… resource room teachers. "I don't know why, but I fought with the teachers. I didn't get along with them at first." However, she adds, "We found our way to work together." Gradually, under the loving care of her special educators, Kristin not only learned how to cope with her special learning needs, enabling …
… price of candy bars and soda at work. Looking at some other state … collective bargaining, but provides right-to-work protections and prohibits government-employee strikes: The right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged …
… emergency financial manager — with proper powers — may be necessary to right Pontiac’s sinking financial ship. It is important to stress "proper powers" because without the ability to set aside union contracts the manager’s work could be easily stymied. For the sake of argument, assume that an emergency …
… agreement. One thing that education reformers from both the left and the right have in common is the recognition that teaching is a profession and a demanding … improve, and easing the inept out of the classroom and into some other line of work. For the teachers unions there are no bad teachers, or excellent ones for …
… Detroit) from protection under Michigan's Right to Farm Act. Michigan, once largely … result of land use conflicts, the Right to Farm Act was enacted in 1981 in … given the number of people out of work who have stopped looking for jobs and … needs. If HB 6458 becomes law, a basic right to use one's own land to grow food …
… held that the Hoosier state's right-to-work law is unconstitutional based … National Labor Relations Act, right-to-work laws were permitted (they are … Railway Labor Act). Generally, right-to-work laws prohibit union …
… drawings and books. They also worked closely with the Michigan's … place-Holman and his team went to work. The Holmans had to remove … lighthouse itself. The primary work crew lived in a large tent … painted and other carpentry work done. When the work of restoration … against private citizens for the right to hold title. Only if no government …
… another spot where the barter system comes in handy,” Sailor said. “If you work in the nursery, you can get a free class for one of your children, and that’s $150 to $200 savings right there.” Sailor said other cost savings can be realized by high school students …
… rights under the Michigan right-to-work law enacted in December 2012. … union. In defiance of the right-to-work law, the district and union … losing dues money because of right-to-work,” Steffke wrote. “We …
… Michigan, where Gov. Rick Snyder signed right-to-work legislation in 2012 after voters soundly … the midterms two years later. “From right-to-work not even being a major issue in the …
… teaching profession languishes. She's right. But is the answer to attracting and … can partner with others, or they can work for themselves in private practice. … allow educators the flexibility to work for themselves or the freedom to collaborate … their skills or choose another line of work. These changes would bring the teaching …
… worker freedom rights after Michigan’s right-to-work law took effect and now choose not … four employees — each of whom has worked for the city of Dearborn for at least … must still, by law, surrender their right to speak on their own behalf regarding …
… important to all of us. Let’s work together to get it done.” … teamwork. Michigan’s 2012 right-to-work law was the ultimate coalition … win, over several decades of work. So many, in fact, that the … major inflection points. The work engaged multiple capacities: …
… change this. Though typically less talked about than minimum wage and right-to-work laws, government-mandated licensing requirements people must meet in order …
… state where government services work pretty well, everything from … teachers and local officials work with you, not against you, … percent of Michigan’s population who work in unionized government at … amendment keeps us from becoming a right-to-work state. The last number is …
… Polls taken across the country repeatedly indicate that America is a center-right country. Most Republican and Democrat candidates realize this and adjust … elected politicians forget who they are working for, coming to believe they work for the government rather than the people. I saw this phenomenon play out …
… that disproportionately affects low-income individuals and families. Fox notes in her letter that the cost-cutting reforms instituted in 2019 have worked to increase insurance coverage in Michigan. More than 200,000 people who previously had no insurance now have some. Some coverage is better than none, …
… Seven million taxpayers. You might not like us on right-to-work. But when you’re concerned about what your kid … their companies. The elderly husband and wife who worked and paid for their own home, but face ever-higher …
… much higher,” she says. She’d prefer it if the state government did this work instead of her. Iowa’s Secretary of State can collect bond questions and … to go up, they should know about it and have a say,” she says. There is work for local voters to do in advocating for or against the proposals. Curry …
… Grand Rapids has ruled that a class action lawsuit brought by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation aimed at ending the forced unionization of small-business …
… outlaw a bonding requirement for forfeiture. The state is moving in the right direction, but there’s still work to be done, with the best models still being New Mexico and Nebraska.
