $300,000.
     
  317. Why the 'Michigan2020' Plan is a Poor Investment

    More subsidies for college won't increase graduation rates.


     
  318. Commentary: Pegging 10th Grade Students Politically Unnecessary And Inappropriate
     
  319. Benenson Strategy Group
    A DC public relations firm with a strong partisan tilt.
     
  320. Center Analysts Discuss Illegal Unionization
    A video explaining the scheme is posted at Breitbart.com.
     
  321. School Districts in Deficit are Top Heavy
    Spend 43 percent more on administration than state average.
     
  322. Free Press Writer Praises Center Scholar
    "Sober, scholarly summary" presented at Issues & Ideas forum.
     
  323. School Districts Will Soon No Longer Be Responsible For Deducting Teacher Union Dues
     
  324. Michigan Public Schools $19.7 Billion In Debt
     
  325. Government Incompetence At Its Worst – The Tragedy of the Forced Unionization of Home Health Care Workers
     
  326. Colorado WINS
    More state government worker politics from the SEIU.
     
  327. Paul Kersey Discusses New Labor Proposal
    "This is about protecting government employee unions."
     
  328. Self-Centered and Reckless
    What "Protect Our Jobs" wants to do to Michigan.
     
  329. Kersey: Union Ballot Plan a 'Power Grab'
    Proposed ballot initiative would negate money-saving reforms.
     
  330. Mackinac Center Video Posted at Breitbart.com
    Michigan GOP Senate fails to stop SEIU scheme.
     
  331. Limbaugh Uproar Overshadows Real Problems With Obamacare
     
  332. Union-Supported Ballot Proposal Targets Right-to-Work, Recent Reforms
     
  333. A Tale of Two States: Indiana and Michigan
     
  334. America Votes
    An SEIU "partner" and "consultant."
     
  335. Exports Critical For Michigan's Recovery
     
  336. DPS to run Highland Park’s nonteaching services
    "Detroit Public Schools will operate nonteaching services in the Highland Park school district under an agreement between the districts’ emergency managers ..."
     
  337. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 6, 2012
     
  338. The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
    "Capacity-building" through ballot initiatives, and SEIU cash.
     
  339. Increasing Tobacco Taxes Brings Negative Results
    More smuggling, more crime predicted by Center analysts.
     
  340. GM Suspends Volt Production
    Center analyst cited on $250k subsidies.
     
  341. Health Care Caps Will Help Students
    Money can be directed to the classroom, where it belongs.
     
  342. Bad Axe hires consulting firm to boost test scores
    "Bad Axe School District has hired Great Lakes Consulting to help increase student proficiency in math and reading, as well as combat teacher ineffectiveness ..."
     
  343. Nation’s Highest Gas Tax Coming to Michigan?
     
  344. Time to Scotch Michigan’s Wholesale Alcohol Monopolies
     
  345. Overhaul Of Highland Park School District On The Horizon
     
  346. Michigan Senate Should Help End Illegal Unionization
     
  347. House bill requires board members physically attend meetings
    "The state House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require all public officials and school board members to be physically present to participate in public meetings ..."
     
  348. Muskegon Heights deficit plan called unrealistic
    "The emergency manager review team investigating Muskegon Heights Public Schools was told the district’s deficit reduction plan, which includes a 40 percent wage cut for employees, is not realistic ..."
     
  349. SEIU Healthcare Michigan
    A political amoeba.
     
  350. March 2, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on grad student unionization, lottery welfare and more!
     
  351. MCLF Joins Supreme Court Brief
    Seeks to end illegal SEIU unionization.
     
  352. SEIU Dues Skim Explained
    Jack Spencer discusses illegal unionization.
     
  353. Breitbart: An Unstoppable Force For Freedom
     
  354. DPS sees decrease in violent crime
    "Detroit Public Schools reported a decrease in the number of violent crimes in district schools ..."
     
