West Virginia Supreme Court Tests Unions' Novel Theory

Morgan Shields and Derk Wilcox | June 28, 2019

Coal And Nuclear Out At Consumers, Wind And Solar In

Madeline Peltzer | June 28, 2019

Supreme Court Makes it Easier for Property Owners to Defend their Constitutional Rights

Derk Wilcox | June 27, 2019

Schools Prefer Fewer Democratic Dollars To More Republican Ones?

Tom Gantert | June 27, 2019

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Everyone Loves Federal Money

Tom Gantert | June 26, 2019

And Another Thing About Roads...

James M. Hohman | June 25, 2019

Overselling Whitmer’s Education Budget

Ben DeGrow | June 25, 2019

Small-Dollar Lending Provides Vital Service for Millions of Americans

June 25, 2019

Union Negotiates Pay Cap, Highlights Capped Teacher’s Complaints

Tom Gantert | June 25, 2019

Small-Dollar Lending Innovation and the True Cost of Credit

Dr. Gary L. Wolfram | June 25, 2019

Despite Mideast Tensions, Michigan Gas Prices Remain Cheap

Michael McGrady | June 24, 2019

What Law Says Is Optional With These School Districts And Unions

Dawson Bell | June 22, 2019

Aretha Franklin, Medicaid, Mandated Dental Exams and More

Jack McHugh | June 21, 2019

Payroll Size Questions Put Hold On Rochester Hills Library Tax Hike

Madeline Peltzer | June 21, 2019

Divide and Conquer: Democrats in Congress Pushing Unions on Workers

Morgan Shields | June 20, 2019

State Data Doesn’t Support Newspaper’s Dire Report On Bridges

Madeline Peltzer | June 20, 2019

Dem Bills Make Companies Prove Innocence On Equal Pay

Holly Matkin | June 19, 2019

Growth Fuels Budget Priorities in House and Senate Budgets

James M. Hohman | June 18, 2019

Give More Power to Parents of Special-Needs Learners

Ben DeGrow | June 18, 2019

Benton Harbor Schools Errs In Reporting Teacher Salaries

Tom Gantert | June 18, 2019

All Quiet On The ‘Photo-Cop’ Legislative Front — For Now

Sandy Malone | June 17, 2019

No State Education Board Majority To Take $47 Million Federal For Charters

Tyler Arnold | June 15, 2019

The Overton Window

June 14, 2019

Road Budget, Drones Scaring Horses, Opioids and More

Jack McHugh | June 14, 2019

Mismanagement, Incompetence Made Benton Harbor Schools A Financial Basket Case

Tom Gantert | June 14, 2019

Well-Funded Benton Harbor Schools Received 28% More Money Than State Average

Tom Gantert | June 13, 2019

Private School Decline May Be Overstated

Ben DeGrow | June 12, 2019

Michigan’s Auto Industry Matters Less to the State Workforce

James M. Hohman and Chase Slasinski | June 12, 2019

Forfeiture Reform, Legal Pot Could Cost Wayne County’s Sting $500k+ Annually

Tom Gantert | June 12, 2019

Putting a Price on Life: The Coming Fight Over Government Rationing of Medical Care

June 12, 2019

Uber, Lyft May Be Reducing Michigan Drunk Driver Crashes

Tyler Arnold | June 11, 2019

Anti-Tobacco Lobby Disappointed: No Tax Hike In New Vaping Law

Michael McGrady | June 10, 2019

Auto Insurance Reform's Biggest Winners: The Working Poor

Madeline Peltzer | June 8, 2019

Lara FOIA Case

June 7, 2019

Final Action on Auto Insurance Reform; Fund Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation

Jack McHugh | June 7, 2019

Mackinac Center Files Lawsuits Against New Jersey Unions for Failing to Respect Workers’ Opt Out Rights

