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Earth Day 2021

Jason Hayes | April 22, 2021

Data Does Not Support Whitmer’s Mask Mandate for Toddlers

Michael Van Beek | April 21, 2021

Line 5 Mediation Process Begins

Jason Hayes | April 21, 2021

Will Congress’s State Spending Spree Continue When COVID is Over?

James M. Hohman | April 20, 2021

M-STEP and Benchmark Tests Both Have Value

Ben DeGrow | April 19, 2021

Michigan Bureaucrats Want Permanent COVID Regulations

Michael Van Beek | April 19, 2021

Stun Guns, Tax Deadlines, Taps and More

Jack McHugh | April 16, 2021

Open Automobile Markets to Vehicle Competition

Michael Van Beek | April 14, 2021

Five Ways To Tackle Unnecessary Licensing Restrictions

Jarrett Skorup | April 14, 2021

Hold Political Opinionmakers Accountable for Fabricated Evidence

James M. Hohman | April 12, 2021

A bacteria that is “one of the most important public health tools known to man.”

James M. Hohman | April 9, 2021

Expand Bottle Bill, COVID-19 Risk Metrics, National Guard Limits and More

Jack McHugh | April 9, 2021

What Local Government Should Do with Their Stimulus Checks

James M. Hohman | April 7, 2021

Indiana Considers Worker Freedom

Taylor Piotrowski | April 6, 2021

Putting Patients First

Greg George | April 6, 2021

Invest COVID-19 Relief in Michigan's Financial Future

James M. Hohman | April 5, 2021

Corporate Welfare Agencies Need Greater Transparency, Accountability

Michael D. LaFaive and Stephen Delie | April 5, 2021

Require Union Dues, Expand Administrative Powers, Tax Breaks for Home Buyers and More

Jack McHugh | April 2, 2021

Pandemic Shutdown? Pay Up Anyway, Says Utility

Michael D. LaFaive | March 30, 2021

It's Time to Eliminate Bureaucratic Barriers to Health Care Access

Greg George | March 29, 2021

Limit Epidemic Orders, Caps on Insulin, Broadband Exemptions and More

Jack McHugh | March 26, 2021

Reforming Pennsylvania’s Alcohol Monopoly in the Face of Union Opposition

James M. Hohman | March 26, 2021

Michigan Supreme Court, Lawmakers Have the Chance to Straighten Out Short-Term Rental Issues

Jarrett Skorup and Derk Wilcox | March 24, 2021

Gov. Whitmer’s Inadequate Line 5 Replacement Plan

Jason Hayes | March 24, 2021

Get Creative with Federal Education Dollars

Ben DeGrow | March 24, 2021

Mackinac Center Signs on to Federal Coalition Letter Regarding Biden Spending Plan

Michael D. LaFaive | March 23, 2021

When Will Gov. Whitmer Relinquish Unilateral Control of Michigan Society?

James M. Hohman | March 23, 2021

Michigan Should Consider A ‘Regulatory Sandbox’

Jarrett Skorup | March 22, 2021

Expand Open Records Law, Cancer Liability, Later Liquor Licenses and More

Jack McHugh | March 19, 2021

Holland Restaurant Owner Arrested Over COVID Orders

Taylor Piotrowski | March 19, 2021

Locking in Lockdowns: New State Pandemic Plans Now Recommend Gov. Whitmer’s Shutdowns

Michael Van Beek | March 19, 2021

Transparency Laws are Designed to Keep the Government Accountable. But do They?

Stephen Delie | March 18, 2021

Use Michigan’s Newfound Federal Cash To Put State in Better Position

James M. Hohman | March 17, 2021

State Corporate Handout Programs Need More, Not Less Transparency

Michael D. LaFaive | March 17, 2021

States Should Reform Emergency Laws

Michael Van Beek | March 15, 2021

Pandemic Doesn’t Slow Down School Funding Gains

Ben DeGrow | March 15, 2021

Dodgy Metrics, No Real Accountability At Tax-Funded Tourism Marketing Program

Michael D. LaFaive | March 15, 2021

Veto Overrides, Emergency Order Limits, Virus Spending and More

Jack McHugh | March 12, 2021

Sometimes You Need to Drink Goat Milk To Keep the Trade in it Legal

James M. Hohman | March 12, 2021

We're in a Minimum Wage Debate Loop

James M. Hohman | March 10, 2021

Biden Blowout: Spending Bill Unnecessary and Harmful

Michael D. LaFaive | March 9, 2021

The Blackouts Have Only Just Begun

Jason Hayes and Isaac Orr | March 8, 2021

Biden Antitrust Agenda Ignores States' Complicity on Health Care Monopolies

Lindsay B. Killen | March 5, 2021

More Epidemic Spending, Rules and Requirements

Jack McHugh | March 5, 2021

Let the Plastic Bag Bans Rest in Peace

Jason Hayes | March 5, 2021

Gov. Whitmer’s Impossible COVID Goals

Michael Van Beek | March 4, 2021

Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Led to Huge Drop in Union Membership