  355. Health Care Compact Bill Would Shift Power Back To The States
     
  356. Bill To Prevent U of M Grad Student Research Assistant Unionization Headed To Governor
     
  357. Highland Park Schools Get State Bailout — Already Receive $14,000 Per Student
     
  358. Remove Needless Mandates on Teachers
    Additional training has shown no impact on student performance.
     
  359. Change.org
    E-petition site was recipient of SEIU cash.
     
  360. Analyst Questions Democracy of Unions
    Union concerns about PA 4 appear unfounded.
     
  361. Littmann Discusses '9-9-9' Tax Reform Plan
    Senior economist on Lansing radio show.
     
  362. Home Health Care 'Dues Skim' More Than Matches SEIU '08 Obama Contributions
     
  363. Do We Let Unions Bankrupt Governments?
    What the fight over Public Act 4 is all about.
     
  364. Public School Welcomes All
    (Unless they're from Detroit.)
     
  365. Center Analysts Discuss Emergency Manager Law
    LaFaive, Kersey interviewed regarding ballot initiative.
     
  366. The Atlas Project
    SEIU beneficiary "putting progressives on the path to victory."
     
  367. Earning More Than Your Boss: Dearborn Lieutenant Makes More Than Chief of Police, Mayor
     
  368. According to Beneficiaries, All Government Spending Is Worth the Investment
     
  369. Train Wreck: Amtrak Is a Case Study in Government Waste

    Subsidies for Amtrak, other rail projects should end.


     
  370. The Brave New Foundation
    Leftist media outlet took in $250,000 from SEIU.
     
  371. LaFaive Cited on Government Golf Courses
    "Least necessary of the least necessary government services."
     
  372. GOP Hopefuls Square Off
     
  373. Prison Privatization Bill Locked Up By House Inaction
     
  374. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 28, 2012
     
  375. Niles teachers protest contract offer
    "About 100 teachers carrying signs showed up at a recent Niles Community Schools board of education meeting to protest the board’s latest contract offer ..."
     
  376. Analyst Cited on GM Bankruptcy
    Kersey: UAW played a role.
     
  377. The Applied Research Center
    SEIU "dues" funding activist consultant.
     
  378. America Ready For Revitalization
     
  379. Restoring the American Dream
     
  380. Bill to ban grad student unionization moves to Senate floor
    "The Senate Government Operations Committee has approved a bill that would block the unionization of graduate student research assistants at state-funded universities ..."
     
  381. School claims township implementing ‘neo-Jim Crow’ in lawsuit
    " The Michigan Islamic Academy has asked a federal district court judge to overturn a Pittsfield Township Board of Trustees decision that rejected its rezoning request ..."
     
  382. 'Consensus' on Global Warming is a Manmade Concept
     
  383. State grants emergency $4 million for Highland Park students
    "Gov. Rick Snyder has signed an emergency bill that allocates $4 million dollars to the help students of Highland Park ..."
     
  384. Commentary: 'Correction' of CapCon Story Leaves Something To Be Desired
     
  385. Feb. 24, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on GSRA unionization, unemployment benefits and more!
     
  386. 'Change that Works'
    $4 million SEIU project was unabashedly political.
     
  387. Celebrating Black History Month
     
  388. GOP-Dominated Senate To SEIU: 'Here's $4 Million'
     
  389. Tea Party Groups Set To Pick U.S. Senate Candidate
     
  390. Upside-Downside of “9-9-9” Income Tax Reform
     
  391. Endowments up at Michigan colleges and universities
    "A recent study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers has found that college and university endowments around Michigan saw strong growth in the previous fiscal year ..."
     
  392. The Clean Economy Development Center
    Clearinghouse for "green energy" boondoggles was recipient of $100,000 in SEIU cash. First of a series.
     
