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.
Letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen details concerns over strings attached to bailout funds
Lawmakers should be cautious with American Rescue Plan Act Funds
Michigan Realtors files brief in Mackinac Center Airbnb case
Proposed plan will not ensure resilience in propane supply
The city has a legal obligation to release public records
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.
Small share of massive sum can support families directly
Legislators should look for ways to help new products and services
Vaccines and sufficient health care capacity mean emergency orders should cease
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Sunshine Week good time to review government secrecy
Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria has operated at near capacity despite lockdown mandates
Lawmakers should insist on transparency
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
Powers should not be used for a prolonged period of time
Brett Kittredge on how good communications work kept Mississippi lawmakers from outlawing goat milk
Lawmakers should make sure the state is stronger as it emerges out of the pandemic
Plans also deviate from CDC guidance
This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report
Record dollars continue misplaced priorities
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.
Mackinac Center database reveals details of K-12 funding
Legislators should reject Gov. Whitmer’s proposal to cut per-pupil funding for cyber schools while increasing funding for conventional schools.
The same arguments have been used time and time again
