Was a guest on CNBC's "Kudlow Report."

More than two decades of leadership come to fruition.

Taxi regulations in Detroit representative of city's downfall.

The Mackinac Center's Cliff Taylor on Judge Bork's legacy.

Walter Duranty, the Pulitzer and 'truthiness.'

Government's "green" venture caplitalism experiment a failure.

Media inflates number of protesters at anti-RTW rally.

Fears about Oxford proposal misplaced.

Vernuccio, O'Neil in Detroit Free Press.

The Mackinac Center and right-to-work.

Districts should resist union calls for contract extensions.

Taxpayers shouldn't fund sports stadiums.

Union steward compares right-to-work bill with Hitler.

Blue Cross endowment fund is questionable.

Poverty, lack of insurance not higher in right-to-work states.

From MichiganVotes.org.

The data doesn't always tell the story on motorcycle crashes.

Center experts explain benefits of right-to-work for Michigan.

Lost job for supporting right-to-work due to union backlash.

Larry Reed recalls right-to-work fight.

Right-to-work not to blame for fewer union members.

The Center ahead of the pack on RTW (by exactly 17 years).

Teachers attending RTW rally, schools forced to close.

Who's who on right-to-work.

Bill could pass Michigan Legislature on Tuesday.

President in Michigan today, rejects worker freedom.

If Ilitch wants new home for Red Wings, he should pay for it.

A review of two very different books.

A benefit to workers and the state.

They should look at current system first.

Real people who have been hurt by forced unionization.

Also appeared on Fox Business with Stuart Varney.

Gov. Snyder said he will sign them when they reach his desk.

Labor expert explains benefits for Michigan.

Right-to-work legislation announced.

Indiana 43,300 new jobs; Michigan has lost 7,300 this year.

Indiana far outpacing Michigan as a right-to-work state.

Michigan Education Association props up faulty numbers.

Right-to-Work would protect those who choose not to.

No wonder unions are agitated by right-to-work.

Supporters, oppenents show up in Lansing.

Short video explains what right-to-work is.

Attracting more jobs would stem Michigan's population loss.

Cited by MLive, WJRT.

Taxpayers should not be forced to support stadiums, arenas.

City could have avoided problems if it followed our advice.

Center a lone voice against corporate welfare for 25 years.

Long history of union violence, intimidation gets ignored.

Misleading University of Oregon study also scrutinized.

State should embrace safe, inexpensive energy source.

"Labor accord" more important than employee freedom.

List of recently proposed bills of interest!

Vernuccio in Washington Times, on Lucy Ann Lance Show.

An honest discussion will require honest numbers.

Center analyst explains how right-to-work protects employees.

The Overton Window is shifting in Michigan on right-to-work.

Educators misleading on reform bills.

Disagreement between broadcasters, cable company.

Wall Street Journal sneers at idea of state exchange.

Education establishment less than forthright on legislation.

Discussed loss of union influence in Michigan and elswhere.

List of recently proposed bills of interest!

School funding reform is not about vouchers.

"Partnership exchange" a blessing in disguise?

Property can be sold to preferred buyers.

James Hohman in the Lansing State Journal.

Loss was a crushing blow for organized labor.

David Littmann on WXYZ in Detroit.

List of recently proposed bills of interest!

Prop 1 support found close to EM cities, schools.

Vernuccio cited on Prop 2 loss in New York Times.

Executive Vice President Michael Reitz on Proposal 2 impact.

A mandate for legislative reforms?

Emergency managers losing vital tools.

Prop 2 loss "a major setback for organized labor."

"A desperate grab for power by government unions."

Center's senior attorney explained SEIU unionization scheme.

Wayne Co. sheriff handcuffs facts of proposed amendment.

James Hohman on Proposals 1 and 3.

Prop 2 would cost taxpayers $1.6 billion annually.

No other state allows collective bargaining to trump state law.

Historian, writer, philosopher, anti-statist.

Violence and incompetence get you fired in the private sector.

Would establish government unions as "fourth branch."

There's a reason we abandoned the wind and sun for energy.

Analsysts on Fox Business, WDIV, WDET

It's about the SEIU taking money from vulnerable residents.

Campaign of misinformation exposed by Center analysts.

Prop 2 most significant issue in nation behind president.

How much real-world experience do MI legislators have?

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently published “Proposal 5 of 2012: An Assessment of the Supermajority Tax Vote Requirement,” which addresses Proposal 5 on the Nov. 6, 2012 ballot.