  393. Subsidized Green Energy Company Struggles, Lays Off Workers — Rewards Top Executives
     
  394. How the Forced Unionization of Day Care and Home Health Care Providers Took Place
     
  395. Center Expert Discusses Genesee School Lawsuits
    Details of lawsuit kept mum; Center advocates for transparency.
     
  396. Bill To Stop Graduate Student Unionization Moves Ahead
     
  397. Further Down the Rabbit Hole: Forced Unionization 'Dues Skim' Linked To West Coast Scandal
     
  398. Detroit News Editorial Supports GSRA Autonomy
    Editorial argues lawmakers should protect U-M researchers
     
  399. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 21, 2012
     
  400. Unemployment Rate Not as Rosy as It Appears
     
  401. All “MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report” Votes for 2012
     
  402. Digital Learning Day
    How schools are using technology to improve education.
     
  403. Prohibition by Price
     
  404. Despite Deficit, Some Dearborn Top Officials Got Boosts in Pay
     
  405. Unplugged: 'Educators-Know-Best' Video Clip Ordered Taken Down
     
  406. Michigan's First Digital Learning Day
     
  407. Should Threats Against Legislators Have Stricter Penalites?
     
  408. Feb. 17, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on stealth conventions, PAC money to unions and more
     
  409. Michigan Vulnerable to Indiana
    Kersey cited in Miami, Kansas City papers.
     
  410. High Costs Force School District to Drop Union-Connected Health Plan
     
  411. Center Analyst Discusses Gas Taxes
    GOP legislators pushing bills to ramp up gas, vehicle taxes.
     
  412. Center Cited on Fox Business
    Noted for battling illegal unionization in Michigan.
     
  413. MEA's Hyperbole About Cyber Charter Schools
    Teachers union math gets a failing grade.
     
  414. Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money Skim' Lead To Former ACORN Organizer
     
  415. Dividing Ourselves From All That

    AFL-CIO Op-Ed is wishful thinking and hysteria all in one.


     
  416. Editorial Cites Hohman on Chevy Volt Subsidies
    Taxpayers on hook for up to $250K for each one sold.
     
  417. Online Charter School Spending Trends
    How do they compare to brick-and-mortar schools?
     
  418. Center Expert Outlines Right-to-Work Issue
    Michigan needs law to remain competitive.
     
  419. Would Michigan Have Been Better Off if the Sit-Down Strike had Failed?
     
  420. Illinois Woman Charged With Making Death Threats Against Mackinac Center
     
  421. Detroit to close some schools, turn others into charters
    "Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts has announced plans to close 16 buildings after this school year and offer four more to charter operators ..."
     
  422. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 14, 2012
     
  423. Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy
     
  424. Detroit Could Sell Off Assets to Avoid Insolvency
    Center analyst recommended doing so 11 years ago.
     
  425. Wright Discusses SEIU Scheme
    Union collects $28M in illegal dues and counting.
     
  426. Center Expert Cited on UAW Politics
    Proof that Michigan employees need right-to-work protection.
     
  427. Magnet programs drive increased enrollment in Jackson
    "Jackson Public Schools saw enrollment gains after February’s count day ..."
     
  428. MSU Starts Student Health Care Mandate
     
  429. Commentary: When Stadium Deals Fizzle, Taxpayers Lose
     
  430. Bill to expand cyber school choice passes house committee
    "The House Education Committee has approved a bill that will raise the cap on cyber charter public schools ..."
     
  431. Kalamazoo-area schools shift to full-day kindergarten
    "The four remaining Kalamazoo-area schools with half-day kindergarten programs will switch to full-day programs due to likely changes in state aid ..."
     
  432. Unemployment Rate Dropping But 'Disturbing Trend' As Number of People Receiving Food Assistance Skyrockets
     
  433. Tax Foundation Rates Michigan
    State climbs 42 spots after eliminating MBT.
     
  434. Feb. 10, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on judges, roads and expanding taxes
     
  435. 'Best Article on Wind Farms You Will Ever Read'
    Wind energy unreliable in times of weather emergencies.
     
  436. Corporate Welfare to Increase $20M
    Governor's 2013 proposed budget released Thursday.
     
  437. A growing list of things the staff likes
     
  438. Elementary Students Forced to Write Advocacy Letters to Governor Criticizing Education Cuts
     
  439. Governor ties increased school funding to district performance
    "In his annual budget proposal, Gov. Rick Snyder announced a plan to tie increases in school funding to student performance ..."
     
