… also stands out. Finally, Kostival’s illustrations should be noted as inspired by the stop-action motion picture techniques of old Ray Harryhausen films as well as “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “The Corpse Bride.” In this, Kostival exhibits his degree in video production. As reproduced on the …
… recommended by the Center: Reduced and simplified business taxes to spur job creation Eliminated tax breaks for favored industries Significantly reduced film industry subsidies Allowed municipal or school district union contracts to be set aside to prevent insolvency Encouraged schools and municipalities …
… their way into law this year. Here are some of them: Reduce business taxes to spur job creation. Eliminate corporate welfare-like tax gimmicks such as film industry subsidies. Ask public school teachers to pay part of their health insurance premiums. Set aside certain public-sector union contracts to prevent …
… their way into law this year. Here are some of them: Reduce business taxes to spur job creation. Eliminate corporate welfare-like tax gimmicks such as film industry subsidies. Ask public school teachers to pay part of their health insurance premiums. Set aside certain public-sector union contracts to prevent …
… every 57 doctors and one out of every 97 lawyers loses his or her license for malpractice. Drawing from U.S. Department of Education statistics, the film notes that only one out of every 2,500 unionized public school teachers with tenure gets fired in any given year. One school administrator, who requested …
… incentives to reduce their annual costs. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority, a so-called “jobs program,” was mercifully put down; the scope of film subsidies to private business was significantly reduced; costly project-labor agreements were ended; and Michigan’s archaic item-pricing law was repealed. …
… the South Arbor gymnasium after the event. The two-hour lottery followed a strict protocol, including a rule that it be videotaped. As the camera filmed, the names of all applicants in a given grade were placed in a container and drawn at random by an independent third party. As they were drawn, each …
… protect their customers,” Adams concluded. Yonkman says comparisons between CISPA and SOPA are inaccurate. “SOPA’s focus was the protection of music and film copyrights,” he said. “CISPA’s focus is cyber threat sharing to prevent actual computer and network intrusions from advanced foreign cyber threats …
… stems from a $31 million dollar investment in a failed movie studio complex. A few years ago, Allen Park's elected officials tried to cash in on state film and education subsidies. The city partnered with a movie producer in a project to build studios and sound stages, editing and animation facilities, …
… multi-million dollar forced unionization of up to 60,000 day care providers who were put into a union for accepting state money to look after children. The film credit scandal involving the owners of “Hangar 42,” who attempted to lie to state officials about the price of a studio to garner taxpayer money leading …
… ubiquitous “Money” — allowed Messrs. Waters, Gilmour, Mason and Wright to live like the rock stars they aspired to be. Country estates were purchased, film investments were made and expensive motorcars were attained. Just so. It’s too easy to charge Waters and his former band mates (the group split acrimoniously …
… passed 92-13 in the House and 35-3 in the Senate, with every Democrat voting in support. Michigan's corporate welfare arm also administers the state's film subsidy. The original bill creating the program passed a combined 145-1, with the only "no" vote coming from a Republican senator who no longer is …
… videos, and the Ed Reform Minute podcast. Previously, Bowdon directed The Cartel, a documentary about corruption in public education that won twelve film festival awards, a national theatrical release, and distribution from Warner Brothers. In his non-education reform endeavors, Bowdon has appeared …
… Separates Candidates In 98th District House GOP Primary Incumbent Voting Record Targeted In 86th District House Primary Race Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… Rowley: Continue to get government out of the business of picking winners and losers and leave it up to the free market. We should not be funding film credits. We should not sacrifice long-term policy for short-term gains. Michigan is wasting its time on incentives that do not create good long-term …
… videos, and the Ed Reform Minute podcast. Previously, Bowdon directed “The Cartel,” a documentary about corruption in public education that won 12 film festival awards, a national theatrical release, and distribution from Warner Bros. In his non-education reform endeavors, Bowdon has appeared as the …
… increasing a tax credit somewhere, the state would still be extracting just as much revenue from the general taxpayer. Giving out subsidies through film credits, for instance, may mean less revenue for Lansing, but that matters little to taxpayers who still have to finance those expenditures. The most …
