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Transparency Moves into the Overton Window

In 2023, transparency moved into the Overton Window in Michigan. Lawmakers were slow to catch up. Voters approved Proposal 1 last November. The measure called for shorter term limits. It also required lawmakers to pass a bill mandating financial disclosures for officeholders and candidates for state …

Where the 'Overton Window' Came to Life

… Center Vice President Joe Overton had an idea of creating a … what is now known as "The Overton Window" — the name of Beck's book. Overton died in 2003 before he had … appearance on Beck's radio show. Overton wanted to use a rectangular … window, creating what the Overton Window theorized were the …

Westwood Letter

… discuss this proposal with you in greater detail and can be reached at the phone number and address on page one of this letter. Sincerely, Joseph P. Overton Senior Vice President cc: Dr. Equilla F. Bradford, Superintendent

Letter to the Westwood Community Schools Board of Education

… this proposal with you in greater detail and can be reached at the phone number and address on page one of this letter. Sincerely,   Joseph P. Overton Senior Vice President   cc:        Dr. Equilla F. Bradford, Superintendent

Eulogy by Scott Overton

Eulogy for Joseph Paul Overton by Scott Overton July 7, 2003 Good morning, Over the past week I have talked to so many people about Joe and have read …

Lehman Discussing the Overton Window in Studio With Glenn Beck

… nac Center President Joe Lehman discussed the Overton Window, a model of how ideas shape public policy, … syndicated radio program on June 9, 2010. The Overton Window concept was developed by the Mackinac Center's late vice president, Joseph Overton. To learn more about the idea, click here.

Does Giving Government Unlimited Power Really Protect the Environment

… deems sacrosanct is subject to the same penalties that destroyed Delene.  Is this how we want to protect Michigan's environment?   #####  (Joseph P. Overton is senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Midland-based public policy education and research institute.  More information …

Michigan Public School Teachers Launch a Non-Union Revolution

… students.   In the end, the only losers will be labor unions that owe their existence to forced support rather than their own merits. ##### (Joseph P. Overton is senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.  Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided the author …

Michigan Public School Teachers Launch a Non-Union Revolution

… of students. In the end, the only losers will be labor unions that owe their existence to forced support rather than their own merits. Joseph P. Overton, J.D., is senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute in Midland, Mich.

An Inside Look at the Government-School Mentality

… with voluntary unionism before Michigan public education can begin to provide the level of quality our children need and deserve. # # # Joseph P. Overton, J.D., is senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Midland, Michigan-based research and educational institute. He is the …