The study examines the amendment to the state constitution that proposes to require a two-thirds supermajority vote of both the Michigan House and Senate, or a simple majority vote of the people in a November election, to impose new state taxes or increase any state taxes that currently require only a majority vote of the Legislature. The study concludes that Proposal 5 is likely to provide additional protection against state tax increases, though it may be appropriate to ensure state lawmakers take further steps to ensure the original intent of the proposal.

The Policy Brief was authored by Michael D. LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 

Are school union bosses more valuable than teachers?

More teachers, more staff, more cost; lower test scores.

No matter how badly supporters want to think it can.

Could have "chilling effects" on Freedom of Information Act.

Center's senior attorney explains SEIU unionization scheme.

Stricter standards impact lower students the most.

The proposed constitutional amendment would authorize the forced unionization of tens of thousands of home-based caregivers in Michigan, allowing the Service Employees International Union to continue skimming millions of dollars in dues from Medicaid stipends meant to help Michigan’s most vulnerable residents. A line-by-line review of Proposal 4 shows that it would not provide any programs or services to in-home care recipients that are not already available, including any improved care, new options for care recipients or taxpayer cost savings.
 

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently published “Proposal 1 of 2012: The Referendum on Public Act 4,” which addresses Proposal 1 on the Nov. 6, 2012 ballot, also referred to as the “emergency manager” referendum.

The study examines the claim that local control will diminish if Proposal 1 passes and Public Act 4 is nullified. Public Act 4 had provided expanded powers to state-appointed emergency managers of local governments and school districts that are in a state of serious “fiscal stress or “fiscal emergency.” The study determined that the question in Michigan has not been whether state-appointed managers or court-appointed receivers may replace local elected officials in running a local unit of government; they have been able to do so for decades. The only question is whether state government will participate in the effort to avoid local fiscal insolvency and how it will do so.

The Policy Brief was authored by James M. Hohman, assistant director of Fiscal Policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 

Prop 2 ballot language underlines political agenda.

Slate article with ACS aims for low-hanging fruit.

List of recently proposed bills of interest!

Platitudes, falsities and "faux outrage."

Education expert details findings on WJR.

LG Chem workers "have nothing to do."

LG Chem workers "have nothing to do."

Picking winners and losers; mostly losers. 

Prop 2 would benefit the few at the expense of the many.

Is Grosse Pointe Schools keeping state tax money?

Voters have to do their homework to learn about judges.

Vacant properties blocked from tax auction at its request.

Fox News, MLive cite Skorup on failed subsidy recipient.

Online "report card" searchable, sortable.

Yet another failure of central planning.

James Hohman Op-Ed also in Detroit Legal News.

Gov. Granholm reform widely shunned by MEA, schools.

Freep, National Review Online cite $1.6 billion in lost savings.

Lots of emphasis on the union, not much on students.

Retired Detroit police officer objects to his wife paying forced union dues to care for disabled adult children in their own home.

Is it necessary and who gets the final say?

List of recently proposed bills of interest!

Fox, Instapundit pick up Center expose of hidden A123 video.

Not paying union dues can lead to quick dismissal.

Tax limitation amendment would force fiscal responsibility.

Prop 2 would make government even less transparent.

Big labor trying to make a difference without distinction.

SEIU has skimmed $32 million from the disabled so far.

"We're picking up 10 bats for every bird."

Threats of violence even against their own members?

Mandate means higher costs, more corporate welfare.

Group responds to critique with logical fallacy.

Vernuccio on Prop 2, union spending, Citizens United.

For coaches, not teachers.

Protecting public employees at the public's expense.

A123 had been touted by President Obama, Gov. Granholm.

Mike LaFaive breaks down the ballot proposals.

Wright: using constitution to "whitewash a sordid history."

Labor expert explains radical union proposal to U.P. listeners.

LaFaive: Politicians don't like the scrutiny of their work.

Certification requirements could also be ignored.

One size fits all approach does not help students.

Media turn to Center analysts for details on school funding.

But won't budge on salary flexibility.

Michigan Citizen Action opposes technology, productivity.

All parents should have this powerful tool available to them.

State, national media mention job loss projections.

Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, Detroit News.

Detroit News, Midland Daily News cover SEIU scheme.

Detroit union goes on strike; ignores $6 billion debt.

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently published “Proposal 2 of 2012: An Assessment,” which addresses Proposal 2 on the Nov. 6, 2012 ballot, also referred to as the “collective bargaining” amendment.