… increasing a tax credit somewhere, the state would still be extracting just as much revenue from the general taxpayer. Giving out subsidies through film credits, for instance, may mean less revenue for Lansing, but it matters little to taxpayers who still have to finance those expenditures. The most …
… the hill. There is no video evidence of me learning to walk as a toddler, but you could have rolled tape on my attempt to get up the ski hill and filmed a similar scene. These thoughts permeated my mind last month as I took my oldest daughter Ashleigh (age 6) skiing for her first time. She’s a perfectionist …
… renegotiated, which would free up even more money. At the very least, the Legislature should eliminate the most ineffective MEDC programs. The $50 million film incentive is roundly criticized by independent economists and has had lackluster results. The 21st Century Jobs Fund ($75 million) – former Gov. Granholm’s …
… incentive package, the price of its stock peaked — forever. One year later, it was bankrupt. Other Michigan examples of failed incentive programs abound: film production subsidies, state broadband deployment and the Cool Cities initiative come to mind. So what is a superior alternative? First, foremost …
… State University. Four years later, he emerged not only with a communications degree but also a $5,000 competitive grant to help him produce his first film. Cristo Rey High School need not be an anomaly in Detroit’s educational landscape. The school’s innovative model makes a unique opportunity accessible …
… a new governor steered a different course. Gov. Rick Snyder scaled back the pace of corporate giveaways, eventually ended a disastrous $500 million film subsidy adventure and replaced a destructive gross-receipts-type business tax with a simpler and less onerous corporate income tax. It appears to …
… supporter, forced their way through security fencing at pipeline facilities belonging to Enbridge, TransCanada, Kinder Morgan and Spectra Energy. After filming statements justifying their actions, they cut the chains and locks protecting pipeline safety valves and turned off the flow of oil. Other, better-known, …
… citizens to take their word for the success of their spending. The MEDC hired a consultant in 2009 to use REMI to calculate the impact of the Michigan film incentive subsidy program. His analysis determined the program was a “big hit” and produced lots of value for the money. A quick look at the assumptions …
… into Michigan’s past to find evidence that the state’s attempts to pick winners and losers in the marketplace has been ineffectual. The MEGA program, film subsidies and broadband deployment were all colossal failures of state incentive programs. These alone should be reason enough not to try the state’s …
… misused to make government programs appear more successful than they really are. Years ago, the state commissioned a study from a consultant about its film subsidy program. The consultant used REMI and reported the program was a success. But the consultant omitted 100 percent of the costs associated with …
… supremacist websites?” according to reports in Campus Reform. One protester assaulted a field representative from the Leadership Institute, who was filming the protest, and threw the representative’s phone from the balcony. Campus security staff at the event did little to stop protestors from disrupting …
… Early childhood education 16 spending multiplier Michigan Business Development Program 8.72 spending multiplier Arts spending 7 spending multiplier Film Credits 6 spending multiplier Transit spending 4 spending multiplier Soo Locks 2 – 4 spending multiplier Great Lakes Restoration Initiative spending …
… For others, our regulations are out of whack with common sense. (Why do makeup artists in cosmetology shops need more training than those who work on film projects?) In addition, most licenses block people who have committed a crime from working — even misdemeanors are taken into account — without enough …
… ought to spend their own money marketing their business. There’s money in the budget. The Legislature has made cuts before. We spent half a billion on film subsidies before eliminating the program. Don’t like these ideas? There is a natural place to make decisions about spending scarce tax dollars: in …
… Recession, Gov. Rick Snyder reined in corporate welfare, shuttering the expensive and failed Michigan Economic Growth Authority and ultimately the state’s film production incentive program, too. Since then, lawmakers have trimmed state budget appropriations for the agencies that oversee jobs programs. Funding …
… Recession, Gov. Rick Snyder reined in corporate welfare, shuttering the expensive and failed Michigan Economic Growth Authority and ultimately the state’s film production incentive program, too. Since then, lawmakers have trimmed state budget appropriations for the agencies that oversee jobs programs. Funding …