  440. Bureaucrats vs. Parents — Who Should Choose Where Children Are Educated?
     
  441. Center Experts on School Spending

    Employee insurance costs cut into education funding.


     
  442. 'Forced Unionization' Employer Out of the Picture, But Dues Keep Flowing To SEIU
     
  443. Center Analyst Discusses Gas Tax
    Michigan headed for highest fuel tax in the country?
     
  444. Benefit Costs Sunk Benton Harbor's Finances
     
  445. Myth 5: The Unequal Funding Myth
     
  446. Pete Hoekstra Ad Misses the Mark
    Washington, not China, to blame for national debt.
     
  447. Rep. Ray Franz: Hero of Home Repair Tradesmen
    Sometimes politicians actually get it.
     
  448. Rosy Solar Jobs Projections Fail To Live Up To the Hype
     
  449. Beaverton teachers drop MESSA for Blue Cross Blue Shield
    "Teachers at Beaverton Rural Schools have dropped MESSA and adopted Blue Cross Blue Shield as their insurance provider in their new three-year contract ..."
     
  450. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 7, 2012
     
  451. Right to Work: Right for Oregon, Right for Michigan
    More jobs, faster growing incomes, all that good stuff.
     
  452. The Unequal School Funding Myth
    The latest in an ongoing video series.
     
  453. LaFaive Cited on Indiana Right-to-Work Law
    Michigan employees need right-to-work protections to keep pace.
     
  454. SEIU Sent Key GOP Senator $5K on Day Bill to End 'Forced Unionization' Arrived in Senate
     
  455. Comcast expands eligibility for ‘Internet Essentials’
    "Comcast has announced it is expanding eligibility for “Internet Essentials,” a program that provides Internet access to the households of disadvantaged students ..."
     
  456. How Corporate Welfare Hurts People
     
  457. State Behind on School Employee Pension Reform
     
  458. Research Shows Right-to-Work Laws the Right Way to Go
     
  459. What Right-to-Work Means for Indiana
     
  460. Portage declines to fully privatize custodial work
    "The Portage School Board has decided not to privatize its first-shift custodial services ..."
     
  461. Projections vs. Reality — Should Politicians Make Job Creation Claims?
     
  462. The Price of Government Unions (It's High)
    But it doesn't have to be, according to new study.
     
  463. MCLF Attorney Discusses U-M Case
    Students being denied due process in unionization fight.
     
  464. Portage Schools Turns Down $270K Savings
    District outsources some custodial work, but not all.
     
  465. The Unstoppable Teacher Pension Fund Monster
     
  466. Taxpayer Costs For Average State Employee Increased From $79K in 2001 to $95K in 2011
     
  467. If the Monopoly Title Fits, Wear It
    Alcohol distribution territorial monopolies hurt consumers.
     
  468. Center Pension Study Cited
    State employee pension change has saved $4 billion.
     
  469. Award-Winning Reporter, Editor Joins Michigan Capitol Confidential as Managing Editor
     
  470. Home Health Care 'Dues Skim' Worse Than Previously Thought
     
  471. Nation’s Highest Gas Tax Coming To Michigan?
     
  472. MCQ3 Response To 'Forced Unionization'
     
  473. Comcast expands eligibility for ‘Internet Essentials’
    "Comcast has announced it is expanding eligibility for “Internet Essentials,” a program that provides Internet access to the households of disadvantaged students ..."
     
  474. Trash Collectors Equal 'Green' Jobs? President's Campaign Ad Claims 'Green Energy' Job Growth From Criticized Study
     
  475. It's Official: Indiana Is a Right-to-Work State
    Congratulations are in order for our neighbors to the south.
     
  476. Is President Obama Correct That State Budget Cuts Are the ‘Largest Factor’ in Tuition Increases At Public Colleges?
     
  477. Indiana Governor Signs Right-to-Work Law; Michigan’s Fragile Economy Faces New Competition
     
  478. Indiana Is A Right-to-Work State
     
  479. Landmark Right-to-Work Bill Passes in Indiana House
     
  480. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 31, 2012
     
  481. Virtual Learning Can Improve Outcomes and Save Money
     
  482. Dems' Plan: Scale Back Select Corporate Tax Credits They Already Voted For
     
  483. Universities extend application window for new charter schools
    "Grand Valley State University is extending the application window for new charter public schools ..."
     