… ForTheRecord says: Because who else would be better to present voters with “facts” about a proposal than the very people who will benefit the most from it, right? "History is rife with examples of the dangers from imposing state-run media, inevitably creating a propaganda machine more useful for controlling …
… laws, including the power to coerce employees to pay dues (at least in non-right-to-work states). Furthermore, we have a labor establishment that has abused its …
… with state or federal rules and laws. This raises a question: What’s the right balance between local, state and federal control? What about the rights … Sacramento and the Institute for Justice in Austin, Texas. As a fellow, he worked on cutting-edge litigation involving economic liberty, free speech, school …
… most states now live under a right-to-work law. Thanks to the U.S. Supreme … introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019. … far — have decided to pass right-to-work legislation. The PRO Act would …
A proposed "right-to-teach" bill has been introduced in the … much on the MEA. A broad right-to-work law, in which all employees … This rationale applies if right-to-teach is just what the name implies: right-to-work for public school teachers. …
Celebrating 10 Years of Right-to-Work in Michigan Workers for Opportunity My Pay My Say The Labor Policy Initiative is dedicated to freedom in the …
… curbs illegal immigration by offering non-citizen work permits that do not lead to citizenship. She based … equal; that limited government and free markets work best; and that businesses should be able to operate … students. Out of those, about 10,000 are in STEM degree work,” Goei said. “Businesses cannot wait until Congress …
… than Michigan's becoming a right-to-work state. “[T]here was a whole … more serious, honestly, than right-to-work; denying them the right to collective bargaining.” …
… imperative if the district is to be righted. That said, how mayoral control is … trying again, but it needs to be done right. One issue, of course, is leadership … line and their political clout to work. The mayor needs to be a willing, energetic partner if governance reform is to work. Frederick M. Hess is director of …
… 1, 2014. A bill making Michigan a right-to-work state. Bills that increased hunting … subjects of bargaining, violating right-to-work, prohibition on withholding dues for …
… of Americans use a car or motorcycle to get to work, meaning that a suspended license puts them at … titled “Driver's License Suspension Reform: The Right Road for Michigan.” In it, he lists all the nontraffic … other states. Prior to joining Reason, Craven worked as a defense attorney in North Carolina. He graduated …
… district can strengthen a person’s support for the right of parents to choose the best education for their … miles away, in Coldwater. For a while, Thomasma worked closely with a former charter school teacher. … Thomasma disagrees: “I just felt like parents have a right to choose and if that’s what they want for their …
… misdemeanor. Other Michigan crimes include singing the Star Spangled Banner with “embellishments,” and promoting walkathons that last more than 12 hours. The work to clean up Michigan’s criminal code must continue. Consideration should also be given to the penalties currently in place for a number of laws that …
… UAW members is the 32-hour work week, with no reduction in … Michigan. Fain sees the 32-hour work week as an updated model of … can imagine that the 32-hour work week will be one of the first … for higher pay when you do work makes sense. Telling the company … representation. So the UAW is right to worry about a transition …
… and hundreds of other young people. When nongovernment schools have the right to exist and determine who their students will be, they are free to focus … transportation vouchers was a top priority of the Mackinac Center’s education policy work. She shared with me the story of a current student whose parents pay taxes …
… “According to the law, I can work in a variety of fields and … it does, I’m not allowed to work. I’ve spent a lot of hard-working … integrity. It should be my right to be legally in business for … has decades of contracting work: His first roofing job was … the bar closed, he went to work for the company. His first …
… exceptions. If only we make sure the right people are in charge, said the statist … the dream might actually be made to work, settling on a spot until disaster … to reduce the hours their employees work from 39 to 35, with no loss of pay. … will result from making it illegal to work more than 35 hours and forcing employers …
… politically easy, but doesn't work. Guess which one Michigan’s … easy approach that doesn’t work is called "industrial policy" … It’s unfair, and it doesn’t work for many reasons, some of which … finally accept that it doesn’t work, and that only broad-based … says government will do the right thing, but only after every …
… notes that Americans must now work until today, July 11, to earn … Americans, on average, must work 10 days longer in 2003 than … the 193 days Americans must work annually to support their government. … need an additional 4 days of work to pay for state and local … the cost of government. Done right, it can lower costs and improve …
… California developer. This fits a pattern of lawmakers becoming dazzled by promises surrounding a fad industry or development scheme. A “this might just work” feel takes hold in their caucuses — but only if lawmakers give special favors to the developer. The data center is the latest project dangled before …
… boss and essentially accused her of conduct unbecoming a police officer. Sandra was investigated, and her employer found that she had not violated any work rules. But this was not the end of the school board’s retaliation. The board began interrupting her when she spoke during the public comments portion …
