Mackinac Center in the News

Jon Perdue on teacher certification rules, for the

Oakland Press … more
May 17, 2004

Brian Carpenter on segregated public schools:

Detroit News … more
May 16, 2004

Editorial supports Mackinac Center budget balancing idea:

Lansing State Journal … more
May 11, 2004

Russ Harding on the effects of new groundwater permits, for the

Detroit Free Press … more
May 11, 2004

Jack McHugh on gas price economics:

Providence (Rhode Island) Journal (pdf) … more
May 11, 2004

Teachers near deadline to avoid extra $200 automatic pay deduction by union

May 11, 2004

Governor calls Mackinac Center racino idea 'interesting':

Saginaw News editorial … more
May 9, 2004

Joseph Lehman on compulsory union dues and politics:

Booth Newspapers … more
May 9, 2004

Russ Harding on abusive wetland regulation enforcement:

Detroit News … more
May 9, 2004

Mark Perry on jobs outsourcing, for the

Flint Journal … more
May 6, 2004

MEA lawsuit "frivolous assault" on "freedom of speech":

Monroe Evening News editorial (pdf) … more
May 6, 2004

Mackinac Center report:

How to balance state budget with less spending, asset sales, and no tax increase … more
May 4, 2004

Mackinac Center prison privatization savings research cited:

Booth Newspapers … more
May 3, 2004

Michael LaFaive on state Medicaid spending:

Booth Newspapers … more
May 3, 2004

Story cites Mackinac Center 'racino' idea to balance state budget:

Detroit News … more
April 30, 2004

State should explore Mackinac Center 'racino' auction idea:

Detroit News editorial … more
April 29, 2004

Mackinac Center brief defending property rights before the state Supreme Court cited:

Detroit Free Press … more
April 22, 2004

Michael LaFaive: Lawmakers should not give away $1.6 billion in gambling licenses

April 22, 2004

Former public school employee compliments Mackinac Center, questions MEA credibility:

Oakland Press … more
April 21, 2004

Jack McHugh discusses principles of sound tax policy:

WWJ and WKBD TV, Detroit … more
April 20, 2004

Mackinac Center has MEA 'on the defensive': Editorial in the

Oakland Press … more
April 19, 2004

Russ Harding on the Clean Air Act's effect on Flint's economy:

Flint Journal … more
April 16, 2004

Russ Harding on EPA smog standards for Michigan:

Detroit Free Press … more
April 14, 2004

Tom Bray writes about Mackinac Center victory over MEA in free speech case:

Detroit News … more
April 14, 2004

Michael LaFaive on the federal income tax burden:

Booth Newspapers … more
April 13, 2004

Editorial condemns MEA 'intimidation tactics' against Mackinac Center:

Traverse City Record-Eagle, second item … more
April 13, 2004

Russ Harding on 'cool cities' and redevelopment, for the

Oakland Press … more
April 12, 2004

Columnist Peter Luke cites Michael LaFaive on state overspending:

Booth Newspapers … more
April 5, 2004

Joseph Lehman on subsidies for private-college students:

Jackson Citizen Patriot … more
April 5, 2004

Institute for Justice/Mackinac Center brief argues for property rights before Supreme Court:

Associated Press … more
April 5, 2004

Mackinac Center school health insurance savings cited:

Associated Press … more
April 5, 2004

Editorial cites Mackinac Center school health savings estimate:

Oakland Press … more
April 5, 2004

Lawrence Reed on Proposal A and school funding:

WOOD-TV … more
April 1, 2004

Jack McHugh's MSU panel remarks on Proposal A, reprinted in the

Escanaba Daily Press … more
March 31, 2004

MEA member questions lawsuit against Mackinac Center:

Detroit Free Press, 4th letter … more
March 30, 2004

Michael LaFaive on a state property tax increase: Port Huron

Times Herald … more
March 29, 2004

Andrew Coulson on low college graduation rates:

Booth Newspapers … more
March 29, 2004

Editors laud dismissal of 'frivolous' MEA lawsuit:

Lansing State Journal, 3rd item … more
March 27, 2004

Editorial questions MEA resources used to sue Mackinac Center:

Detroit Free Press … more
March 26, 2004

Editorial cites Mackinac Center school finance idea:

Jackson Citizen Patriot … more
March 22, 2004

Union attack on free speech fails:

