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Metrics Appear To Meet Goals Specified To Reopen Michigan

Fewer COVID cases in hospital, fewer confirmed new daily cases, fewer positives in those who get tested

Tom Gantert | January 11, 2021

The 100th Michigan Legislature’s Record on Select Business Subsidies

Most skeptical in 20 years

James M. Hohman | January 11, 2021

Most skeptical in 20 years

Fewer Workers At This Michigan City Collected More During Pandemic

New series on how government workers have fared covers Jackson this time

Tom Gantert | January 11, 2021

State COVID Citation Dampens The Fun At This Family Fun Center

Tom Gantert | January 9, 2021

What Policies Actually Matter To COVID?

Lockdowns may just give illusion of control, at great social and economic cost

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | January 8, 2021

Summer Internships

Posted on January 7, 2021

Morey Fiscal Policy Internship

Posted on January 7, 2021

Environmental Policy Internship

Posted on January 7, 2021

Education Policy Internship

Posted on January 7, 2021

Advancement/Events Internship

Posted on January 7, 2021

Communications Internship

Posted on January 7, 2021

Michigan Capitol Confidential Internship

Posted on January 7, 2021

24,836 In Michigan Got COVID Shots Wednesday

174,749 statewide have been immunized

Tom Gantert | January 7, 2021

Severe Lockdowns Show Up In State Unemployment Rates

Extreme lockdowns have clear effects on the economy

James M. Hohman | January 7, 2021

Extreme lockdowns have clear effects on the economy

Michigan Hospitals At Pre-COVID Occupancy Levels

ICUs 75% occupied

Tom Gantert | January 7, 2021

State Health Department Calls On Athletes To Enter Four-Week Bubble

Only limited contact with others for two weeks before and after an event

Tom Gantert | January 7, 2021

President Trump Should Denounce Capitol Incursion

A statement from President Joseph G. Lehman

Joseph G. Lehman | January 6, 2021

A statement from President Joseph G. Lehman

New DOL Rule Protects Independent Contractors

A statement from the Mackinac Center

January 6, 2021

A statement from the Mackinac Center

Accomplishments

January 6, 2021

Our Issues

January 6, 2021

Restaurant In Trouble For Letting A Single Family Use A 100-Person Room

The law’s the law, says state health department

Dawson Bell | January 6, 2021

Small Town UP Diner Attracts Big Crowd To Protest Ongoing Lockdown

More attended nearby Houghton event than live in establishment’s hometown

Tom Gantert | January 5, 2021

There They Go Again? U-M Looks To Be Dodging Open Records Accountability

Hide the substantive discussions, bury requestors in chitchat and already-published material

Tom Gantert | January 5, 2021

31 Bars And Restaurants Lose Liquor License For Epidemic Lockdown Offenses In 2020

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | January 4, 2021

Pandemic Linked To Spike In Missed Votes By Michigan Legislators

Increase appears modest, given the circumstances

Tom Gantert | January 4, 2021

CapCon’s Top 10 Stories Of 2020

COVID-19 dominated the news, but it wasn’t the only topic of great interest

Tom Gantert | January 2, 2021

Restaurant Owner Pushed To The Edge By Lockdowns

‘Every attempt we made at compliance was not enough’

Sandy Malone | January 1, 2021

Three Times More Got COVID Vaccine On Dec. 29 Than Tested Positive In Michigan

Tom Gantert | December 31, 2020

Restaurant And Bar Tent Adds Three Walls Too Many For Health Department Officials

Costs the establishment its liquor licence

Tom Gantert | December 30, 2020

Public Schools In Traverse Bay Area Purchase Social Justice Program

Vendor is company created last May

Tom Gantert | December 29, 2020

Michigan Lawmakers Missed Several Times More Votes Than Last Year

Pandemic leads to 3,072 missed roll call votes in 2020

December 28, 2020

Pandemic leads to 3,791 missed roll call votes in 2020

400,000+ COVID Cases, But Michigan Officials Tracked Giuliani’s Like Bloodhounds

Trump’s lawyer a key figure at state House Republican hearing

Tom Gantert | December 28, 2020

Ann Arbor Schools Latest To Stop Giving Failing Grades During Pandemic

Tom Gantert | December 26, 2020

Government Leaders On COVID Rules: Do What I Say, Not What I Do

People will notice

Tom Gantert | December 24, 2020

Michigan Not Exceptional: Recent COVID Trend Same As Neighboring States

Facts don’t support Whitmer’s ‘very different experience’ claim

Tom Gantert | December 23, 2020

Marking Environmental Progress – Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary – Part VI

Drones, other technologies give us reasons for optimism about the future

Aaron Lehman and Jason Hayes | December 23, 2020

Drones, other technologies give us reasons for optimism about the future

Highest Number Of COVID Vaccine Doses Administered in Michigan On Monday

Tom Gantert | December 22, 2020

State Budget 2022: Not Too Early to Cut Corporate and Industry Handouts

Michigan needs a fair field for all and favors for none

Michael D. LaFaive | December 22, 2020

Michigan needs a fair field for all and favors for none

Another Example Of State’s Aggressive COVID Enforcement

Restaurant skirting restrictions attracts inspectors

Tom Gantert | December 22, 2020

Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm Oversaw Parade Of Failed Green Energy Boondoggles

Would-be energy secretary’s record not promising

Jarrett Skorup | December 21, 2020

Undercover State COVID Investigators Wouldn’t Take No For An Answer

State investigators persisted in trying to enter after informed restaurant only open for takeout

Tom Gantert | December 21, 2020

Elaborate Propane Commission Scheme May Be About Pipeline Shutdown

Another voice for industry that serves more than 300,000 in state

Dawson Bell | December 19, 2020

Limiting Epidemic Orders, Swimming Pool Regulations and More

December 18 MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

Jack McHugh | December 18, 2020

December 18 MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

Low-Income Families Still Need Transportation Scholarships

As in-person learning returns, customized options could level field

Ben DeGrow | December 18, 2020

As in-person learning returns, customized options could level field

Ivy League Public Health Dean Praises Michigan With False Ohio COVID Claim

Ohio put in place a curfew, among other ongoing rules

Tom Gantert | December 18, 2020

Largest School Districts In Michigan Haven't Opened Classrooms

They’re limiting more than 200,000 students to online instruction only

Tom Gantert | December 18, 2020

Mackinac Center Sues MSU For Documents About Controversial Firing

University refuses to release records requested in June

December 17, 2020

University refuses to release records requested in June

Corporate and Industrial Handouts: A Year-End Update

Savings should be directed toward higher budget priorities in the new year

Michael D. LaFaive | December 17, 2020

Savings should be directed toward higher budget priorities in the new year

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