Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported corporate welfare
A letter-grading system will help keep parents informed
See the status of five of the state's top unions
Plenty of useless spending can be cut this year
Quarter century later, educational choice needs renewed vigilance
Organized labor gave millions to Democratic candidates and groups in 2018
Research continues to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of these programs
Mackinac Center makes school performance easier to understand
New satellite location will make free-market policies more accessible
Better public policy will bring more people to the state
Mackinac Center files groundbreaking lawsuit to allow right-to-work for national airway and railroad workers
New research shows licensing leads to large declines in jobs
The city still has a slow job growth compared to other large cities
Misguided calls for regulation lack convincing evidence
Veto puts freedom of speech and voluntary association at risk
The bill would have helped protect an individual's freedom of association
1,671 missed roll call votes in 2018
Founder of Remote Area Medical passes away in 2018
New administration may borrow more
More people will be able to freely work across the state
Lawmakers should retain a healthy skepticism about spending tax money on private interests
Study reveals the forgotten history of state’s long-standing prohibition against economic development programs
Click here for a PDF of the full study.
Elected officials today regularly try to woo large companies into locating to their state or city by offering them special tax treatment or subsidizing them in some way. States and cities compete with each other in this regard — Michigan is no exception — and this competition makes national headlines when well-known companies choose to relocate or expand. With this in mind, one might reasonably assume that publicly funded economic development is a long-standing, firmly established practice. But that’s not the case in Michigan.
This report chronicles the history of Michigan Supreme Court decisions on this issue. It is not a formal legal review of the case law, but rather a historical account of the most important cases, spanning from Michigan’s earliest days as a new state to the ratification of the current constitution in 1963. The narrative that unfolds will surprise those not familiar with Michigan’s unique experience with taxpayer-funded corporate handouts.
Surveys highlight growing involvement, diverse goals
Good Neighbor Authority has proven to be a good choice
December 7 MichiganVotes roll call
“No more stringent” will benefit Michigan
Limited licensed psychologists with master's degrees would become psychological associates
But original proposal was much worse