The study examines how the proposed constitutional amendment would enshrine collective bargaining in the state constitution, which would allow government union collective bargaining agreements to invalidate numerous state laws meant to improve the quality of public services and would likely negate a projected $1.6 billion in annual taxpayer savings.

The Policy Brief was co-authored by Vernuccio and other Mackinac Center analysts: Senior Legal Analyst Patrick J. Wright, Executive Vice President Michael J. Reitz and Assistant Fiscal Policy Director James M. Hohman. Also co-authoring was Paul Kersey, director of labor policy at the Illinois Policy Institute.

Votes on deer hunting and used cars!

Government transparency advocate concerned about FOIA.

Maybe politicians should just let the market sort it out.

Opponents should focus on fiscal responsibility.

How much more will they get if Prop 2 passes?

Center Op-Eds in The Detroit News.

"Private" public schools aim to keep students out.

Economist pegs $84 million lost for a full season.

Questions arise over how county land banks operate.

MichiganVotes.org can provide detailed voting records.

Anti-charter school bill protectionist for consolidated districts.

Two new reports detail economic ranking of Michigan, U.S.

A radio blast from the past with Congressman Bill Huizenga.

Jarrett Skorup on WAAM 1600 in Ann Arbor.

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently published with the Beacon Hill Institute “The Projected Economic Impact of Proposal 3 and Michigan’s Renewable Energy Standard,” which addresses Proposal 3, the so-called “25 x 25” initiative, on the Nov. 6,  2012 ballot. The policy brief is authored by David G. Tuerck, Paul Bachman and Michael Head of the Beacon Hill Institute.

The proposed constitutional amendment would mandate a 25 percent renewable energy standard for Michigan by 2025. The policy brief estimates the cost of the mandates using  the State Tax Analysis Modeling Program – or STAMP – to determine the economic impact on Michigan. They determine that the ballot measure would impose higher electricity prices and economic costs than are sustainable or environmentally friendly.

All Michigan teachers are above average.

Votes on concussion "time outs" and home improvements!

Patrick Wright on WJR with Frank Beckmann.

Prop 2 an "unprecedented power grab" by unions.

Would put two-thirds requirement in place for tax hikes.

Can't avoid "stigma" of $1.6 billion in lost tax savings.

SEIU proponents pushing what already exists.

What will it do and what will it cost.

Disability advocate appears confused on ballot measure.

A look at who is behind the Nov. 6 ballot proposals.

The financial impact of enshrined collective bargaining.

Edcuation policy analyst in Detroit Free Press.

Subsidies help politicians look like they're "doing something."

District losing money by not accepting outside students.

Votes on Facebook and the Pledge of Allegiance!

Individual learning growth should be the main focus.

Three Livingston County schools do poorly on report card.

Van Beek: MEA has "egg on their face."

Labor expert disusses POJA, Chicago teachers strike.

School funding should follow student, even if they transfer.

Money going toward political purposes?

Former Michigan governor needs fact-check.

SEIU president reveals political agenda at DNC convention.

Freedom of Information Act at risk?

Give state to union interests or keep Legislature in control?

Mackinac Center work reflected in WSJ editorial.

Lansing State Journal commentary for Labor Day weekend.

More state control is not the answer.

home health care, unionization, michigan, ballot proposal

Food cart operators face challenges nationwide.

Line-by-line look at the ballot proposal.

Ballot initiative would put unions ahead of legislators.

Legislature must address highest insurance rates in the nation.

Summer session votes round-up!

Nathan's hot dogs on sale today!

Law's implementation timetables beyond unrealistic.

"Like fairgoers sampling sideshows at a carnival."

Government shouldn't act as land speculators.

It took a national spotlight, but ...

Detroit horseshoer job classification draws national interest.

Art museums shouldn't receive public dollars.

School choice critics often ignore data.

Important House and Senate votes on school pensions!

Borrowing money to pay off borrowed money.

City council grants temporary permit for hot dog cart.

State should keep up with technology.

Radical union proposal unlikely to be on ballot.

Boy, 9, shouldn't have to fix problems created by adults.

Center's 2012 survey completed.

How money is spent is more important than how much.

It's like "feeding sparrows through a horse."

"All he wanted to do was sell hot dogs."

Homeless teenage entrepreneur continues fight against city.

More central planning folly from Lansing.

Recent votes on charter schools and green energy!

Mayor says city took action after restaurants asked for "protection" from 13-year-old entrepreneur with disabled parents.