  484. Commentary: Charter Schools Face Discrimination in Michigan
     
  485. Right-to-Work-for-Yadda-Yadda-Yadda
    For the umpteenth time: No, wages won't collapse.
     
  486. Catholic Schools Week
    Seeing school choice through a different lens.
     
  487. Is Congressman Ron Paul Supporting Select Energy Subsidies?
     
  488. Muskegon Heights privatizes some positions, saves $1.2 million
    "Muskegon Heights will save about $1.2 million this year and next after privatizing clerical workers, custodians and bus drivers ..."
     
  489. Center Scholar, Wife, Pen New Book
    They are "nationally recognized" FDR experts.
     
  490. Niles secretaries take 2.5 percent pay cut
    "Secretaries in Niles Community Schools have agreed to a new contract that includes a 2.5 percent pay cut ..."
     
  491. Saline will wait for state decision on ‘Pledge’ mandate
    "The Saline Board of Education will wait for the state Legislature to act before going ahead with a proposal to require students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily ..."
     
  492. Bringing Freedom to Afghanistan
     
  493. Jan. 27, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on plastics,  prison taxes and parking tickets
     
  494. The Debate About Online Charter Schools
    Objections are easily refuted.
     
  495. Kersey Cited in Wall Street Journal
    Right-to-work study shows benefits of law.
     
  496. 'Birthday Tax' Unveiled in Lansing
    New taxes, fees for road maintenance.
     
  497. Congressman Addresses Mackinac Center Audience
    Rep. Dave Camp discusses election year, tax rates.
     
  498. U-M Forced Grad Student Unionization Case: Court Approves One-Sided Hearing
     
  499. Helping Districts Deal With Deficits
     
  500. Some CMU faculty suspicious about union contract vote
    "Some Central Michigan University Faculty Association members are suspicious of their union’s voting process ..."
     
  501. 'We Found a Place Where Our Children's Safety Would Never Be An Issue'
     
  502. Court Denies U-M Students Their Say
    Only pro-unionization parties allowed to testify.
     
  503. Happy Birthday, Michigan!
    State turns 175 today.
     
  504. Center Scholar's Commentary in Financial Post
    Uncertainty will supress 2012 economy.
     
  505. Loar v. Michigan Department of Human Services Brief

    This booklet contains the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation’s final legal filing in a nationally known case involving the illegal unionization of Michigan’s home-based day care business owners and providers as government employees. Wright argued the case in the Michigan courts on behalf of Sherry Loar, Michelle Berry and Paulette Silverson, who each own home-based day care businesses.

    The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation sued to end the DHS' illegal diversion of so-called "union dues" from state subsidy checks received by home-based day care providers who watch children from low-income families. The "dues" were funneled to a government-employee union that purports to represent more than 40,000 of Michigan's home-based day care providers, who are actually private business owners and independent contractors.

    The case was ruled moot by the Michigan Supreme Court after the DHS ceased to collect the dues and the DHS director stated that these home-based day care providers are not public employees.


