This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Michigan consumers need more choice
At stake are the First Amendment rights of millions of workers
Reforms to telehealth and licensing can help more people be treated
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
"You couldn’t turn around without hearing about liquor privatization"
University refusing to provide complete public records
On Jan. 12, 2021, the Mackinac Center filed a FOIA request for the names of all employees of the University of Michigan's Office of Institutional Equity in 2019 and 2020. On Feb. 2, the university released the names and base salary of the employees but failed to provide the bonus and overtime pay requested.
Michigan Realtors files brief in Mackinac Center Airbnb case
Proposed plan will not ensure resilience in propane supply
Small share of massive sum can support families directly
Letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen details concerns over strings attached to bailout funds
Vaccines and sufficient health care capacity mean emergency orders should cease
Lawmakers should be cautious with American Rescue Plan Act Funds
The city has a legal obligation to release public records
Legislators should look for ways to help new products and services
In early January, the Mackinac Center made a routine FOIA request to the City of Flint asking for the gross salaries of the city's public employees. As of mid-March, the Center has not received any correspondence or records from the city.
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria has operated at near capacity despite lockdown mandates
Plans also deviate from CDC guidance
The brief was filed in the Belgau v. Inslee case at the U.S. Supreme Court
Government has repeatedly resisted the openness requested by the people
Lawmakers should make sure the state is stronger as it emerges out of the pandemic
Sunshine Week good time to review government secrecy
Powers should not be used for a prolonged period of time
Record dollars continue misplaced priorities
Lawmakers should insist on transparency
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Brett Kittredge on how good communications work kept Mississippi lawmakers from outlawing goat milk
Mackinac Center database reveals details of K-12 funding
The same arguments have been used time and time again
The Michigan Legislature is considering several new laws that would secure pensions for public employees and save taxpayers money.
Lawmakers should change the state corporate income tax code to let businesses deduct the cost of equipment purchases in the year they make them, rather than require them to stretch out those deductions over time.
Legislators should reject Gov. Whitmer’s proposal to cut per-pupil funding for cyber schools while increasing funding for conventional schools.
State health department refuses to release basic COVID-19 data
State lawmakers must act to minimize waste
There are more workable solutions for a strong and reliable energy future
State reforms can help solve high health care costs
March 5 MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Zombie-like bills rise from the dead again
Aiming to eliminate the virus may do more harm than good
For the first time in decades, state falls outside of the top 10 nationally in unionization