… In addition, the report also notes that the state promoted the Lansing Art & Craft Beer Festival and a “Brew and View” screening of the iconic 2004 film “Mean Girls,” complete with craft beer available for the audience. And these are just entries from the 2019 report. The state has also promoted beer …
… solar components. Mean levelized cost of energy measures indicate that solar prices were $359 per MWh in 2009, but the unsubsidized price for thin-film utility scale photovoltaic installations was $32 to $42 in 2019.[83] Some challenges that solar energy faces include a heavy reliance on federal financial …
… spend, she apparently has the resources now to realize her dreams. It would be unwise, however, given repeated failures of MEDC programs, such as MEGA, film incentives and the Pure Michigan tourism promotion program. These aren’t the only bad ideas that abound, but it is pretty clear from the spending …
… Did you know cutting hair without a license, even for free, is illegal in Michigan and some other states? Or that you can put makeup on theater or film actors without having to undergo state-mandated training, but doing so in a shop requires hundreds of hours and hundreds of dollars in payments to …
… safe way. They were both told by their respective boards that they could not operate. They had to shut down,” Kay says. “We sat down with them. We filmed them telling their story talking about their problem. Daltonio even joined us at the capitol and testified and met legislators,” Kay says, “We put …
… small-business owners. Once the opening scene’s upbeat music ends, the movie tells a tale that should make all Americans shiver. As in any thriller, the film starts with the unsuspecting target: Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, owner of Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland, Michigan. A Polish immigrant to the …
Johnny Depp has earned $650 million over his lifetime. His films, including the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, “Platoon,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and “Alice in Wonderland,” have grossed more than $2 billion. And he used this wealth to its fullest. Depp reportedly owned 14 homes, …
… subsidy is declared to be a success. According to supporters, every program that gives its supporters money produces the intended outcome. Michigan’s film incentive was a success, even though no evidence for that success ever showed up in the state’s job numbers. People should be wary when the only standard …
… Donna Williams is a Michigan native who spent $25,000 and got nearly 500 hours of training in California to do makeup artistry. She has worked on film and video projects in Michigan, but her license doesn’t transfer or allow her to work as an esthetician or cosmetologist. “I’m going to be 67, I’m …
… movie industry program was the least effective, the Journal reported. The film industry incentive effectively pays at least $50,000 for every job created, … 14, 2009 FURTHER STUDY: Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "The Michigan Film Incentive: EMS and Child Day Care vs. Movies," April 14, 2009 TEACHER PAC …
… a press conference where she touted new jobs for Michigan. The Hangar42 film subsidy deal provides more evidence: Last February, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced with great fanfare the opening of a major film studio thanks to an "assignable" tax credit worth as much as $10 million. …
… a press conference where she touted new jobs for Michigan. The Hangar42 film subsidy deal provides more evidence: Last February, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced with great fanfare the opening of a major film studio thanks to an "assignable" tax credit worth as much as $10 million. …
… Electricity Explains the World” A Tyson Culver Film | Produced and narrated by Robert Bryce | Documentary … few LED lights for their home. One quote from the film captures the arrogance of environmental activists … possible. Jeff Gibbs, “Planet of the Humans” Filmed and narrated by Jeff Gibbs | Executive Producer: …
… Kodak may be a good example. To my knowledge, Kodak doesn't get any special goodies from the government, but it nonetheless sells the great majority of film in this country. If Kodak ever became sloppy and complacent, it would be like hanging out a sign reading "COMPETITORS WANTED," and that's precisely …
… life, there was no Roman general Maximus (played by Russell Crowe) whom the emperor Marcus Aurelius favored over his son as his successor, but the film's depiction of the general depravity and corruption that came to characterize the Roman empire in its latter days is accurate and, if anything, understated. …
… Cultural Affairs, Michigan Historical Center, Library of Michigan (formerly known as the State Library), Mackinac State Historic Parks, and the Michigan Film Office. In addition, the department oversees the state records management program, demography work, and U.S. Census reporting activities. The department’s …
