Miss Virginia is based on the true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a single mom from Washington, D.C., who turned the fight for her own son’s education into a parent army that brought private school choice to the nation’s capital. Her story is an inspiration to families everywhere who need a way to access effective education options for their children.
Workers deserve the right to a secret ballot
Cheerleading a program without providing evidence is not enough
A secret ballot election is one where individuals get to make a private choice based on their own personal decision, and this is how most unions certification elections work. However, unions can also become certified to be the exclusive bargaining representative of a workplace through a process known as "card check." Under this method, unions can "win" an election when a majority of the workers sign authorization cards. The significant downside to elections via card check is that workers can easily be pressured, intimidated and even coerced into signing cards because they are not afforded the privacy of a voting booth.
Unions have repeatedly lobbied to make it easier for them to use card check elections, and a new bill in Congress would do just that: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act. This report explains why certain provisions of the PRO Act are problematic, and why it is important to protect the right of workers to use the secret ballot for union certification elections.
October 18 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
There are five potential paths lawmakers can take
Research shows state jobs programs are ineffective, expensive and unfair
A panel of leaders with relevant experiences overseeing schools in troubled urban communities will share their experiences and ideas at this event.
Current teacher supply and demand not well-aligned
By most measures, the state has been improving
October 11 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
The program is ineffective and a waste of taxpayer dollars
Dr. Paul Kengor, a historian and professor of political science, will talk about the forgotten history and legacy of communism and socialism and their effect on society and political conversations today.
While Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made Michigan’s roads the centerpiece of her election campaign, her veto of extra money for road repair shows that her most important priority is to increase how much state government taxes Michigan residents.
The new ban on flavored vaping products is harmful to public health and respect for law.
Michigan’s two big electric utilities cite their build-up of solar facilities as evidence of their environmental concern. But solar facilities pose significant environmental challenges, which the companies have not adequately prepared for.
Personal responsibility will do more for the climate than striking
States shouldn't fight each other with taxpayer dollars
New package of bills would make the expungement process easier
October 4 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report
Mackinac Center signs onto coalition letter against national ban on flavored vaping
Governor’s selective funding hit unfair, incoherent
Lawmakers pass a budget cutting the agency
Gov. Whitmer can look at cutting corporate welfare programs
It's better to identify and address literacy problems early on
Evidence shows subsidy efforts are ineffective
Politicians should focus on what's best for workers
Largest gains were schools, roads and Medicaid
This is the 17th edition of the Mackinac Center's annual school privatization survey. We ask every school district in the state if they outsource one of the three main noninstructional services — custodial, transportation and food services. The results from this year's survey show that 69.7% of school districts contract out for at least one of these services.
Join us for an evening of fellowship among friends of liberty.
New Mackinac Center survey shows 69.7% of school districts contract out
Legislature approves 99% of what Whitmer seeks without a tax hike
Policies proposed during the climate town hall were beyond extreme
