This study reviews United Way's ALICE reports and explains several problems with the methodology. It also demonstrates how these results have been misinterpreted and misused in the media and elsewhere. Ultimately, the ALICE reports fail to provide a valid estimate of the financial situations of the people it intends to study and does more to mislead policymakers and the public than it does to inform them. As such, these reports distract from the real needs faced by households that struggle to make ends meet.
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy announces our 2021 Planning for Life Workshops around Michigan.
Few companies are applying for subsidies when the state is losing jobs
A tax hike will make cigarette smuggling even more lucrative
The Mackinac Center intervenes in Consumers Energy's planning process
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took unprecedented actions in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state banned certain businesses from operating and even required the entire population of Michigan to stay in their homes under penalty of law. The constitutionality of these actions was questionable, and some were struck down by the Michigan Supreme Court. Now that the pandemic emergency has ended, it is time to assess the state of Michigan’s emergency actions both in terms of their effectiveness and their propriety.
Jonathan Wood on how to better manage federal forests to prevent large wildfires
Six former Mackinac Center interns who have made their marks on the publishing world
State leaders should give more support for educational choices
The investigation can help the state be better prepared in the future
The Mackinac Center sued the university on behalf of ACTA
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy announces our 2021 Planning for Life Workshops around Michigan.
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Families left to hope governor reconsiders scholarship program
The 1945 law concentrated too much state power in the hands of Michigan's governors
Burying Michigan’s Unconstitutional Emergency Powers Law
Court emphasizes the primary objective of the Freedom of Information Act
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy announces our 2021 Planning for Life Workshops around Michigan.
Mackinac Center case argues for First Amendment rights of lawyers
Legislation would get rid of an unnecessary regulation
Dan Johnson of Progressive Political Affairs on an Interstate Compact to Eliminate Business Subsidies
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Victory for government transparency, but school’s actions still concerning
Data on air quality during lockdowns shows no significant impact
A growing human rights problem is being ignored
States should stop using subsidies to try and compete for economic growth
Eyes now on districts charged with spending record sums
Consumers Energy has increased its electricity rates for certain times of the day, touting it as a market-based response to climate change. In reality, this is the utility’s way of coping with the inherently unreliable nature of the green energy sources it favors.
When lawmakers hand out taxpayer money to specific companies, it may look like they’re doing something good for the economy. The reality is far different.
Reforming the state’s rules on teacher certification will help schools find the teachers they need.
Subsidies are ineffective, expensive and unfair
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta decision a win for donor privacy
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Persistence is often a necessary condition for policy change
Mackinac Center files brief in U.S. Supreme Court case Crowe v. Oregon State Bar
