Studies

Keeping the Engler Revolution on Track

By Patrick L. Anderson, Richard D. McLellan, Joseph P. Overton, and Dr. Gary L. Wolfram, published on Jan. 1, 1992
This analysis of Governor Engler's first year in office gives the governor high marks for balancing the state's budget without a tax hike. The governor is urged not to shrink from the politics of constructive confrontation with legislative "big spenders." Includes a review of his first year in light of the Road Map for a Michigan Renaissance, issued by the Mackinac Center in November 1990, and makes recommendations for the continued downsizing of state government. 3 pages. … more

Road Map For a Michigan Renaissance

By Lawrence W. Reed, published on Nov. 14, 1990
In the aftermath of the 1990 gubernatorial election, innovative proposals for a new incoming administration and legislature were needed. In a 20-point program, The Mackinac Center calls for a Michigan Grace Commission, welfare reform, trucking deregulation, privatization, repeal of the Prevailing Wage law, and specific tax and spending cuts. … more

Michigan's Home Ownership Savings Trust: A Closer Look

By Dr. Gary L. Wolfram, published on Jan. 1, 1990
The HOST program was created in 1989 ostensibly to assist first-time home buyers in saving for their down payments. Wolfram and Kaza point out the fatal flaws of the plan and expose HOST as a boondoggle of the first order. Their analysis was instrumental in bringing about revisions of the program under Governor James Blanchard and its ultimate abolition under Governor John Engler. 8 pages. … more

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