… Pitched Strike Outs, Runs, and Team Home Runs and publish them on sports pages next to box scores (see table above). Like Kevin Costner said in a recent film, "We count everything in baseball." Why not how much the fans shell out of their pockets in taxes for each strike out? That home run by Bobby Higginson …
… embraced it. He would have had his own Website and an Alden Dow chat room. He loved science and technology and was fond of taking pictures and making films. Mr. Dow almost certainly would have a cell phone with a built-in camera to take pictures of a unique building or a beautiful meadow. He would then …
… Cultural Affairs, Michigan Historical Center, Library of Michigan (formerly known as the State Library), Mackinac State Historic Parks, and the Michigan Film Office. In addition, the department oversees the state records management program, demography work, and U.S. Census reporting activities. The department’s …
… government because they oppose the president’s foreign policy. The scandal over last week’s 60 Minutes II episode increasingly resembles a remake of that film — with bumbling media mavens standing in for seditious servicemen, and with a band of Internet bloggers[1] acting as the hero who thwarts them. Last …
… stand tall among those heroes who gave every ounce of their lives for such noble ideals as liberty, independence and self-reliance. Mel Gibson’s epic film "Braveheart," released in 1995, introduced many non-Scots to one of our greatest heroes, William Wallace. A fierce and uncompromising Scottish patriot, …
… I worked together on a documentary film, hence the camera here today. I was filming Dresch at his last public appearance … real thing – a true truthseeker. In film they say the camera never lies. Well … screenwriters could never invent. The film we were making together deals with …
… alive, while it is more age appropriate for her classes than "Schindler’s List." Both the book, "Nicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation," and the film, "All My Loved Ones," are available now from Amazon.com. The fourth edition of Vera Gissing’s personal reminiscences, "Pearls of Childhood," will be …
… enrichment activities are viewed as equally important. At Jamieson Elementary, the organization has brought in The Motor City Lyric Opera, a giant-screen film on polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, speakers on French and Spanish culture, and various musicians, Harris said, plus arranged field trips to the …
… July 22, 2007, http://www.biztimes.com/blogs/milwaukee-biz-blog/authors/diane-katz (accessed October 23, 2008). 40 Eric Moskowitz, "Airing of 9/11 film ignites debate," The Boston Globe, November 29, 2007. 41 Christian Schneider, The Benefits of Cable Competition in Wisconsin, (Thiensville, Wisconsin: …
… the savings would be: $70 million. Eliminate the cash subsidies that this year will transfer $88 million of Michigan taxpayers' wealth to Hollywood film producers, and $131 million next year. These are a political development program, not an economic development program. We'll split the difference between …
… budget. And there are many other examples. Often the most expensive involve massive bi-partisan support. The 21st Century Jobs Fund and the Hollywood film tax credits are just two other eight- or nine-figure budget swallowing monsters created in the recent past and voted for by many if not most of the …
… State to train ed researchers in economics," June 19, 2009 FURTHER READING: Mackinac Center for Public Policy, "Special Effects: Flawed Report on Film Incentives Provides Distorted Lens," June 12, 2009 DPS, DOUG ROSS TALK PARTNERSHIP DETROIT - The emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools and …
… life" for Michiganders, a conclusion reinforced by our findings on the performance of MEGA, the Michigan Broadband Development Authority and Michigan Film Incentive program. The earlier "Literature Review and Analysis" and our own research findings indicate that the MEDC's problems are unlikely to go …
… five parts: a loan guarantee program; a small-business capital access program; two programs for loans to firms and private equity funds involved in film and digital media; and a program to loan money directly to businesses for "significant job creation or retention within this state."[39] According …
… www.MichCapCon.com/9336). Both lawmakers and the entire Legislature (except for one lawmaker) voted in favor of creating Michigan's now-embattled film producer subsidy program (see: www.MichCapCon.com/10703). In addition, Huizenga was a strong supporter and sponsor of the legislation to create this …
… documenting the missed opportunities, shortsightedness, genius, and, yes, frequent failings of acumen displayed by the giants of telegraph, telephony, film, radio, television and the Internet. In each instance, Wu argues the innovative geniuses at the heart of each technological revolution pursued the …