     
  506. Indiana Dems Still Boycotting To Avoid Right-To-Work Vote
     
  507. When Will Right-to-Work Come to Michigan?
     
  508. Commentary: Right-to-Work Will Keep Michigan Competitive
     
  509. INDIANA HOUSE PASSES RIGHT-TO-WORK BILL
    Law prohibiting forced union dues on clear path to governor's desk.
     
  510. What You Should Know About School Choice
    New video examines benefits of school choice.
     
  511. Online Revolution: Grand Rapids
     
  512. Online Revolution: Grand Traverse
     
  513. Online Revolution: Southeastern Michigan
     
  514. Catching Up With an Old Friend
    Lawrence Reed interview in The Daily Bell.
     
  515. Issues & Ideas Forum: The Future of Unionized Government
     
  516. Teacher Contract Specifics Part of Strike Action Plan?
     
  517. Indiana Dems Force Chamber Doors Open, Insist On Allowing Interruptions During Right-to-Work Debate
     
  518. Issues and Ideas Forum: The Future of Oil and Gas
     
  519. Indiana Right-to-Work Bill Still Stalled
     
  520. BREAKING: Indiana House Passes Right-to-Work Bill — Measure To Become Law Soon
     
  521. Michigan's Solyndra?
    Taxpayers on the hook for shady movie studio deal.
     
  522. Bay City Repeals Prevailing Wage Ordinance
    Other cities, state should follow suit.
     
  523. Small Business Survey: Obamacare Already Killing Jobs
     
  524. Teachers' Union Manual Shows How to Organize Illegal Strikes, Use Children During Bargaining
     
  525. Indiana Dems Lose On Right-to-Work Bill and Run Again
     
  526. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 24, 2012
     
  527. Michigan celebrates 'School Choice Week'
    "Gov. Rick Snyder joined 25 other governors in recognizing the week of January 22-28 as 'School Choice Week' ..."
     
  528. National School Choice Week
    Good for parents, student, teachers and taxpayers.
     
  529. School District: Spending Up, Revenue Up, Red Ink Up — Wants More Money
     
  530. Individual districts can now ‘Race to the Top’
    "The Obama administration has restructured the “Race to the Top” program and will now allow individual school districts to compete for federal money ..."
     
  531. Today May Be 'High Noon' Over Indiana Right-to-Work Bill
     
  532. Center Analysts' Op-Eds Address Right-to-Work Law, Charter Public School Discrimination
    LaFaive, Van Beek in Detroit, Lansing papers.
     
  533. Michigan school’s ‘flipped classrooms’ featured on CNN
    "Clintondale High School Principal Greg Green was featured on CNN’s education blog ..."
     
  534. Center Analyst in CS Monitor
    Paul Kersey cited on right-to-work debate in Indiana.
     
  535. Schools funding increases tied to improvement
    "Public schools won’t see their funding reduced in the next budget, but Gov. Snyder wants them to show improvement in order to get funding increases ..."
     
  536. Indy Democrats Still Not Showing Up — Right-to-Work Standoff Drags On
     
  537. Grassroots Obamacare Hearing: The People Speak
     
  538. Center Expert Gives Economic Forecast
    David Littmann on what 2012 could bring.
     
  539. Jan. 20, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on hunting, jury duty and marinas.
     
  540. Workers Are Wonderful, But Where's the Union?
    The AFL-CIO's new ad campaign
     
  541. Center Analyst in Free Press on Film Subsidy Failure

    State retirees on the hook for missed bond payment.


     
  542. Analysis: Michigan Cannot Grow Out of Pension Problems
     
  543. Some Tea Partiers Gunning For Republican Senate Majority Leader
     
  544. LaFaive Cited on Emergency Manager Law
    Cities brought it upon themselves, analyst says.
     
  545. What a Right-to-Work Law Will Mean For Indiana
     
  546. LaFaive Cited in Bloomberg Businessweek
    Corporate welfare stretches back decades.
     
  547. Indiana RTW: No Movement, Just Rhetoric
     
  548. Township Board Votes Unanimously to Exempt Employees From State Law, Continue Paying Nothing For Health Insurance
     
  549. Lehman Cited on Gov. Snyder's First Year
    Michigan View column previews State of the State speech.
     
  550. CapCon Cited in Muskegon Chronicle
    Smoking ban impact on alcohol sales.
     
  551. Gov. Snyder’s 2012 State of the State Address Included Five Proposed Government Expansions, One Limitation
     
  552. Michigan public universities have $4.2 billion in unrestricted assets
    "A review of Michigan’s public universities found their unrestricted net assets rose to $4.2 billion this year ..."
     