Jarrett Skorup | March 4, 2021

Private Schools Set Standard for In-Person Instruction

Ben DeGrow | March 3, 2021

Indefinite Emergency Powers Are Unconstitutional

Patrick J. Wright and Michael Van Beek | March 1, 2021

Lawmakers Want to Be More Careful With Pension Funds

James M. Hohman | March 1, 2021

More Epidemic Response Spending, Lame Duck Voting, ‘Faux’ Government Services

Jack McHugh | February 26, 2021

Policy Change in the Arcane World of Regulation

James M. Hohman | February 26, 2021

Money for Nothing: Most Federal COVID Relief Went to Closed Classrooms

Ben DeGrow and Allison Rigterink | February 22, 2021

Governor’s Budget Shows That There is No Need for Further Federal Bailout

James M. Hohman | February 19, 2021

Maine Cigarette Tax Hike Would Enrich Smugglers

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | February 19, 2021

Michigan’s Film Incentives Produced Nothing More Than a Job Blip

Jarrett Skorup | February 17, 2021

Texas Energy Crisis a Warning for Michigan

Jason Hayes | February 16, 2021

Six Reasons to Oppose a $15 Federal Minimum Wage

Jarrett Skorup | February 16, 2021

Balancing Michigan’s Fishing Interests – Part 2

Jason Hayes and James M. Hohman | February 15, 2021

Tax Breaks, Vaccine Objectors and More

Jack McHugh | February 12, 2021

The State of Washington Doesn’t Have an Income Tax. Why?

James M. Hohman | February 12, 2021

Time to Fund Cyber School Students Fairly — Again

Ben DeGrow | February 12, 2021

Recent Study Ranks U.S. and Mexican States by Economic Freedom

Michael D. LaFaive and José Torra | February 11, 2021

Biden Should Keep the New Commonsense Independent Contractor Rule

Stephen Delie and F. Vincent Vernuccio | February 10, 2021

A Timeline of Inconsistency

Michael Van Beek | February 9, 2021

Will Indiana Encourage Its People, Others to Smuggle More Cigarettes?

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | February 9, 2021

Balancing Michigan’s Fishing Interests – Part 1

James M. Hohman and Jason Hayes | February 9, 2021

The “American Ideal” of National Popular Vote?

Trent England | February 8, 2021

Did Gov. Whitmer’s Holiday ‘Pause to Save Lives’ Work?

Jarrett Skorup | February 8, 2021

Use Michigan's Budget Surplus to Pay Back Teacher Pension Debt

James M. Hohman and Craig Thiel | February 8, 2021

Will This Year Smoke Out Cigarette Tax Hikes?

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | February 8, 2021

Appropriate Federal Coronavirus Relief Dollars and More

Jack McHugh | February 5, 2021

Reject Latest Calls to Waste Taxpayer Money on Movies

James M. Hohman | February 5, 2021

Mackinac Center Signs onto Letter Opposing $15 Minimum Wage

Michael D. LaFaive | February 5, 2021

No Proof ‘Pause’ Worked

Michael Van Beek and Christopher C. Douglas, Ph.D. | February 4, 2021

Real Reforms Happen With Goodwill Advocacy

James M. Hohman | February 1, 2021

School District Funding, Lame Duck Sessions and More

Jack McHugh | January 29, 2021

Don’t Double Down on Misguided School Funding Strategy

Ben DeGrow | January 29, 2021

What Does a Think Tank Do? A Chat

Michael J. Reitz | January 29, 2021

COVID-19 Shows Why Michigan Families Need Education Options

Ben DeGrow | January 28, 2021

All That is Not Permitted is Prohibited

Michael Van Beek | January 28, 2021

Powers of Deduction

James M. Hohman | January 27, 2021

Governor Whitmer Calls for More Corporate Handouts

Michael D. LaFaive | January 21, 2021

Closing Classrooms May Cost School Districts Thousands of Students for Years to Come

Ben DeGrow and Will Flanders | January 20, 2021

Don’t Leverage COVID-19 Vaccine for More Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | January 19, 2021

Gov. Whitmer’s Switcheroo on Schools

Michael Van Beek | January 19, 2021

Take Federal Education Funds into Account

Ben DeGrow | January 19, 2021

Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ Should Be Thrown Overboard

Michael D. LaFaive and Jarrett Skorup | January 18, 2021

Futures for Frontliners Program Has Potential but Needs Outcome-Based Focus

Jennifer Majorana | January 18, 2021

Pandemic Response Boosts Michigan Budget

James M. Hohman | January 15, 2021

Recently Introduced Bills

Jack McHugh | January 15, 2021

Detroit Program Makes It Easier to Get Working As a Teacher, Shoots a Hole in State Certification Rules

Jarrett Skorup | January 15, 2021

Will Restaurants Reopen Feb. 1?

Michael Van Beek | January 14, 2021

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

James M. Hohman | January 11, 2021

Severe Lockdowns Show Up In State Unemployment Rates

James M. Hohman | January 7, 2021

President Trump Should Denounce Capitol Incursion

Joseph G. Lehman | January 6, 2021

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

Aaron Lehman and Jason Hayes | December 23, 2020

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

Michael D. LaFaive | December 22, 2020

Limiting Epidemic Orders, Swimming Pool Regulations and More

Jack McHugh | December 18, 2020

Low-Income Families Still Need Transportation Scholarships

Ben DeGrow | December 18, 2020

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