… corporate tax; the elimination or reduction of several targeted corporate tax credits, including the Michigan Economic Growth Authority and the Michigan film incentive; the end of the item pricing law, which requires Michigan retailers to place a price tag on every item they sell; state employee concessions; …
… Continue giving subsidies to film producers: Passed 92 to 15 … House To convert the state film incentive program into straightforward … limits how much the Michigan film office can authorize, and once … Senate Bill 569, Authorize cash film producer subsidies: Passed … Senate To convert the state film incentive program into straightforward …
… blog post authored by wine blogger Tom Wark in June about the re-release of 'Toward Liquor Control.' Given tonight’s conclusion of the new Ken Burns film 'Prohibition,' and the work of Gov. Rick Snyder’s liquor advisory committee, we thought our readers might enjoy this timely essay." -- Michael LaFaive, …
… Unions Bankrupt Governments? - What the fight over Public Act 4 is all about A City At the End of Its Rope - Allen Park strikes out with subsidized film studio; can't get concessions from government unions and is forced to request an emergency manager The Problem With Allen Park - City owes tens of …
… Agema also repeatedly expresses concerns about lax U.S. security. On the other side of the coin, Bentivolio is saddled with the legacy of his brief film career. He played a role as a surgeon in a movie titled, "The President Goes To Heaven," that was released in 2011. Part of the movie dialogue suggests …
… Mackinac Center’s research arguably led to the unraveling of a movie studio subsidy package in which we discovered, through a FOIA request, that the film subsidy program director agreed with the Mackinac Center. “So disappointing,” she wrote in an email. “It looked so promising. But it’s not. This time …
… for the movie studio, according to The Press. SOURCE: The Oakland Press, “Report: State pension funds bankroll Pontiac studio; taxpayers lose on films,” March 8, 2013 FURTHER READING: Michigan Capitol Confidential, “Michigan Taxpayers Already Paid for ‘Oz’," March 7, 2013 McMillin Calls for Warren …
… multi-million dollar forced unionization of up to 60,000 day care providers who were put into a union for accepting state money to look after children; The film credit scandal involving the owners of “Hangar 42,” who misled state officials about the price of a studio to garner taxpayer money leading to a felony …
… too small to be economically meaningful.” A 2010 study from the Anderson Economic Group on the MEDC found that MEGA, the Renaissance Zones and the film incentive program cost the state 25,000 jobs and $85 million in annual tax revenue. Furthermore, eliminating the tax incentives and instituting a statewide …
… youth and my favorite, Detroit’s first “No Kill” animal shelter. The shelter was actually founded by a former Detroiter who was denied a permit to film a Discovery channel documentary about Detroit’s 50,000 abandoned and wild dogs. I worry, however, that the from-the heart-transactions of philanthropists …
… credits. She specifically cited job numbers for 17 companies. It appears that every single one of those fell short. Some became prominent failures. The film studios of Hangar 42 in West Michigan and Unity Studios in Allen Park both ended in scandal. A123 Systems and LG Chem were battery companies that went …
… endorsements and readers are encouraged to give every candidate a serious look before the election. ~~~~~ See also: Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… Separates Candidates In 98th District House GOP Primary Incumbent Voting Record Targeted In 86th District House Primary Race Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… Separates Candidates In 98th District House GOP Primary Incumbent Voting Record Targeted In 86th District House Primary Race Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… Separates Candidates In 98th District House GOP Primary Incumbent Voting Record Targeted In 86th District House Primary Race Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… campaign), it seems improbable that revenue shortfalls would place school and local revenue sharing on the chopping block. Other programs ranging from film and other corporate welfare subsidies to discretionary line items like agriculture-related research would be more likely to face the ax. Another concern …
… incentives have little or no impact on firm location and investment decisions. Why doesn’t it work? In a 2009 Mackinac Center Policy Brief on Michigan’s film incentive program, my colleague Mike LaFaive laid out four reasons: First, government has nothing to give anyone it doesn’t take from someone else. …
… R-St. Clair, spoke about the future of school choice to a group of school reform activists. § The event began with the screening of “The Ticket.” The short film shows the many ways school choice is provided. “Different kinds of children thrive under different kinds of educational environments,” Bowdon said. …
