Bringing Quality and Integrity to Politics and the Dance Floor

December 7, 2020

Mackinac in the Media

Holly Wetzel | December 7, 2020

Mackinac Center's Work Helps Defeat Crony Capitalism

Michael Van Beek | December 7, 2020

The Right to Work Without Being Forced to Pay a Union

Jarrett Skorup | December 7, 2020

And the Winner Is … The Mackinac Center for Public Policy!

December 7, 2020

Mackinac Center’s Workers for Opportunity Sees Recommendations Move Across the States

Lindsay B. Killen and Stephen Delie | December 7, 2020

Governor Temporarily Adopts Mackinac Center Recommendations on Certificate of Need

Lindsay B. Killen and Greg George | December 7, 2020

Top 10 Legislative Wins in the Whitmer Era (So Far)

David Guenthner | December 7, 2020

The Education Revolution is Coming

Michael J. Reitz | December 7, 2020

IMPACT Nov/Dec 2020

Less Road Funding from the Road-Fixing Governor

James M. Hohman | December 7, 2020

Pandemic Shows Students with Disabilities Need More Options

Ben DeGrow | December 7, 2020

Whitmer Plan to Revoke Line 5 Easement Threatens Reliable, Affordable Energy for Michigan

Jason Hayes | December 7, 2020

Time to End Qualified Immunity

Nolan Chappell | December 7, 2020

State Health Department Extends Current Michigan Lockdown Until Dec. 20

Tom Gantert | December 7, 2020

Michigan Businesses Nation’s Hardest Hit By Government Lockdowns

Tom Gantert | December 7, 2020

Mackinac Center Sues U-M For COVID Documents

December 7, 2020

Virtual Events Keep Citizens, Lawmakers Informed

December 7, 2020

City Rationing Of Open Records Requests May Be A Legal Stretch

Dawson Bell | December 7, 2020

Michigan’s Early December Virus Spike Mirrored Nationwide

Tom Gantert | December 5, 2020

Crime Victim Confidentiality, Revise Sex Offender Registry and More

Jack McHugh | December 4, 2020

Figures Indicate Michigan Small Business Crushed By Pandemic And State Response

Tom Gantert | December 4, 2020

Another Michigan Restaurant’s Liquor License Suspended For COVID Noncompliance

Tom Gantert | December 3, 2020

COVID-19 Guidelines Changing For How Long People Have To Quarantine

Tom Gantert | December 3, 2020

Michigan Cities Want To Collect Income Tax From Nonresidents Working At Home

Dawson Bell | December 3, 2020

Mackinac Center Sues University of Michigan for Data on State's Shutdown Orders

December 3, 2020

State Pulls More Liquor Licenses, Encourages Individuals To Report COVID Violators

Tom Gantert | December 2, 2020

Whitmer Says ‘Don’t Travel,’ State Agency Spends Tax Dollars Encouraging It

Tom Gantert | December 2, 2020

State Releases Documents After Mackinac Center Files FOIA Lawsuit

December 2, 2020

No Lockdown On Taxpayer-Funded Tourism Spending

Dawson Bell | December 2, 2020

Michigan, National, Worldwide COVID Trends Look Similar

Tom Gantert | December 1, 2020

How Michigan Should Be More Transparent About Jobs Deals

James M. Hohman | November 30, 2020

Pandemic Shows Students with Disabilities Need More Options

Ben DeGrow | November 30, 2020

Governments, Officials, Media Making People, Not Virus, The Enemy

Tom Gantert | November 30, 2020

Average Michigan Corrections Department Employee Took 28.5 Days Off With Pay Last Year

Tom Gantert | November 28, 2020

MDOT Spokesman: Rebel Drivers, Libertarians Spiking Traffic Deaths

Tom Gantert | November 27, 2020

Four Bars And Restaurants Fined And Three Others Have Liquor Licenses Suspended For COVID Violations

Tom Gantert | November 25, 2020

Education Nonprofit Repeats, Again, Unsupported Claim About School Funding

Tom Gantert | November 25, 2020

Whitmer Plan to Revoke Line 5 Easement Threatens Reliable, Affordable Energy for Michigan

Jason Hayes | November 24, 2020

State Health Department: Speak Up Or We Cremate A Deceased Loved One

Tom Gantert | November 24, 2020

Nearly A Million Were Unemployed In April; Down To 168k In Michigan As Of Nov. 7

Tom Gantert | November 24, 2020

Michigan Taxpayers Still On Hook For $5.3 Billion To Corporations In Next 10 Years

Tom Gantert | November 23, 2020

Report in Medical Journal: For K-5, 'Little Reason To Believe Virtual Learning' Effective

Tom Gantert | November 23, 2020

Lockdown Costs Include Suicidal Thoughts Up, Kids’ Life Expectancy Down

Tom Gantert | November 21, 2020

Interesting Resolutions From the 2019-2020 Legislature

Jack McHugh | November 20, 2020

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

Aaron Lehman and Jason Hayes | November 20, 2020

Whitmer Tells Scary COVID Story Thursday; State Warns Against Panic Friday

Tom Gantert | November 20, 2020

Government Internet in Traverse City: Behind Schedule, Over Budget and Missing Projections

Jarrett Skorup | November 20, 2020

Throttled-Down Gyms Say State Has The Wrong Outbreak Target

Dawson Bell | November 20, 2020

Mackinac Center Settles Case Against Michigan Licensing Board For COVID Documents

