Policy Brief: Proposal 1 Would Result in Net $500 Million Tax Break Annually

‘Taxing machinery and equipment discourages growth’

July 2, 2014

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Home-Based Caregivers in Nine States Free from Union Dues Skim

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed two briefs at the High Court regarding the case

June 30, 2014

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Michigan Employment Relations Commission Rules Again that Graduate Student Research Assistants Cannot be Unionized

‘Recognized that our clients are students and not employees’

June 20, 2014

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Mackinac Center Requests Michigan Liquor Control Commission Rescind Rule Requiring ‘Post and Hold’ for Beer and Wine Prices

‘It effectively imposes a form of government-facilitated price collusion’

June 19, 2014

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Mackinac Center Unveils New Website to Help MEA Members Opt Out During ‘August Window’

‘We’re making sure that every eligible member who wants out of the union has the ability to do so’

June 9, 2014

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Mackinac Center Requests Michigan Employment Relations Commission Create New Rule Requiring Public-Sector Unions to Notify Members of Opt-Out Windows

‘Streamlined process will help unions keep members informed’

June 5, 2014

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Mackinac Center Experts Available to Discuss Gov. Snyder’s Detroit Bailout Plan

New VoteSpotter app will be used to track every vote of every legislator on multi-bill package

May 6, 2014

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Teamsters Local 214 Drops Legal Claims Against Dearborn Employees Who Exercised Worker Freedom Rights

Union earlier agreed to change discriminatory policy

May 5, 2014

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Seventy-Five Percent of Michigan Voters Think Local, Family-Owned Businesses Will Have More Difficulty Adjusting to Higher Minimum Wage

By 3 to 1 margin, voters also say they will tip less if businesses are forced to pay higher costs

April 28, 2014

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Mackinac Center Executive Vice President Michael J. Reitz Joins Board of Michigan Coalition for Open Government

April 21, 2014

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Large Majority of Republican, Independent Voters Object to Gov. Snyder’s Detroit Bailout Plan, According to New Polling Numbers

April 14, 2014

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Michigan Education Association Gives Up Fight Against Two Teachers Who Exercised Worker Freedom Rights

Union still threatening to ruin the credit ratings of thousands of other teachers who did the same

March 6, 2014

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Majority of State’s Largest School Districts Have Language Prohibited by State Law in Their Contracts; Includes Teacher Evaluations, Layoffs, Seniority

‘School leaders may not fully be aware of the latitude they have to improve the quality of teaching in their schools’

March 5, 2014

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Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit in Oakland County on Behalf of 39-Year Teaching Veteran to Prevent MEA Harassment

Union threatens to turn up to 8,000 educators over to collections agency

February 28, 2014

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Mackinac Center Experts Available to Discuss Detroit Bankruptcy Plan

February 21, 2014

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Mackinac Center’s VoteSpotter App Allows Constituents to Give Legislators Immediate Feedback on How They Voted

iPhone version now available; Android-compatible version forthcoming

February 18, 2014

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Analysis: Michigan’s Cigarette Smuggling Rate Falls Slightly; State Still in Top 10 Nationally

More than 27 percent of Michigan’s total cigarette consumption in 2012 was smuggled into the state, according to Center study

February 17, 2014

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Scholarship Endowment Created in Honor of Teri Olson

Wife of founding board member; Endowment will fund one Mackinac Center intern annually from Hillsdale College

February 5, 2014

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Mackinac Center Expert Available to Discuss Detroit Bail Out

January 22, 2014

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Two-Thirds of School Districts Contract for at Least One Major Support Service, According to Center’s 2013 School Privatization Survey

Satisfaction at all-time high 93 percent

January 21, 2014

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