Midland Daily News (free registration required) … more
March 20, 2004

Court rules Mackinac Center is protected by First Amendment:

Booth Newspapers … more
March 20, 2004

Court throws out MEA's lawsuit against the Mackinac Center:

Detroit Free Press … more
March 19, 2004

MEA loses lawsuit against Mackinac Center:

Detroit News … more
March 19, 2004

Court backs Mackinac Center in MEA lawsuit:

Associated Press … more
March 19, 2004

Lawrence Reed on Proposal A for the

Ann Arbor News … more
March 16, 2004

Jack McHugh on Proposal A for the

Ann Arbor News … more
March 16, 2004

Jack McHugh on Proposal A, for

Booth Newspapers … more
March 16, 2004

Diane Katz on telecom competition in Michigan, for the

Detroit Free Press … more
March 9, 2004

Robert Murphy's commentary on poverty statistics cited in

Booth Newspapers … more
March 8, 2004

Joseph Lehman on private college tuition subsidies, for the

Detroit News … more
March 7, 2004

Diane Katz on unlawful telecom competition rules, for

National Review Online … more
March 3, 2004

Joseph Lehman on marriage counseling tax credits: Port Huron

Times Herald … more
March 2, 2004

Lance Wieslak and Michael LaFaive on privatizing the University of Michigan, for the

Ann Arbor News … more
March 1, 2004

Mackinac Center report cited in school health cost story:

Kalamazoo Gazette … more
Feb. 23, 2004

Michael LaFaive on the proposed cigarette tax increase:

Battle Creek Enquirer … more
Feb. 19, 2004

Editorial cites Mackinac Center idea to increase organ donations:

Detroit News … more
Feb. 19, 2004

Jack McHugh on Gov. Granholm's proposed inheritance tax:

Detroit News … more
Feb. 13, 2004

Joseph Lehman on marriage waiting periods and tax credits for counseling:

Booth Newspapers … more
Feb. 11, 2004

Paul Kersey on public school health insurance costs, for the

Oakland Press … more
Feb. 11, 2004

Editorials cite Mackinac Center research on public school health costs: Adrian

Daily Telegram … more
Feb. 11, 2004

Editorial calls for dismissal of MEA lawsuit against Mackinac Center:

Detroit News … more
Feb. 7, 2004

Joseph Lehman on MEA's legal attack on the Mackinac Center:

Detroit News … more
Feb. 4, 2004

Mackinac Center labor research cited in letter:

Detroit News (scroll to 6th letter) … more
Feb. 3, 2004

Michael LaFaive on Detroit Super Bowl '06 economics, in the

Detroit News … more
Feb. 2, 2004

Paul Kersey on public school health insurance savings: The Marquette

Mining Journal … more
Feb. 1, 2004

Michael LaFaive on the effects of government debt:

Booth Newspapers … more
Jan. 31, 2004

MEA president praises Mackinac Center, then files 'don't quote me' lawsuit

Jan. 30, 2004

Joseph Lehman on the MEA's legal attack on free speech:

Associated Press … more
Jan. 29, 2004

Michael LaFaive on state-funded venture capital:

Wisconsion Technology Network … more
Jan. 28, 2004

Russ Harding on proposed new water-use regulations, in the

Detroit Free Press … more
Jan. 21, 2004

Michael LaFaive on state overspending, for the

Lansing State Journal … more
Jan. 19, 2004

Former DEQ director Russ Harding joins Mackinac Center staff:

Associated Press … more
Jan. 16, 2004

Mackinac Center hires Russ Harding, former head of Department of Environmental Quality

Jan. 15, 2004

Paul Kersey on unionization of charter school teachers, on

CNSNews.com … more
Jan. 14, 2004

Michael LaFaive appears at state budget forum hosted by

Lansing State Journal … more
Jan. 13, 2004

Paul Kersey on school health care savings, for the

Lansing State Journal … more
Jan. 12, 2004

Diane Katz on radio towers' threat to birds in the

Detroit Free Press … more
Jan. 8, 2004

Ilya Somin on property seizures by government, for the

Detroit News … more
Jan. 8, 2004

Paul Kersey on a new union organizing tactic, for the

Detroit News … more
Jan. 6, 2004

Michael LaFaive on balancing Michigan's state budget, in the

Kalamazoo Gazette … more
Jan. 5, 2004

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