… state’s minimum applies—those who work for companies that do not engage … hour, they are not allowed to work? Minimum wage fixing must … gathering references and good work habits, they’re out in the … the pavement trying to find work." That’s why groups as varied … editorialized once (in 1988) that the "right" minimum wage for the economy …
… Mackinac Center as each state considered and passed right-to-work legislation. Newspapers in both states and The … outlets to cite or feature the Mackinac Center’s work in the early weeks of 2017 include MLive, the Detroit …
… Michigan voters well for the past three decades,” Secretary of State Ruth Johnson told Capitol Confidential. “I value his support and expertise as we work to ensure elections integrity.” Bill Ballenger, founder of Inside Michigan Politics, said that Thomas has lived up to very high standards. “Chris …
… and staffed by its employees. In a phone conversation, Dave Harns, a spokesperson at the licensing agency, pointed to the reforms as a step in the right direction for streamlining policy and approvals. “We were once months behind, then weeks behind. Currently, we are not behind. We are now opening applications …
… 3.9% would lead to about 15,000 new jobs. And that’s just in the first year after the cut. Aside from its economic benefits, cutting taxes is the right thing to do. We are owed a tax cut. In 2007 Gov. Jennifer Granholm increased the personal income tax by 11.5%. The governor and her allies said the …
… spent on something or other by someone other than you. After agonizing right up to tax day, you experience a rush of relief after those big envelopes … moment. It's as if from the beginning of the year until April 29, you worked full time just to pay the costs of government. All the rest of your major …
… for the passage of a state right-to-work law. The amendment, proposed … enact an Employee Freedom To Work Act that will safeguard our … persons in Michigan have the right, freely and without fear of … After Gillman argued that right-to-work was associated with …
… project who sought and won the right to seek the decertification … stonewalling just to exercise their right to vote out an unpopular union,” said National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix. … delineates why employees’ right to vote should not be delayed …
… Americans for Freedom. She aims to work in energy and environmental policy … Delta Phi Alpha. Eisenman hopes to work in the German embassy in Washington, … University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Ezumba worked as an attorney and in the financial … financial economics. Householder plans to work at the Madison Liberty Institute after …
… they’d be for it even if they thought it would work against them on Election Day. Then you have people … satrapies. No one in Michigan will be denied the right or the opportunity to vote as a result of the Legislature’s … the cause of democracy is served. Surely, the right to vote is precious enough to be worth the effort …
… sound good but are harder to measure. Next, the governor notes how she worked for her goals. "To create jobs and diversify our economy, we targeted six … the real world, and Michiganders shouldn't be convinced that the economy right in front of their faces is a sign of progress.
… in Michigan have the legal right to resign from a union whenever … year, violates the state’s right-to-work law. All three MERC commissioners … rule was not impacted by the right-to-work law. It also maintains that …
… having impressed everyone with her work as a Center communications intern during … appreciates the Center's congenial work environment and her colleagues' "wit, … Center's mission." Though most of her work is behind-the-scenes, she has already … community colleges as well. He began work over the summer, and this fall, SFE …
… straw-man caricatures of “the right’s” arguments against a federal … they needed it, and so they worked hard, chose good employers, … offensive. I suppose some on the right have made that particular argument, … lawn chairs on the public right of way. None of the middle-aged … commit felonies forfeit their right to vote, those who make no …
… was supposedly considering (one of them with a right-to-work law reviled by the union). This according to a … research shows these "targeted incentives" don't work, but that hasn't stopped the state from picking …
… continue to reform its civil asset forfeiture system and how to get it right. Senator Peter Lucido represents the Eighth District in the Michigan Senate. … Skorup has testified widely on the issue and has continued the decades of work the Mackinac Center has done calling for reforms. Lunch is free for attendees …
Friends of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy know that our work focuses on Michigan's economic issues, but they also know that we are always eager to share what we’ve learned about operating a successful think tank with like-minded groups. That’s because a victory for liberty and sound policy in …
… 5886 would amend Michigan’s Right to Farm Act to include wind … kind. Enacted in 1981, the Right to Farm Act was meant to protect … should be included in the Right to Farm Act,” Andrew Vermeesch, … Confidential. “The Michigan Right to Farm Act is recognized nationally … energy. I know that we need to work with the Republicans, so I …
… history. It also strikes at a left-right consensus that could save tens of … clear. They allow elected officials to work together on a strategic policy and … commonsense reform on which groups from the right and left can agree. Indeed, the groups for whom we work have histories of critiquing economic …