According to MichiganVotes.org, the legislators are winning.

Detroit Water and Sewage Dept. and government unions.

Top 10 counties listed.

Center recommended privatization a dozen years ago.

Schools, not parents, have to provide supplies.

The "achievement gap" leaves a gap in education.

"Enhancement" levy a tax, not a voluntary assessment.

See how Michigan's top-performing high schools stack up.

See how Michigan's top-performing high schools stack up.

Economist was on the Center's Board of Scholars

Private state fair nearly a decade after Center suggested it.

Objections to removal of dams gets heated.

Recent votes on health care and government pensions!

Group alleges "crony government gone wild" in tax lien sale.

See how Michigan's top-performing high schools stack up.

How to reform the school employee retirement system.

Schools, not parents, responsible for providing supplies.

See how Michigan's top-performing high schools stack up.

Detroit News editorial cartoonist at Center event.

Moving school employees to 401(k)s draws favor.

Despite threats from Obamacare.

Less revenue means cities must innovate, reprioritize.

Displaced Detroit students have options.

See how Michigan's top-performing high schools stack up.

Discussion of his impact held at Northwood University.

Great economist also a great man.

See how Michigan's top-performing high schools stack up.

The economist's legacy has been long and powerful.

seiu, unions, ballot initiative

Union-backed measure a radical power shift.

New Center website social outcomes of alcohol control policy.

James Taranto writes about the Chick-fil-A controversy.

Recent votes on pension double-dipping and minimum wage!

Seniority clauses in contracts the obvious reason.

City stops young entrepreneur from selling hot dogs.

Highland Park's woes can't be blamed on lack of funding.

When taking student backgrounds into account.

Labor policy director comments on union strife at Caterpillar.

Dodge: Free markets best for female achievement.

Union has skimmed $30 million from caregivers.

Time for "principled procrastination."

How much should teachers' master's degrees matter?

Recent votes on school debt and foreclosure lawsuits!

The Mackinac Center's new study hitting news desks statewide.

Is Highland Park Schools the best choice for Detroit students?

Battle Creek cuts extracurriculars instead of exploring pay-to-play or outsourced services. 

Senior Investigative Reporter Anne Schieber cited in MLive.

Wisconsin, Virginia ask crucial questions about Obamacare.

Is this superintendent gaming the schools-of-choice program?

"Transition costs" and "plunging credit ratings" are red herrings to pension reform. 

Mackinac Center research cited in debated "farming" quote by Gov. Snyder

School employees shouldn't get special treatment on pensions.

MichCapCon broke story on union boss pay.

ACLU suit against emergency manager misses the mark.

Why emergency managers a better option than bankruptcy.

"Bureaucratic hubris and overreach" of law exposed.

More FDA regulations won't solve drug shortages.

EM's a less painful alternative for desperate cities.

The Heritage Foundation provides list in policy brief. 

Union scheme protected by Constitutional amendment.

Mackinac Center analysts have exposed union's agenda.

Fixing it the right way a must.

Lavish union spending exposed.

Recent bill proposals while Legislature is in summer recess.

Simulcast of "An Evening with the Mackinac Center" at 7 p.m.

Jack McHugh on how to fix "dysfunctional" health care system.

Jonah Goldberg's new book.

New fireworks law in the spirit of Independence Day.

Author speaking at Mackinac Center event Friday.

Politicians to blame for unfunded liabilities.

Op-Ed details job licensing overkill.

Alcohol oversight laws to be streamlined.

A Mackinac Center response to the Supreme Court decision.

Coverage through employers an endangered species.

End "economic gardening."

What will a $494 billion tax hike fix?

Blissfield Schools and St. Clair join reformers of teacher pay.

Mackinac Center study referenced in Florida newspaper.

Districts with EMs require innovative, quick action.

See which districts spend the most and least per pupil.

Free Press Op-Ed outlines city's lack of focus.

Center legal expert discusses court ruling.

City's foray into film subsidies misguided, costly.

Fruitport school board sides with union over students.

Mackinac Center research on smuggling, crime cited.

Manufacturing jobs the key to economic growth.

Death at the hands of laid-off autoworkers 30 years ago today.

Ballot proposal ignores recent votes in Wisconsin, California.

Difference should be made up with spending cuts only.

Analyst says they could be a tax hidden as a fee.

Punting on pension reform keeps the burden on taxpayers.

Licensing and regulation overkill hurts job market.

Unions push to shield the 3 percent from economic reality.

