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Big Piece of Utility’s Future Electricity Supply Plans: Michigan Consumers Use Less
Plan raises questions about who decides how customers use electricity, and how much they'll have
State’s ‘Surplus Property’ Process Unchanged For Three Years After Warning of Fraud Risk
Agency responsible for selling unneeded equipment says fix finally put in place this spring
Making Waves with the Mackinac Center
Join us for a sunset cruise and a free market discussion on energy and property rights.
Featuring: Jason Hayes, director of environmental policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
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Where Michigan Stands on Civil Asset Forfeiture
The Detroit News chronicles the past, present and future of this misguided policy
The Detroit News chronicles the past, present and future of this misguided policy more
Mackinac Center’s Forfeiture Expertise Cited
New federal lawsuit claims forfeiture violated due process rights
New federal lawsuit claims forfeiture violated due process rights more
University Spending, Not a Lack of Taxpayer Support, Drives Higher Tuition
History suggests the schools pocket the additional taxpayer contributions and still raise tuition
Statistics, Anecdotes Point To Public Employees Mostly Doing Better Not Worse
Pay varies by geographic area and job, but hard to make case that government workers are suffering
Again, Data Trashes ‘Detroit Schools Underfunded’ Narrative
Yet the actual numbers are easily found on a state website
Firearm Seizures, Sexual Assault, Lock Away Painkillers and More
Michigan Votes looks at some recently introduced bills
Michigan Votes looks at some recently introduced bills more
State Corporate Handout Program Milks Taxpayer for Cass City Operation
Subsidies continue to prove to be utterly pointless
Subsidies continue to prove to be utterly pointless more
U of M’s Office Of Institutional Equity Is In Court For Due Process Violations
‘The accused shall enjoy the right ... to be confronted with the witnesses against him’
Utility Consultant Suggests Basing Electric Capacity Plans On Idea That Carbon Caps Are Coming
Higher prices and less reliable power for Michigan customers are possible outcomes
Teachers Union On Supreme Court Janus Ruling: ‘Women And Minorities Hardest Hit’
Assertion based on mistaken reading of Michigan’s right-to-work law
No Charge, No Conviction — But 956 People Still Lose Stuff To Cops
Michigan releases 2017 civil asset forfeiture report
https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4504 c more
Michigan’s Local Wind Farm Opposition May Drive New Developments To Iowa
Utility’s figures also suggest tens of thousands of acres of solar collectors coming here
By Honoring Football Anthem Protests, Union Dishonors Teachers Who Dissent
Example of how NEA’s compulsory dues violated teachers First Amendment rights
Big Michigan Utility Expects No ‘Significant Growth’ Of Electric Cars Here
Consumers Energy sees potential but projects no jump in power demand from EVs
How Business Subsidies Cut to the Front of the Line for Michigan Tax Dollars
Politicians focus on higher status than taxpayers
Politicians focus on higher status than taxpayers more
Charter School Critic Shocked At Groups Giving Teachers Information On Unions
Campaign tells teachers that union fees are now optional
National Publications Cite Mackinac Center in Wake of Supreme Court Decision
Staff members quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post and more
Staff members quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post and more more
Retired Police Woman Has Made $200,000 + Annually
Leading newspaper says public servants, like her, are ‘losing their foothold in the middle class’
Teacher Once Claimed He Fantasized About Being A Barista
Three years later, he's making $9,000 more a year
A Political Fiction that Won’t Go Away
Candidates wrongly claim state education funds have been cut
Candidates wrongly claim state education funds have been cut more
Snyder Budget Whacks $10 Million from Business Subsidy Programs
Pure Michigan scores $1 million increase
Pure Michigan scores $1 million increase more
26 Grand Rapids City Employees Received $20k-Plus in Overtime
There were city 378 city workers getting $80,000 or more in 2017
Legislature Approves New Business Subsidies
Big budget bill makes it more difficult to hold lawmakers accountable for spending
Big budget bill makes it more difficult to hold lawmakers accountable for spending more
US Supreme Court Cites Mackinac Center in Landmark Ruling On Unions
Majority holding gives right-to-work status to every public employee in the nation
Supreme Court Restores, Strengthens Rights For Millions Of Public Employees In Janus Ruling
My Pay My Say is a national campaign to educate and empower workers to exercise these rights
My Pay My Say is a national campaign to educate and empower workers to exercise these rights more
Nine Years In A Row: State Spending Goes Up Again On Oct. 1
From $45.7 billion the year Snyder was elected to $56.8 billion next year
Michigan Subsidizes Amazon, Even Without Second HQ Project
Millions in taxpayer dollars for distribution centers gives retailer a marketplace edge
Another MBDP Jobs Subsidy Project Doesn’t Work
State officials can’t pick economic winners from losers and shouldn’t try
State officials can’t pick economic winners from losers and shouldn’t try more
Higher Taxes Would Offer Little for Ottawa Schools
Millage money more fairly shared, but promises little results
Millage money more fairly shared, but promises little results more
State Business Handout Program Wastes Another $2 million
Another state subsidy deal fails to deliver
Another state subsidy deal fails to deliver more
Recipe For Food Stamps Teacher: Seven In Household, Low Seniority
It takes a rare combination of circumstances
Bills Reduce Work Restrictions, Give Those With Criminal Records Another Chance
Michigan House licensing bills supported by bipartisan legislators and groups across the political spectrum
Foster Care Scholarships, Pavement Ideas, Career Predictions
June 22, 2018 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
June 22, 2018 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report more
New 5G Internet Faster, Cheaper – And Vulnerable To Local Shakedowns
Bills that passed the Michigan Senate will preempt local bottlenecks, if the state House goes along
Dems Get 99.9 Percent of 2018 Teacher Union Political Cash
But an imminent Supreme Court ruling could make unions more sensitive to GOP members