… values,” says John. His father worked his entire career at AT&T and his mother worked as a homemaker and office … father’s footsteps at AT&T. He worked as a Yellow Pages account … Michigan’s “coolest places to work” by Crain’s Detroit Business. … through advancing and promoting right-to-work. Finally, the Center …
The effort to secure the right of workers to be free of union coercion took another step forward recently, this time in Alaska. That’s when Attorney General … provided us with data, guidance, and legal counsel that has supported our work on the ground with policymakers to move significant reforms forward. Their …
… we have to have justices who do the right thing and follow the rule of law,” … yet. Shirkey said he’d be willing to work with Whitmer on what to do next regarding … statement Sunday that she was willing to work with the state legislature. "The governor is ready to work across the aisle with Republicans in …
… solution to that problem. Things are moving in the right direction, however. Districts like Detroit and … graduate course credits certainly will send the right signal. But it’s also, in part, the state’s fault … certified teachers coming from out-of-state to work in a Michigan classroom. Under current law, these …
… House Energy Committee, said a work group will be convened to discuss … companies. “We are planning a work group around this, because … Scott, D-Detroit. The form this work group will take, and who will … vehicles. I would not accept an EV right now if you gave me one,” Russ … had to call an Uber to get to work, adding to her expense. 3. …
… that information would violate that employee's right to privacy.” To satisfy the concerns of local … Idaho’s new statute. That means there’s a lot more work to do to make government — and especially the role … a great start, and a lot of credit goes to the work of the Mackinac Center for making the issue a national …
… change outcomes. DeGrow and Wright are both available to provide comment and expertise on this decision. To learn more about the Mackinac Center’s work on education policy, visit www.mackinac.org/education.
… education.” A second item that delegates failed to ratify resolved the union work “towards the goal of making every educator a great educator” by adopting … unimportant or inappropriate. To the contrary, these are the goals that guide the work we do. But they need not, and must not, be achieved at the expense of due …
… Lansing should require it (or else shut the agency down). What would the work of a reshaped MEDC look like? First, an independent and credible agency … a way that would make it possible for outside scholars to replicate its work. As my colleague, economist Michael Hicks, has pointed out, this is all …
… due to illness. "The effort to deny local governments in Michigan the right to establish their own leave laws is part of a misguided and dangerous national … for paid sick days laws — plain and simple," said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. "Local …
… of anything — wheat, jobs or work, for instance — you get less … Michigan must become the 23rd right-to-work state, which is perhaps the … of population growth were right-to-work states. The numbers suggest …
… Many Michigan citizens who work to pay government's bills as … cost savings and put that to work in the classroom or give local … the people who are whining right now about government revenues … people have of what they've worked hard to earn, the more government … means that people, many of whom work and pay taxes, are about to …
… drug manufacturing plant in Portage, creating 450 good paying jobs. That’s right, the same Portage, Michigan, plant where the first doses of Pfizer’s safe, … been all projected costs and no benefits” to date, he said. Whitmer is right in saying that Michiganders take pride in a home state facility playing …
… least take comfort in knowing that their unions are looking out for them, right? Well, maybe not. One of the underreported yet very important aspects of … of revenue but only six of actual benefits, a gimmick that simply won't work over the long term — so come 2018, there will likely be a sharp need for …
… the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance for infrastructure improvements at the site. While the Ford project is called BlueOval Battery Park, right now it’s known as the “MAJOR” campus: Marshall Area Jobs, Opportunities and Recreation. Jim Durian, CEO of the Marshall alliance, told Michigan Capitol …
… under Michigan’s Freedom to Work law because they failed to … resignations. Despite the passage of right-to-work legislation, which opened up … decision. Before the passage of right-to-work, teachers could opt out of …
… Royal Oak testified to Michigan lawmakers that she “would not accept an EV right now if you gave me one.” Russ lost two refrigerator loads of groceries … charge the vehicle, she would have been paying for Uber rides to and from work. A report in Reuters last week points toward another problem for the electric …
… lawmakers made Michigan a right-to-work state, meaning unions could … opting out under their new right-to-work rights. The union still finds … just how much the state’s right-to-work law had cut their ranks.” …
… Detroit gains points with a 54 percent market share for charter schools, the nation’s second-highest. At least on paper, Detroit families also have the right under a state policy known as schools of choice to send their children to schools in neighboring districts. The catch is, not all those districts have …
… people off welfare and into work, but more can still be done. … recipients of public benefits work for those benefits or at least … Tommy Thompson initiated the "Work Not Welfare" program, which requires work for benefits and limits aid … Working taxpayers have every right to expect that those on welfare …