… numbers are generated. This is important, given that the MEDC has a reputation for puffing up its own job claims and has championed other programs (film subsidies and broadband deployment) with studies whose claims fall apart upon careful examination. Here’s the reality: The net returns on Michigan’s …
… million), the Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids ($4 million), an automotive technology business “accelerator” ($6 million), the Michigan Film Office ($2 million), a Michigan promotion program ($15 million), the Agricultural Development Fund ($10 million), the Michigan Forest Finance Authority …
… swans, fish, and dolphins are effectively fake news. As National Geographic explains, the videos of dolphins swimming in Venetian canals were actually filmed at coastal areas in Sardinia, an area where dolphins are known to regularly congregate. The swans, also seen in Venetian canals, were common before …
… we’re not talking to the middle, the moderates, the people who don’t think about politics in their day-to-day life,” Paprocki says. Using media like film is a way to get to people advocates would normally not be able to reach on school choice issues. “What we have to show is how it helps the poor and …
… American Education. (153) As one part of the examination, students watch a film, The Dead Poet’s Society, and are asked to comment on it; the questions, … it clear that students are expected to affirm the slanted message of the film, namely that traditional education is an evil and oppressive experience …
… engaging in "inappropriate" business practices after seeing a 10‑minute film. The film showed stunningly dressed Mary Kay women from Texas at a sales convention …
… exemplary character from a recent movie, Ron Howard’s "Cinderella Man." The film is a masterpiece from start to finish but I especially loved an early scene … "I promise." Braddock’s character ascends to new heights later in the film when he does what no welfare recipient is ever asked to do and what perhaps …
… Affairs (MCACA), Michigan Historical Center, Library of Michigan (formerly known as the State Library), Mackinac State Historic Parks, and the Michigan Film Office. At the very least, the agency known as Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs should be wholly privatized, that is, ended altogether …
… Metropolitan Edison's then-vice-president Jack Herbein[3] — and public fears, embodied by "No Nukes" concerts and "The China Syndrome," a disaster film starring Jane Fonda[4], stopped virtually all nuclear development in the nation. But licensed nuclear facilities continued to operate, funneling a …
… reports showing "x" government intervention produces "y" huge returns. For example, I pointed out last year that the MEDC funded a study of the Michigan film incentive that showed the program was a "hit," but the study failed to factor in any of the program's costs. Doing so would have dramatically reduced …
… student photos at social networking sites such as Facebook. They also questioned if schools had any responsibility in cases when parents or visitors filmed a school event and posted it on a Web site not affiliated with schools. SOURCES: Traverse City Record-Eagle, "A.G. opinion impacts students' images," …
… research certainly is popular with Free Press. Search their website for “Pew” and you’ll get hundreds of hits. A glance at the website of Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media finds that last year’s “Funder Conversation,” hosted by the not-quite-nonpartisan Open Society Institute, included a talk by Helen …
… Separates Candidates In 98th District House GOP Primary Incumbent Voting Record Targeted In 86th District House Primary Race Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… Separates Candidates In 98th District House GOP Primary Incumbent Voting Record Targeted In 86th District House Primary Race Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… Separates Candidates In 98th District House GOP Primary Incumbent Voting Record Targeted In 86th District House Primary Race Contrast Over Right-to-Work, Film Subsidies, Detroit Bailout In 31st District Senate Race Select Business Subsidies, Endorsements Are Differences In 37th District Senate GOP Primary …
… and their consultant contractors. It has been used to forecast the purported successes of the closed Michigan Economic Growth Authority and Michigan film incentive programs. [†] The software program, REMI, was also used for reports predating fiscal 2016 and the agency’s reported projected ROI’s for …
… LaFaive, “A Plea for Skepticism about the MEDC: An Open Letter” (Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2018), https://perma.cc/WPL8-G59U. 70 “Hohman on Film Incentives: Price Tab of $500 Million for No Industry Growth” (Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2015), https://perma.cc/LPN9-CQJ3. 71 Michael D. …