  553. Count of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Available Wednesday Night
     
  554. Detroit Public Schools trying to keep Children’s Museum open
    "Detroit Public Schools announced it is working on options to keep the Detroit Children’s Museum open ..."
     
  555. UAW Member: Union Workers 'Need to Embrace' Right-to-Work Laws
     
  556. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 17, 2012
     
  557. Breaking News: Indiana Dems Run Again, Right-to-Work Bill On Hold
     
  558. MEDC Consultant Busted for ‘Recycling’ Reports
     
  559. Trust Us, We Won
    Why are contract ratification vote totals such a big secret?
     
  560. Center Analyst on State of the State Address
    Right-to-work law, personal property taxes need attention.
     
  561. LaFaive Cited on Indiana Right-to-Work Battle
    Outcome will impact Michigan.
     
  562. Reality Check: Who Is to Blame For School Deficits?
     
  563. Commentary: It's Time to Repeal Prevailing Wage Law
     
  564. Saline schools considers mandating ‘Pledge of Allegiance’
    "Trustee David Holden has asked the Saline Board of Education to mandate a daily recitation of the “Pledge of Allegiance" ..."
     
  565. 48 districts post budget deficits, 22 larger than $1 million
    "Almost 50 of Michigan’s 550 school districts posted a budget deficit for 2010-2011 ..."
     
  566. Indiana Democrat: Right-to-Work Bill 'One of the Worst ... In a Generation'
     
  567. Teachers' Union: Many Members Conservative; Overwhelmingly Funds 'Progressive' Groups
     
  568. Analysis: State Behind on School Employee Pension Reform
     
  569. Jan. 13, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
    Votes on toy guns, hunting guns and barber poles.
     
  570. Number of charter schools to increase slowly
    "A leading advocate of charter public schools does not expect to see a large increase in their numbers despite a new law that removes the cap ..."
     
  571. Muskegon Health Care Workers Get Out of SEIU
     
  572. Opposition to Online Charters Misguided
    Savings can benefit students and educators.
     
  573. A Digital Learning Success Story
    Suttons Bay Schools an innovation leader.
     
  574. Senator Wants to Track Legislators' Voting Records
    MichiganVotes.org already does that — at no cost to taxpayers.
     
  575. Indiana Right-to-Work Bill Slows Down
     
  576. Financial emergency declared in Highland Park School District
    "Gov. Rick Snyder has declared the Highland Park School District is in a financial emergency ..."
     
  577. District Refuses to Sell Unused Building to Public Charter School — Despite Receiving $250K Asking Price
     
  578. Fake Tea Party Scam Ends In Fraud Convictions
     
  579. Taxpayers Fund Bureaucratic Back Slapping
    Over-sized checks wasteful, opportunistic.
     
  580. Right-to-Work Inches Ahead in Indiana
     
  581. skimTRACKER 'Forced Unionization' Dues: $30 Million For SEIU ... And Counting
     
  582. Bay City Amends Prevailing Wage Ordinance
    State, cities should abandon "archaic practice."
     
  583. Congress Mandates the Impossible
    Gas prices spike as fines are passed on to consumers.
     
  584. Hohman Cited by Fox on Chevy Volt
    Analysis continues to draw national attention.
     
  585. How Long Is Too Long For Unemployment Benefits?
     
  586. Award-Winning Investigative Reporter Anne Schieber Joins Mackinac Center Communications Team
     
  587. Emergency manager needed for Highland Park Schools
    "A financial review team has asked Gov. Snyder to appoint an emergency financial manager for Highland Park Schools ..."
     
  588. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 10, 2012
     
  589. Breaking News!
    CapCon on location covering Indiana right-to-work bill.
     
  590. Kersey: End Prevailing Wage
    Free Press Op-Ed calls for end to expensive, unnecessary law.
     
  591. Carpenters Union Targets Builder Again
    "Bannering" a popular intimidation tactic.
     
  592. Dems Don't Run: Standoff Ends — Indiana Right-to-Work Obstacle Cleared
     
  593. Charter public schools save state $36 million to $52 million
    "Charter public schools save the state of Michigan between $36 million and $52 million annually ..."
     
