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Michael D. LaFaive

Senior Director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative

Michael LaFaive is the senior director of the Morey Fiscal Policy … ideas first presented by LaFaive in 2003 have been adopted … addition to this product, LaFaive authored in 2001 a 26-page, …

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Michael D. Ruch

Michael D. Ruch, Ph.D., is a graduate of Hope College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison with 29 years of experience as a clinical and school psychologist in private and public …

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Political Drama

On Sept. 18, 2007, Michael D. LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative at the Mackinac … Greg Marshall Show” on WMKT in Traverse City. LaFaive discussed the on-going budget negotiations in …

Expansion Defeats Limitation in Governor’s Speech

… this audio file: On Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, Michael D. LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative … Jennifer Granholm’s 2008 State of the State speech. LaFaive explained that Mackinac Center experts have tallied …

Testimony by Michael D. LaFaive to the Michigan House Commerce Committee

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

… to be here today. My name is Michael LaFaive, and I am director of fiscal … my colleague, economic professor Michael Hicks. I’d like to share its findings … questions that you might have. ##### Michael D. LaFaive is director of fiscal policy for …

Contracting Survey 2015: A Five State Report

Remarks by Michael LaFaive to the National School Bus Transportation Association

… of the state’s 543 local districts. (I won’t name one notorious holdout that after many years did start coughing up some data, but it starts with “D” and rhymes with “etroit.”) Our surveys are typically conducted from May through August of each year. We believe the process has had a noteworthy and …

Michigan Leads the Nation in Outbound Moves

On Jan. 9, 2007, Michael D. LaFaive, director of fiscal policy for the Mackinac Center, was interviewed on WNEM radio regarding Michigan leading the nation …

A Uniquely Overqualified Candidate

LaFaive's satirical cover letter for MEDC job

… Development Corp. There are perhaps few other places in America where I can feel both overqualified and overpaid at the same time.  Sincerely, Michael LaFaive Director Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative P.S.: Do you really want more economic development? Kill the MEDC outright and spend the $300 million-plus …