… call us school improvement specialists." An example of Quest Education’s work can be seen in a project it is doing for North Dallas High School, part … literacy could have spotted his own aversion to algebra as a student. "I’m right-brained, so I was fine with words and music and concepts, but not very analytical …
… impact," Mendivil said. "We might have less employees or reduce the hours they work [to] a part-time schedule." Scott Parkhurst, an operating partner with … prices. "We would strive to keep the employees we have, as we have the right amount of employees for the business we have," he said. "If there is a business …
… 2019 Network Award by State Policy Network for its work on ending the dues skim. Other recipients include … Foundation, Illinois Policy Institute and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. The Mackinac Center …
… academic growth. Students are not followed year-to-year, school-to-school, to track academic progress. According to Sanders, value-added programs work best with year-to-year testing using norm-referenced tests, which compare an individual student's results against the total results for a group of …
… is in the vanguard with its 2006 ballot proposal. We were very pleased to work with the Center during the passage of this initiative through the Legislature." … rights in Michigan — a victory forged in part by Wright’s expertise and hard work. Constitutional Land Management Of course, not every battle ends in a …
… employees in his state about their right to stop paying fees to public … states’ authority to enact right-to-work laws, which prohibit compelling … the passage of Michigan’s right-to-work law, the Michigan Education …
… be arranged in order from more free to less free (or alternatively, from less government intervention to more). To avoid comparison with the left-right political spectrum, he arranged the policies from bottom (less free) to top (more free). At any one time, some group of adjacent policies along the …
… Motors and other car companies may not open showrooms or service centers to work directly with consumers. Instead, to operate in Michigan, car companies … and book chapters. Professor Crane has been a leading advocate for the right of an automobile manufacturer to distribute its vehicles directly to consumers. …
… president and CEO of Kolt Communications, an Okemos-based company that has worked on occasion with school districts. Kolt also teaches advertising at Michigan … in Wayne County has increased. "Bashing everybody else is not going to work," he said. "The first step is to put together a good program. Parents, by …
… conservative websites, with hundreds of thousands of unique visitors per month. Its work has been highlighted by top conservative radio personalities, and virtually … academic, the intersection of politics and law, and the evolution of the right-of-center blogosphere. William A. Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law …
… non-instructional services such as technology and security. Districts that do it right — write tight contracts, seek competitive bids, and closely monitor the … point the MEA makes very clear — doesn’t prove that privatization doesn’t work. It proves that it does. It’s not as if MEA officials don’t know the benefits …
… 2011-2012 draft budget it submitted to the state, saying taxpayers have a right to know the details, The Detroit News reported. The district is under emergency … school closures, layoffs and service consolidations as the district tries to work its way out of deficit, according to The News. Board President Anthony …
… seven basic principles can start legislators and regulators off on the right path by ensuring private property rights are protected and the productive … spent the past three decades focused on energy and the environment. He has worked as a forester and park ranger in the backcountry of British Columbia. He …
… across the country were granted the right to choose whether or not they wanted … Because New Jersey is not currently a right-to-work state, the court decided that the matter … Supreme Court affirmed public workers’ right to opt out in 2018, we must continue …
… consequences. Quayle was suggesting that there is a right way, or at least a better way, for children to … are ancient rules about how to live that have worked for millenia and still work where they are applied. We don't teach these rules …
… activity. These steps were modest, but in a state that had among the worst-rated forfeiture laws in the nation, they are a significant move in the right direction. So what next? Another important issue is bonding requirements. When the police seize someone’s property or cash, it is held by the government. …
… in the snare." President Bush is right to recognize the fruitful role of … makes private, faith-based programs work: impulses that are entirely voluntary … doesn't need federal funds to do His work; just a change of heart will do, one … a bad idea. Spotlighting the good work that such groups do is always helpful. …
… Institute for Justice, who work on tough issues that often … advocate who heads up their work in protecting occupational … how they stay motivated to work on issues that will take a … face,” McNamara said. His work on occupational speech started … protected,” he said. Having the right argument is essential to the …
… particularly popular at the level of local government. But it has to be done right. There's nothing worse for a "reform" idea than a poor implementation that … are telling us how to avoid the pitfalls and ensure success. In his latest work, Public/Private Finance and Development, he provides the reader with all …