June 7, 2019

Michigan Never Raised, Spent As Much On Transportation As This Year

Tom Gantert | June 7, 2019

New Jersey Workers Sue Unions for Failing to Respect Their Choice to Opt Out

June 7, 2019

Michigan Road Funding at Record Levels Without Proposed Tax Hike

James M. Hohman and Chase Slasinski | June 6, 2019

Policy Circles: Their Influence and Possibilities

Ceanna Hayes | June 6, 2019

Detroit Schools The Nation’s Worst, Super Want Its Teacher Pay The Nation’s Best

Tom Gantert | June 6, 2019

Green Jobs: The Antithesis of Efficiency

Garrick Anderson | June 5, 2019

2018 School Pension Underfunding Expense Enough To Fix The Roads

Tom Gantert | June 5, 2019

The Price of Auto Insurance

June 5, 2019

Planning for Life Workshop – Birmingham, MI

June 5, 2019

The Wayfair Decision: How Michigan Policymakers Should Respond

Andrew Moylan and Andrew Wilford | June 4, 2019

Anti-Choice State Board Rejects Funds from Top-Rated Grant Application

Ben DeGrow | June 4, 2019

Facts Should Matter in the Realm of Education

Ben DeGrow and Corey A. DeAngelis | June 4, 2019

Cost Of Teacher Raise Wanted By Detroit Superintendent: $81.2M Annually

Tom Gantert | June 4, 2019

Mitch Albom is Wrong About Michigan Auto Insurance Changes

Jarrett Skorup | June 3, 2019

The Janus Victory - One Year Later

June 3, 2019

News Site Reports Teacher ‘Can’t Support Family’ — But Omits His $81K Salary

Tom Gantert | June 3, 2019

Report for Schools Changes, but the Goal of Recognizing Excellence Remains

Ben DeGrow | June 3, 2019

If You Seek a Pleasant Road Funding Plan, Look About You

James M. Hohman | June 3, 2019

New Auto Insurance Law Will Benefit Michigan Drivers

Michael Van Beek | June 3, 2019

Corporate Subsidies Appear To Work Sometimes — Or Firm Was Coming Anyway

Dawson Bell | June 1, 2019

The Cost of Road Building is Spiking, and That’s a Problem

Jarrett Skorup | May 31, 2019

Funding Roads By Taxing Users Will Only Happen if People Care to Fund Roads By Taxing Users

James M. Hohman | May 31, 2019

Who Voted Yes and Who Voted No on Landmark Auto Insurance Reform

Jack McHugh | May 31, 2019

Whitmer Gas Tax Hike: Media, Boosters Ignore $600 Million It Moves Out Of Roads

Tom Gantert | May 31, 2019

What’s the Appropriate Role of the State in Workforce Development?

May 30, 2019

Michigan Roads Declined Even As Funding Rose Sharply

Holly Matkin and Tom Gantert | May 30, 2019

Endnotes

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Conclusion

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Obstacles in the Labor Market

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Obstacles in Postsecondary Education and Training

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Obstacles in Secondary Education and Training

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Recommendations to Improve Workforce Development in Michigan

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Nonprofit Training Organizations

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Industry Associations and Unions

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Technical Institutes

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Postsecondary CTE

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Secondary CTE

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Federally Provided Training

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Survey of Current Training Provision

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Current Initiatives and Funding

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Introduction

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Workforce Development in Michigan

Sarah Estelle | May 30, 2019

Should Educator Evaluations Trust Data More?

Ben DeGrow | May 29, 2019

If Rentals Not ‘Affirmatively Lawful,’ Court Says They Can Be Considered Unlawful

Tyler Arnold | May 29, 2019

By The Numbers

May 28, 2019

Collaboration Among State-Based Think Tanks Makes for Better Energy Policy

Jason Hayes | May 28, 2019

Mackinac in the Media

Holly Wetzel | May 28, 2019

Auto Insurance Reform … Finally?

David Guenthner | May 28, 2019

An Interstate Compact to Eliminate Corporate Welfare

James M. Hohman | May 28, 2019

2019 Detroit Children’s Business Fair

May 28, 2019

Mackinac Center Vice President Named Among Crain’s ‘Notable Women’

May 28, 2019

The Criminal Justice Policy Primer is Complete!

Kahryn Riley | May 28, 2019

Mackinac Center’s National Workers for Opportunity Initiative Already Bearing Fruit

Lindsay B. Killen | May 28, 2019

A Postcard from the Left Coast

May 28, 2019

Michigan Watches a National Legal Battle Over Medicaid Work Requirements

Lindsay B. Killen | May 28, 2019

Michigan Now Requires You to Be Guilty Before Losing Your Property — This is How We Got Here

Jarrett Skorup | May 28, 2019

Government Perspective vs. Taxpayer Perspective

Joseph G. Lehman | May 28, 2019

IMPACT May/June 2019

Tech Company Gets $2M in State Money, Fails Performance Test

Dawson Bell | May 28, 2019

Traverse City A Step Closer To City-Owned Broadband

Evan Carter | May 27, 2019

Bill: No Diploma Unless Student Submits Intrusive Federal Aid Form

Tom Gantert | May 25, 2019

County Road Commissions Fill Pension Potholes

James M. Hohman and Chase Slasinski | May 24, 2019

DTE Donated More Than $840,000 to Democrats, Pro-Whitmer Groups in 2018

Evan Carter | May 24, 2019

Unfair and Unnecessary: Fiat-Chrysler Lands State Corporate Handouts

Michael D. LaFaive | May 23, 2019