Currently proposed solutions are unlikely to address the crisis satisfactorily. Congress appears ready to give more power to the FDA, but making FDA regulations more onerous will not alleviate the current shortage of crucial medicines.

A more promising approach is to make it easier for competitors to enter the market in response to forthcoming shortages. In general, this means reducing and ultimately removing the FDA’s monopoly on the approval of drugs for medical use. Shifting these medicines to Medicare Part D insurance may also stabilize supply by helping ensure manufacturers receive adequate compensation for the medicine, even as taxpayers are protected from escalating costs.
 

Special favors to bring jobs back not the answer.

House GOP taken to task for being soft on pension reform.

Legislature needs to be transparent about costs.

The Senate's plan is much more realistic.

Michigan House Republicans should take note.

Recent votes in the Michigan Legislature a cause for concern.

Why Michigan's minimum wage shouldn't be increased.

Lehman offers to debate UAW Boss Bob King.

A reflection on the author's life and work.

Voters deserve to hear both sides of "Protect Our Jobs."

Professor Mark J. Perry addresses energy policy.

Schools work just fine without collective bargaining.

Full contributions in only two of last 10 years.

Scholarly evidence shows no negative connection.

UAW-backed ballot initiative only benefits the 3 percent.

His economic theories continue to harm America.

California considering cigarette tax increase.

Huffington Post, Crain's both mention Center analyses.

Higher education costs also addressed in Center Op-Ed.

Votes on public school budget and state budget!

Shows need to close fund immediately.

House Bill 5667 has several flaws

Ballot initiative called "self-centered and reckless."

Teamsters encourages kids to skip school.

Union bosses doing union work on taxpayers' dime.

It's not really about energy at all.

Another reason MPSERS should be closed now.

Prison guards defeat taxpayers in privatization battle.

State licensing mandates unnecessary, burdensome.

Wisconsin poll: Walker likely to survive recall.

Center has battled illegal unionization for nearly a year.

Agree to disagree, but get the big thing right.

State's competitiveness hinges on reform.

Pension reform "transition costs" are overstated.

Republicans want to keep giving your money to Hollywood.

Center hosted two events in Lansing Wednesday.

Myths about privatization fail to materialize.

Richard Antonini inducted into hall of fame.

Pension reform bill could be gutted.

Prefunding retiree health benefits for teachers a mistake.

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

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

Watching lectures at home, doing homework in class.

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

Plan would shift teachers to new pension system.

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

Majority leader embraces school employee pension reform.

"Signs trending upward," but uncertainties exist.

SEIU paying employer to keep millions in illegal dues flowing.

The state has no obligation to provide these benefits.

Votes on boat rentals, medical marijuana and more!

Group sends mixed message with its words, actions.

Arthur Brooks coming to Michigan in June.

The folly of central planning examined.

Michigan teachers union doesn't know the difference.

AEI president's new book released today.

Michael LaFaive in The Saginaw News.

Van Beek, Coulson on school choice, district consolidation.

Votes on kindergarten, medical marijuana and more!

New book offers a free market look at the arts.

Center scholar explains income mobility.

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

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

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

Jobs attract graduates, not vice versa.

Lou Schimmel is Pontiac's emergency manager.

Media fails to report on film subsidies funded by taxpayers.

"A matter of fairness and perception."

Votes on virtual learning and the state budgets!

Money still being taken from disabled, despite new law.

Charter public schools, parental choice threaten monopoly.

House approves lifting cap on cyber charter schools.

Legislators objecting to prison savings.

Claims about teacher pay don't add up.

A case study.

Vote shares historic date with Lexington and Concord.

Pension costs, early retirement raise questions.

Votes on underage drinking, hotel taxes and more!

Keep charter school and contract employees out of MPSERS.

Teacher contracts use interesting math.

Mackinac scholar explains the origins of gas prices.
 

Politicians show continued folly of central planning.

Less top heavy than conventional schools, too.

Michigan advances to 17th on economic outlook index.

Increasing term limits won't help government transparency.

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

"Results speak for themselves"

Can home health care aides really decertify their union?

State needs to abandon subsidy favors.

Plenty of parallels between new movie, reality.

Michigan Public School Employee Retirement Plans
in Need of Reform

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

More subsidies for college won't increase graduation rates.

Subsidies for Amtrak, other rail projects should end.

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

Employee insurance costs cut into education funding.

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.

State retirees on the hook for missed bond payment.

San Francisco NBC affiliate covering story.

"Missed votes" tally compiled for every legislator.