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Naked favoritism is becoming Michigan’s economic strategy

A highway’s history of the state economy

… positioned itself to be in the right place at the right time. During World War I, the … say there isn’t a lot of hard work, entrepreneurship, business … controlling who is legally allowed to work in certain industries. Further down US-10, right next to Fabiano Brothers, is …

Dearborn school contract appears to ignore Supreme Court ruling

Contract implies teachers must pay union dues or fees

… control, revoked Michigan’s right-to-work law in 2023, with the changes taking effect Feb. 13, 2024. Right-to-work’s repeal does not affect government … they have a First Amendment right not to join a union. But private …

Six charts to change your mind about Michigan

Our state’s competitiveness ranges from poor to middling

… lagging behind that of the typical state right now, but our challenges go back many … began. Each state is a dot. The further right a state is on the chart, the higher … around a line that goes up and to the right, meaning that the more economic freedom … are down. Corporate welfare doesn’t work and economic freedom does. All in six …

‘Basically it was a free market wish list’

Kendall Cotton on major policy wins in Montana

… You can be working at your office job, get off work at five, and then 20 minutes later, be on the mountain … frustrated with politics at the national level right now and they feel like it’s hopeless. But there’s so much opportunity to do good work here at the local and state levels,” Cotton says. …

Free community college will cost taxpayers — and hurt students

State has already spent half a billion without knowing whether the program works

… push more students into a taxpayer-subsidized college program that hasn’t worked so far? The governor herself acknowledges that “there’s no correct path” … students deserve effective pathways to success. Community college may be right for some high school graduates, but free community college for all is unjustified …

Payroll deduction of union dues

… government workers had the right to opt out of paying the portion … even negotiating over wages or work hours is political in nature … activity. This essentially brought right-to-work protections to all government … after the repeal of Michigan’s right-to-work law.[*] The 2023 changes …

West Michigan security guards push back against forced union dues

Workers pursue deauthorization vote

… the effort by the National Right to Work Foundation.  As the foundation … majority of employees in a work unit can cast ballots to nullify … vote. The security guards work for a company called Triple … Since Michigan’s repeal of right-to-work took effect last month, …

Michigan must untether itself from UAW

The state is hand-in-glove with a union that has a wandering eye

… Michigan to the UAW by repealing right-to-work protections for the private … wandering eyes. No sooner than right-to-work repeal took effect did the … members. Michigan’s repeal of right-to-work places workers in the …

Right-to-work no longer rules in private sector

Agency fees still apply; public sector workers still have right-to-work

Right-to-work protections no longer apply to people who work in the private sector, meaning … Legislature repealed Michigan’s right-to-work law last fall, and the repeal …

The Mackinac Center Knows What Drives Population Growth

… took effect in 2023. Scholars have done a lot of work to find out what drives population trends. Economist … wise to read the Mackinac Center’s latest study. Right now, they are chasing ideas with little or no evidence that those ideas will work.