  594. State Alcohol Control Law Expensive, Unfair, Ineffective
     
  595. The Puzzling Differences Between Michigan and Indiana in This Recession
     
  596. Schools Should Fund Learning, Not Insurance Companies
     
  597. What a Right-to-Work Law Will Mean for Indiana — and Michigan
     
  598. Michigan public universities under scrutiny
    "Legislation has been introduced that could lead to the elimination of independent governing boards at 13 of Michigan’s public universities ..."
     
  599. Bill introduced to expand physical education requirements
    "Rep. Maureen Stapleton, D-Detroit, has introduced a bill that would mandate physical education requirements for elementary and middle schools ..."
     
  600. Indiana Leads the Manufacturing Belt
    Hoosier state has the most to gain from a right-to-work law.
     
  601. Federal Judge Rules Against Day Care Owners
    Union gets to keep millions in illegal dues.
     
  602. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Motion at Court of Appeals in U-M Student Unionization Case
     
  603. Indiana Senate Committee Passes Right-to-Work Bill; Unions Protest While Democrats Boycott
     
  604. Members named to school quality workgroup
    "Members have been named to a bipartisan, bicameral workgroup on school quality ..."
     
  605. University of Michigan: More Staff, Higher Revenue, Higher Pay ... Wants More Money From Taxpayers
     
  606. University of Michigan Response
     
  607. GlobalWatt: How Corporate Welfare Hurts Real People
     
  608. Kersey Talks RTW on Beckmann
     
  609. Book Highlights Failings of Enviro Trends
    "Eco-Fads" a rational, scientific read.
     
  610. LaFaive Op-Ed on State of the State Address
    Which policies should Gov. Snyder pursue?
     
  611. Right-to-Work Repeats Itself; Indiana Democrats Manufacture a Filibuster
     
  612. Strong Support for Right-to-Work Measures in the Michigan Legislature
     
  613. Every Roll Call Vote by Every State Legislator Tallied for 2011
     
  614. Your Favorites 2011: Our Top 10 Stories of the Year
     
  615. Connecticut School Leaders Propose Bold Reforms
    Michigan counterparts should take notice.
     
  616. Surplus, or Excess?
    More state revenue could mean more spending.
     
  617. Michigan's Migration Status Improves
    United Van Lines 2011 study released.
     
  618. State halts takeover of Benton Harbor schools
    "State Superintendent Mike Flanagan will not recommend appointing a review team for Benton Harbor Area Schools despite an initial finding that the district is in financial stress ..."
     
  619. Our Mission For 2012 and Beyond: Continuing to Hold Their Feet to the Fire
     
  620. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 4, 2012
     
  621. Right-to-Work Legislation Possible in Indiana
    "Significant economic consequences for Michigan."
     
  622. 'It Really Is Up to the Companies'
    The UAW's new strategy.
     
  623. Center Quoted in Wall Street Journal
    Column focuses on Jalen Rose Leadership Academy.
     
  624. LaFaive Cited on GlobalWatt Eviction

    San Francisco NBC affiliate covering story.


     
  625. MichiganVotes.org Cited by Several Media Outlets

    "Missed votes" tally compiled for every legislator.


     
  626. State Spending: Up, Up and Away
     
  627. Gov. Snyder: School cuts ending
    "Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s next budget proposal is unlikely to contain any reductions in funding for public schools and universities ..."
     
  628. Schools of choice has led to improved opportunities
    "A study of state data by The Jackson Citizen Patriot has found the 15-year-old Schools of Choice law has led to a large migration of students across school district boundaries in Jackson County."
     
  629. Muskegon SEIU Escape Vote Set For This Week
     
  630. Charter public school cap lifted
    "Five days before Christmas, Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a bill that gradually lifts the cap on the number of charter public schools ..."
     
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