November 19, 2020

A Mandate for Legislative Action

Jarrett Skorup | November 19, 2020

Detroit Charters Get 29% Less Funding Than District

Ben DeGrow | November 19, 2020

State Will Rely On Individuals To Report More Than Two Households At Thanksgiving

Tom Gantert | November 19, 2020

Shutting Down Pipeline Will Be Costly, Analyst Warns

Dawson Bell | November 19, 2020

Confusing Logic, Winter Edition: State COVID Order Permits Skiing But Not Outdoor Ice Skating

Tom Gantert | November 18, 2020

No Evidence Michigan Supreme Court Case Led to Spike in COVID

Tom Gantert | November 18, 2020

Michigan’s Economic Freedom Rank Still Middling

Michael D. LaFaive | November 17, 2020

Michigan at Significant Risk of a 2021 Tax Hike

James M. Hohman | November 17, 2020

About Legal Action Against Gov. Whitmer

November 17, 2020

Federal Official Would Deprive These Workers Of Right To Fire Their Union

Dawson Bell | November 17, 2020

Restaurants Say New Lockdown Will Just Drive 'Super-Spreaders' Underground

Tom Gantert | November 16, 2020

Republican State Rep Seeks Whitmer Impeachment Despite Slim Chances

Tom Gantert | November 16, 2020

State Of Michigan: Two Weeks Of Self-Quarantine Before Heading To Gatherings

Tom Gantert | November 16, 2020

Mackinac Center Statement on How the State Can Fight COVID-19

November 15, 2020

State of Michigan Cites Large COVID Rise To Cancel Extended Family Thanksgiving Gatherings

Tom Gantert | November 15, 2020

Ban State Worker ‘Gag Orders,’ Require State Employee Consent for Union Dues and More

Jack McHugh | November 13, 2020

ACLU Had Been Concerned Pandemic Plans ‘Resorted To Punitive, Police-State Tactics’

Tom Gantert | November 13, 2020

State’s Chief Medic: Be Smart And Loved Ones May Not Be Dead Next Thanksgiving

Tom Gantert | November 13, 2020

Less Road Funding from the Road-Fixing Governor

James M. Hohman | November 12, 2020

Bipartisan Bills Ease Occupational Licensure Mandates For Veterans

Tom Gantert | November 12, 2020

Report: Give Local Governments More Money, But Don’t Ask Taxpayers

Jarrett Skorup and James M. Hohman | November 11, 2020

Common Sense Licensing Reforms for Military Families a Good Start

Jarrett Skorup | November 11, 2020

COVID Targets The Old In Michigan

Tom Gantert | November 11, 2020

Mackinac Center Praises Bipartisan Proposal to Increase Job Opportunities for Military Families

November 10, 2020

State Should Drink Up Monopoly Profits from Beer and Wine Wholesalers

Michael D. LaFaive | November 10, 2020

How Many Michigan Families Are Fleeing Public Schools?

Ben DeGrow | November 10, 2020

The Collapse in Power of Michigan’s Largest Public Sector Union

Jarrett Skorup | November 10, 2020

Blight Or Government Overreach?

Sandy Malone | November 10, 2020

Pfizer Has A Vaccine, Wants Distribution To Start By Thanksgiving

Tom Gantert | November 9, 2020

Leading Scientists Condemn Lockdowns, Call For ‘Focused Protection’

Tom Gantert | November 9, 2020

Whitmer Still Blaming State Supreme Court For COVID Spike

Tom Gantert | November 7, 2020

Firework Bans, Epidemic Lawsuits and More

Jack McHugh | November 6, 2020

Post Office Investigating Claim Employees Were Ordered To Backdate Late Ballots

Tom Gantert | November 6, 2020

Spread Out And Keep It Down! Government Rules For Thanksgiving Gatherings

Tom Gantert | November 6, 2020

Michigan Lawmakers Make Progress on Pension Debts

James M. Hohman | November 5, 2020

Head Of State Health Department Has Faith In ‘The Power Of Masks’

Tom Gantert | November 5, 2020

Mask Mandates A Problem For Kindergartners

Tom Gantert | November 4, 2020

Michigan School Privatization Survey 2020

James M. Hohman and Hank Minor | November 3, 2020

Flying By The Seat of Our Pants

Michael Van Beek | November 3, 2020

State Mandates Businesses Collect Customer Info - And No Sweat If It's Bogus

Tom Gantert | November 3, 2020

Washington State Contact-Tracing Mandate Rebuffed By ACLU, Rescinded; Michigan Version Stands

Tom Gantert | November 3, 2020

Not Just Michigan Restaurants Under Patron Contact Tracing Mandate

Tom Gantert | November 3, 2020

Detroit Schools Get Clean Audit, No Findings of Concern

Tom Gantert | November 2, 2020

New State Mandate May Close This Bar For Good

Dawson Bell | November 2, 2020

State Licensing Agency Refuses to Provide Public Records of COVID Complaints

November 2, 2020

In the ‘Birthplace of Organized Labor,’ Union Membership Plummets

Jarrett Skorup | October 31, 2020

State Health Department Invites Snitching On Local Business Non-Compliance With Epidemic Rules

Tom Gantert | October 30, 2020

Key Votes by the 2019-2020 Michigan Legislature

Jack McHugh | October 30, 2020

Second Wave Agony: Maybe The State’s Epidemic Policy Is To Blame, Not Its People

Tom Gantert | October 30, 2020

Restaurant Association: Patron Contact Tracing Mandate Means Closures, Lost Jobs For No Gain

Tom Gantert | October 29, 2020