Drinks to Go, Oppose Police Defunding, COVID Patients in Nursing Homes and More

June 19 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report

Jack McHugh | June 19, 2020

June 19 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report

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Get the Numbers Straight about School Finance

Complete picture, sound math debunk exaggerated talking points

Ben DeGrow | June 19, 2020

Complete picture, sound math debunk exaggerated talking points

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National Teachers Union Wants Police Out Of Schools

June 19, 2020

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Michigan Population Winners And Losers

Surprises include Ann Arbor decline, topped only by last place Detroit

Parker Thayer | June 19, 2020

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No Spike In New COVID-19 Cases After Police Brutality Protests

Tom Gantert | June 18, 2020

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Whitmer: Attempt To Strip Emergency Powers 'Irresponsible, Dangerous, And Foolish'

Extends her extraordinary powers until end of July or longer

June 18, 2020

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Media Anecdotes Galore, But Little Data On Frontline Workers Catching COVID-19

Walmart silent since early April; big New York grocer reports 0.5% rate

Tom Gantert | June 18, 2020

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Attorney General's Attempts to Close Energy Infrastructure Fall Flat

Appeals court rebuffs Nessel again

Jason Hayes | June 17, 2020

Appeals court rebuffs Nessel again

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Indiana Attorney General Affirms Workers' Rights

Employers must have employee consent before the state can collect dues

June 17, 2020

Employers must have employee consent before the state can collect dues

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Mackinac Center Case Sent to Michigan Supreme Court

Lawsuit challenges Gov. Whitmer's use of emergency powers

June 17, 2020

Lawsuit challenges Gov. Whitmer's use of emergency powers

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Practical Effects of the Newly Proposed Civil Service Commission Rules

Proposed amendments would bring the state into compliance with the Janus decision

Stephen Delie | June 17, 2020

Proposed amendments would bring the state into compliance with the Janus decision

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Whitmer Extends Emergency Even As Hospital Occupancy Rates Back To Normal

The rate was 66% on June 15, same figure as 1990 and 2010

June 17, 2020

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Lansing Activists Want To Defund Police

But city owes public safety retirees $764 million in benefits

June 17, 2020

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Why Can Funeral Directors Only Manage One Home Per County?

Bill seeks to keep rural undertakers from going under

Parker Thayer | June 17, 2020

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Virtual Event: Gov. Whitmer's Unprecedented Use of Emergency Powers

June 17, 2020

Join us for this online event to hear opening remarks by Joseph Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center, followed by the Mackinac Center's Patrick Wright, vice president for legal affairs, and Michael Van Beek, director of research, who will discuss Gov. Whitmer's use of emergency powers, what Michigan law allows and the Center’s legal challenges to the governor’s overreach.

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Michigan Can’t Find $3.5 Million For State Police Body Cams, Spends $15 Million On Tourism Marketing

About $2,200 per officer per year to acquire, operate body cams

June 16, 2020

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State and Local Bailouts Would Reward Fiscal Wastefulness

Congress should avoid bailouts

Michael D. LaFaive and Carol Platt Liebau | June 16, 2020

Congress should avoid bailouts

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Completing the Fix for Police Accountability

We must adopt a comprehensive approach to police reform

David Guenthner | June 16, 2020

We must adopt a comprehensive approach to police reform

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Union Announces Cost To Reopen US Schools: $116.5 Billion

'...should be provided in addition to other funds'

June 16, 2020

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Former Ann Arbor Chief Speaks Out On Police Unions

They exploit a process 'staggeringly favorable to bad cops'

June 16, 2020

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