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Gov. Whitmer, Legislative Leaders Unite Behind Budgeting and Health Care Priorities to Address COVID-19 Crisis

Actions demonstrate commitment to patients, providers and taxpayers to meet current challenges

March 30, 2020

Actions demonstrate commitment to patients, providers and taxpayers to meet current challenges

Americans for Prosperity, Mackinac Center Join to Aid Lawmakers in Addressing COVID-19 Crisis

Partnership focuses on key reforms to expand access to critical services and empower entrepreneurs

March 30, 2020

Partnership focuses on key reforms to expand access to critical services and empower entrepreneurs

Gov. Whitmer Vetoes Unnecessary Spending

Coronavirus has changed budget priorities

James M. Hohman | March 30, 2020

Coronavirus has changed budget priorities

Never Mind Lockdown, Dentists Shut Down By Demand For Masks

If suppliers could raise prices surgical masks might not disappear so fast

Tom Gantert | March 30, 2020

Businesses are Stepping up to Help During the Pandemic

A roundup of stories about Michigan businesses making a difference

Holly Wetzel | March 27, 2020

A roundup of stories about Michigan businesses making a difference

After the Virus: The Importance of Savings

The ultimate trend rate of economic growth correlates very highly with the trend rate of saving

David L. Littmann | March 27, 2020

The ultimate trend rate of economic growth correlates very highly with the trend rate of saving

Michigan's Coronavirus Response Bills

A special edition of the MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

Jack McHugh | March 27, 2020

A special edition of the MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

Michigan Licensing Bureau Vs. Dr. Fauci On Off-Label Coronavirus Treatment

Fauci tells MDs, 'Yeah, of course' - prescribe it; state agency threatens their license if they do

Tom Gantert | March 27, 2020

What Is An 'Essential Business' Under Government Lockdown?

The Safety Net Already There: Unemployment Insurance

Funded in good times and there in the bad

James M. Hohman | March 26, 2020

Funded in good times and there in the bad

Educators Step Up to Fill Distance Learning Gap

District, charter, private schools adapt while state officials wait

Ben DeGrow | March 26, 2020

District, charter, private schools adapt while state officials wait

Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Colleges will continue to face some major challenges

Dr. Richard Vedder | March 26, 2020

Colleges will continue to face some major challenges

Economist: No Sanitizer Because ‘Selfish People Demanding Price Be Held at $1’ Bought It All

Under ‘price gouging’ bans, after the lucky first few, ‘everyone else gets nothing’

Tom Gantert | March 26, 2020

Union Handout in the Coronavirus Stimulus Act

Congress should be focused on the health and economic safety of the country

F. Vincent Vernuccio | March 25, 2020

Congress should be focused on the health and economic safety of the country

Some Perspective: Michigan is Stronger Today

The state is in a more resilient position to weather an economic storm than at any time before

Michael D. LaFaive | March 25, 2020

The state is in a more resilient position to weather an economic storm than at any time before

Stimulus Amendments Push More Renewable Subsidies

Solar and wind set to profit handsomely from COVID-19 response

Jason Hayes | March 25, 2020

Solar and wind set to profit handsomely from COVID-19 response

If Only Other Stores Could Have Raised Toilet Paper Prices

Buyer happy with $1.75 per roll from convenience store versus 32 cents and no rolls at big stores

Tom Gantert | March 25, 2020

Reporting or Promoting?

Why transparency of business subsidy programs shouldn’t be controlled by administrators

James M. Hohman | March 24, 2020

Why transparency of business subsidy programs shouldn’t be controlled by administrators

Detroit School Problems Weren’t Caused By Coronavirus Or Funding ‘Disparity’

The ‘poor districts get less’ claim goes against years of data collected and posted by state officials

Tom Gantert | March 24, 2020

EVENT CANCELLATION: Helping Families Access Choice Schools with Student Mobility Scholarships

March 24, 2020

We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled.

Keep Federal COVID-19 Package Focused on the Virus and Its Effects

Union carveouts, global warming and special subsidies can be debated later

March 23, 2020

Union carveouts, global warming and special subsidies can be debated later

Are You Like Simon Cowell?

Jim Walker | March 23, 2020

Ad Vitam Paramus

We are preparing for life

Jason Hayes | March 23, 2020

Working Across the Aisle to Open the Books on Billions in Select Incentives

James M. Hohman | March 23, 2020

Mackinac in the Media

Holly Wetzel | March 23, 2020

Mackinac Center Public Policy Recommentations for 2020

Michael Van Beek | March 23, 2020

Someone Has to be a Catalyst

March 23, 2020

A 2020 Vision for Criminal Justice Reform

David Guenthner | March 23, 2020

Equipping Families to Choose Among Schools

Ben DeGrow | March 23, 2020

UAW Scandals Continue; Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Sues for Fraud

Taylor Piotrowski and Derk Wilcox | March 23, 2020

National Right-to-Work

The Union Opt-Out Effort in Michigan and Across the Country

Jarrett Skorup | March 23, 2020

A Tribute to Alan Ott

March 23, 2020

State Government’s Obstacles To Virus Recovery

Removing them could help us get through this better

Jarrett Skorup | March 23, 2020

How to Improve Trust in Government

Letter from the executive vice president

March 23, 2020

IMPACT March/April 2020

Can Virus Orders Shut Down Church? Yes And No

State can’t single out churches, but can ban all assemblies — including religious ones

Tom Gantert | March 22, 2020

Price Gouging? ‘Right Now, We Are Out Of Any Hand Sanitizer’

Michigan Attorney General appears ready to find business bad guys

Tom Gantert | March 21, 2020

Coronavirus Spending, Evict False Emotional Support Animals, Job Training and More

March 20 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report

Jack McHugh | March 20, 2020

March 20 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report

MDE Memo Sends Wrong Message

Families need more flexibility

Ben DeGrow | March 20, 2020

Families need more flexibility

COVID-19: Coalition Offers Blueprint for Health, Safety and Economic Opportunity

March 19, 2020

Amid Pandemic, Michigan Consumers Return Germ-Soaked Bottles To Food Stores

‘Cans and bottles are very dirty’; just 10 states have ‘bottle bills’

Tom Gantert | March 19, 2020

Emergency Powers Under Michigan Law

A quick overview of how these rarely used laws work

Michael Van Beek | March 19, 2020

A quick overview of how these rarely used laws work

Schools Feeling Short-Term Pension Pain For Long-Term Gain

One catch: Some benefits of a 2017 reform will take years to pay off a lot

Tom Gantert | March 19, 2020

Top 20 State-Level Labor Reforms

March 18, 2020

Mackinac Center Applauds Gov. Whitmer’s Loosening of Health Care Regulations

Health care workers will have more flexibility in responding to COVID-19 virus

March 18, 2020

Health care workers will have more flexibility in responding to COVID-19 virus

Classical Charter Schools on the Rise in Michigan

Ivywood’s unique partnership may break ground

Ben DeGrow | March 18, 2020

Ivywood’s unique partnership may break ground

Yes, A Michigan Law Rations Number Of Hospital Beds Here

Now public health experts concerned about hospitals surge capacity

Dawson Bell | March 18, 2020

How To Think About Government Emergency Powers

Officials have the authority and the public’s support – for now

Jack McHugh | March 17, 2020

Officials have the authority and the public’s support – for now

State Government's Obstacles To Virus Recovery

Removing them could help us get through this better

Jarrett Skorup | March 17, 2020

EVENT CANCELLATION: Overregulated: The Full Cost of Licensing Laws in Michigan

March 17, 2020

We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled.

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