Donor Profile: Michael Kotulski on Vocational Education and Green Energy

August 9, 2021

Mackinac in the Media

Holly Wetzel | August 9, 2021

The Internet is Too Important for Government to Run

Jarrett Skorup | August 9, 2021

School Districts’ Responses to COVID Cause Some Families to Pursue Other Options

Ben DeGrow | August 9, 2021

LeDuff FOIA Case Reveals Michigan is Undercounting Deaths at Long-Term Care Facilities

Stephen Delie | August 9, 2021

We Welcome the Intern Class of 2021

August 9, 2021

Introducing the Overton Window Podcast

August 9, 2021

“Who Do You Work With, Anyway?”

Michael J. Reitz | August 9, 2021

IMPACT July/August 2021

Report: U-M’s 163 Diversity Officers The Most Among Big US Universities

Madeline Peltzer | August 9, 2021

Granholm Brings Michigan’s Failed Green Energy Subsidies To Washington

Jamie A. Hope | August 7, 2021

U-M Law Prof: Public Schools Must Reopen Or Won’t Get Money Under Law Signed In July

Tom Gantert | August 6, 2021

Michigan’s Unreliable Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | August 5, 2021

Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | August 5, 2021

Scary-Sounding Oakland COVID News Story Missing Key Facts/Context

Tom Gantert | August 5, 2021

Michigan Households Paid Nation’s 10th-Highest Electricity Cost In May 2021

Tom Gantert | August 5, 2021

Working to Retain Reliable Energy

Jason Hayes | August 4, 2021

School Sports Reopening Group’s Fall Campaign: Pull Kids From Schools With COVID Mandates

Tom Gantert | August 4, 2021

Agencies Use Questionable Legal Reviews To Inflate Charges For Open Record Law Requests

Tom Gantert | August 3, 2021

Emergency Powers and Pandemic Mismanagement

August 3, 2021

Fewer Children In Michigan Schools But Bigger Staffs

August 2, 2021

More Michigan Teachers Per Student Now Than 10 Years Ago

Tom Gantert | July 31, 2021

“Basically, We Created a Powder Keg”

James M. Hohman | July 30, 2021

“Basically, We Created a Powder Keg”

July 30, 2021

Successful Stories: Books by Past Interns

Jennifer Wiland | July 30, 2021

Public Health Officials Oppose Placing Limits On Their Power

Jamie A. Hope | July 30, 2021

CDC School Mask Guidelines Roil Parents

Ben DeGrow | July 28, 2021

State’s Initial Epidemic Responses Guided By ‘Worst Case But Possible’ Scenario

Tom Gantert | July 28, 2021

How the Auditor General Should Investigate Nursing Home Deaths

Stephen Delie | July 27, 2021

U-M and the Mackinac Center Public Records Lawsuit Dismissed

July 27, 2021

Legionnaires’ Disease Spike Cited To Justify Extended Lockdowns, But They May Have Triggered It

Jamie A. Hope | July 27, 2021

Planning for Life Workshop

July 27, 2021

88% Of Detroit Third Graders Below Proficient In Reading; New Law Held None Back

Tom Gantert | July 26, 2021

Politicians Believed ‘Grim’ COVID Messaging Would Be The Most Effective

Tom Gantert | July 24, 2021

Emergency Powers Law Repealed; Village Term Limits and More

Jack McHugh | July 23, 2021

Whitmer Veto Undercuts Struggling Young Readers

Ben DeGrow | July 23, 2021

Benton Harbor Schools Held Back No Third Graders In 2020-21 School Year

Tom Gantert | July 23, 2021

Managing Michigan’s Wolves

Jacob Gudmundsen | July 22, 2021

Another Granholm Green Energy Winner That Was A Bust

Jamie A. Hope | July 22, 2021

Repealing Emergency Powers Law Safeguards the Public

July 21, 2021

Burying Michigan’s Unconstitutional Emergency Powers Law

Michael Van Beek | July 21, 2021

Mackinac Center Legal Victory Covered in State and National Outlets

Caleb Baker | July 21, 2021

Planning for Life Workshop

July 21, 2021

Liberal Nonprofit News Site Paints Unfair Picture Of Reading Retention Law

Tom Gantert | July 20, 2021

Michigan Attorney Will Appeal State Bar Dues Case to the U.S. Supreme Court 

July 19, 2021

Earlier Poll Anticipated Vaccine Lottery's Underwhelming Results

Jamie A. Hope and Tom Gantert | July 19, 2021

U-M Says ‘No’ To Open Records Law Payroll Request, Michigan Court Of Claims Says ‘Yes’

Jamie A. Hope | July 17, 2021

You Shouldn’t Need a License to Work as a Property Manager

Jarrett Skorup | July 16, 2021

“Let’s Pass the Compact! Let’s Make These Things Illegal!”

James M. Hohman | July 16, 2021

“Let’s pass the compact! Let’s make these things illegal!”