Students Here Far From ‘All Above Average’ - But Teachers Rated That Way
A troubling gap between how students really do and how schools rate teacher performance
Smart Regs for Smart Tech: How Government Can Allow Next Gen Internet Networks to Flourish
This panel will discuss issues related to the future of internet networks, including 5G cell service, “net neutrality” and broadband infrastructure. Panelists will also offer guidance on what governments at all levels — local, state and federal — should do (or not do) in relation to the future of internet connectivity and the spinoff technologies it makes possible. more
Detroit’s Tax-Related Debt To Wayne County Down $70 Million Since 2010
$4 billion drop in property values plays a role
Bill Schuette Talks State Government
‘The growth is in states that have lower taxes and fewer regulations’
Earmarks For Key Legislators Recall Late ’90s Spending Blowouts
Not quite the ‘Christmas tree’ budgets of yore, but trending that way
Detroit is Becoming Friendlier to Entrepreneurs
The number of licensing violations enforced by the city has decreased
The number of licensing violations enforced by the city has decreased more
Neither Inmates Nor Counties Get Out of Jail Free
Michigan counties try, unsuccessfully, to pass their jail expenditures on to inmates
Michigan counties try, unsuccessfully, to pass their jail expenditures on to inmates more
Why Michigan Should Hit the Brakes on Suspending Driver’s Licenses
Recent event shows why most suspensions hurt rather than help
Build, Measure, Learn … Invest
Many Mackinac Center donors I’ve met are engineers by training, and most engineers think about projects and philanthropic investments similarly. more
Lunch for Justice
How an hour-long conversation will result in Michigan becoming a national leader in validated forensic evidence
Mackinac Center Launches National Labor Effort
My Pay My Say will help workers across the country exercise their rights
Another Michigan School Expert Misstates, Lowballs Taxpayer Contributions
Taxpayers keep giving more, public school establishment keeps denying it
Is One Subsidy Really Any Better?
Subsidies do have a destabilizing market influence
Subsidies do have a destabilizing market influence more
Business Subsidy Programs Grow State’s Bureaucracy, Not Its Economy
They’re mostly just in-state cronyism, not big employer “deal closing” incentives
They’re mostly just in-state cronyism, not big employer “deal closing” incentives more
Flint Water Whistleblower, Mackinac Center Sue Wayne State Over Records Denials
Virginia Tech professor among first to raise questions, challenging Wayne State prof’s actions on crisis
Planning for Life Workshop – Bay Harbor Yacht Club
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy announces our 2018 Planning for Life Workshops around Michigan.
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Whitmer Education Plan Trips Over Charter Schools
Solutions in search of imagined problems raise questions
Solutions in search of imagined problems raise questions more
Mackinac Center and Virginia Tech Professor Dr. Marc Edwards Sue Wayne State Over Flint Water Documents
The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation files case to help bring about further government transparency
The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation files case to help bring about further government transparency more
State Taxpayers Seeing Payoff From Smaller Prison Population
One prison closing now, and analyst reports another may follow soon
One prison closing now, and analyst reports another may follow soon. more
Michigan Lawmakers Consider More Handouts
If at first you don’t succeed, spend millions of taxpayer dollars
If at first you don’t succeed, spend millions of taxpayer dollars more
$8.4 Million Per Year for U-M Diversity Employees
Of nearly 100 full-time 'diversicrats,' 26 get more than $100,000
Planning for Life Workshop – Midland, MI
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy announces our 2018 Planning for Life Workshops around Michigan.
moreBrian Calley Talks State Government
‘So I’ve personally handled massive tax cuts, multiple massive tax cuts here in our state’
$107,400-A-Year Teacher Says Teachers Must Work Second Job To Support Families
Union says she drives for Uber on weekends
Auto Insurance Reform for Seniors, Repeal Prevailing Wage, Medicaid Work
June 8, 2018 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
June 8, 2018 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report more
Like All Spending, Environmental Spending Needs a Plan and Oversight
Real estate development is not remediation
Real estate development is not remediation more
Despite Positive Buzz For Detroit, Downward Population Trend Continues
Moves of some corporate headquarters help the city but haven’t ushered in a new age
Lawmakers Repeal Prevailing Wage and Pass Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Medicaid Population
Repeal of union wage mandates and application of Medicaid work requirements will benefit taxpayers and Michigan’s economy
Repeal of union wage mandates and application of Medicaid work requirements will benefit taxpayers and Michigan’s economy more
Lawmaker Blasts Utilities, Nearly Hits Donor Privacy Rights
Gary Glenn’s rhetoric veers off-course
Gary Glenn’s rhetoric veers off-course more
State Considers Licensing Naturopathic Physicians
But more regulatory hurdles are unlikely to improve safety
But more regulatory hurdles are unlikely to improve safety more
Study Links Catholic Education and Self-Discipline
Families may have new tool to support private school choices
Families may have new tool to support private school choices more
Washtenaw County Township Builds Internet Service
Most local projects aren’t self-sustaining; township cites its unique topography as a justification
State Aid To School District Much More Than Newspaper Claims
Michigan school finance complicated, teachers union not a good source for info
Detroit Mayor: ‘We’ve Got To Change’ Children Fleeing City’s Failed Schools
Yes, make the schools more attractive, but don’t block parents’ ability to choose better for their kids
Involuntary Mental Health Treatment, Government Job Training, Aliens, Wine Tasting
June 1, 2018 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
June 1, 2018 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report more
Reverse Course on Restricting Medicaid Workers With Criminal Backgrounds
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services pushing new rules
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services pushing new rules more