July 16, 2021

Repeal Emergency Powers, Two Year License Plate Renewals, Drag Racing and More

Jack McHugh | July 16, 2021

Michigan’s Subsidized Green Energy Adventures Arrived With Headlines, Faded In Silence

Tom Gantert | July 16, 2021

Former State Health Director Wanted ‘Credible Threat’ Of Police Lockdown Sanctions

Jamie A. Hope | July 15, 2021

Mackinac Center Wins FOIA Lawsuit Against the University of Michigan

July 14, 2021

Detroit’s Unemployment 8.1% Before Epidemic, Spiked To 40.4% In May 2020

Tom Gantert | July 14, 2021

Air Quality Unchanged Despite Significant Reduction in Vehicle Traffic

Aaron Lehman | July 13, 2021

Michigan’s Teacher Pension Fund Earned Just 5.3% Last Year

Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | July 13, 2021

There Are Ethical Concerns Surrounding Solar Energy

Jacob Gudmundsen | July 12, 2021

Granholm-Subsidized Biochemicals Incubator Now Makes Ethanol For Cocktails

Tom Gantert | July 12, 2021

The Quiet Shortfall In Michigan Schools

Tom Gantert | July 10, 2021

Credit Or Blame? Whitmer Boasts On Michigan’s Post-COVID Economic Performance

Jamie A. Hope | July 9, 2021

Michigan Should Toss Business Subsidies With Interstate Compact

James M. Hohman | July 8, 2021

Whitmer’s Renewables Order Would Cover Whole Regions In Turbines And Solar Arrays

Jamie A. Hope | July 8, 2021

Michigan’s School Aid Budget Soars Again

Ben DeGrow | July 7, 2021

While Michigan’s Electricity Rates Increase, Reliability Suffers

Jason Hayes | July 7, 2021

Why the State Should Stop Subsidizing Select Businesses

James M. Hohman | July 7, 2021

Concerned About a Michigan Teacher Shortage? Make it Easier to Become a Teacher

Jarrett Skorup and Ben DeGrow | July 7, 2021

Whitmer’s Tax-And-Borrow Missteps Halted Road Repair Progress

Jamie A. Hope | July 7, 2021

Why We Keep A Scorecard of Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | July 6, 2021

Consumers Energy and DTE Seek Higher Rates, Again

Jamie A. Hope | July 6, 2021

State Report Boasts Lower Michigan Case Rate; Silent On Higher Death Rate

Tom Gantert | July 5, 2021

Michigan's Liquor Taxes Among the Stiffest in the Nation

Olivia Miller | July 4, 2021

Michigan Nonprofits Relieved By Supreme Court’s Donor Privacy Ruling

Tom Gantert | July 3, 2021

Supreme Court Protects Privacy of Nonprofit Supporters

David Guenthner | July 2, 2021

Auto Insurance Costs, Phone Books, Nursing Home Deaths and More

Jack McHugh | July 2, 2021

“We fought really hard. We worked really hard. We lost a lot.”

July 2, 2021

School Funding Looks Unequal If Major Revenue Sources Not Counted

Tom Gantert | July 2, 2021

“We fought really hard. We worked really hard. We lost a lot.”

James M. Hohman | July 2, 2021

Lawyers Deserve First Amendment Protections

July 1, 2021

New Vote Added to Business Subsidy Scorecard

James M. Hohman | July 1, 2021

New Restrictions On Property Owners Advance Officials’ Pursuit Of ‘Tree City’ Label

Jamie A. Hope | July 1, 2021

Concerned About a Michigan Teacher 'Shortage?' Make It Easier To Be A Teacher

Jarrett Skorup and Ben DeGrow | June 30, 2021

Why the State Should Stop Subsidizing Select Businesses

James M. Hohman | June 30, 2021

Whitmer Blamed Public, 'Variant' For April COVID Spike, State Now Admits Had No Evidence

Madeline Peltzer | June 30, 2021

Michigan Has 14th Highest Cigarette Smuggling Rate in the Nation

June 29, 2021

Clearing Up the Record on Michigan Charter Schools

Ben DeGrow | June 29, 2021

America’s Illicit Smokes Market Set to Get Larger

Ulrik Boesen, Todd Nesbit, Ph.D., and Michael D. LaFaive | June 29, 2021

Teacher Went From $61,701 to $81,328 In Six Years, Tells Newspaper Low Pay A Hurdle

Tom Gantert | June 29, 2021

City Demands Vacation Renters’ Data; Homeowners Question Its Security And More

Olivia Miller | June 28, 2021

Workplace Regulators Abuse Power Extending State Emergency Rules Until Christmas Week

Jamie A. Hope | June 26, 2021

Michigan Schools Never Had More To Spend; MSU Prof Calls State Dead Last In Funding

Tom Gantert | June 25, 2021

Teachers Who Are Paid $97K Annually Say Low Pay Is A Problem

Tom Gantert | June 24, 2021

Mackinac Center Praises Healthcare Transparency Efforts

June 23, 2021

Mackinac Center in WSJ: The Problem With Film Subsidies

Jennifer Wiland | June 23, 2021

Center-Left Interest Group's Whopper On Michigan Teacher Retirement Benefits

Tom Gantert | June 23, 2021

CDC Data Suggests Stricter Lockdowns Didn’t Reduce COVID Deaths

Tom Gantert | June 22, 2021

Study: Michigan Falls Behind In Recovering From Pandemic

Olivia Miller | June 22, 2021

Michigan’s 100 Year-Plus Teacher Shortage

Tom Gantert | June 21, 2021

Whitmer Says 'Science' Governed State Epidemic Responses; Record Suggests Otherwise

Tom Gantert | June 19, 2021

“Federal, State and Local Lawmakers: You Need to get Ahead of This. The Lawsuits are Coming.”

James M. Hohman | June 18, 2021