News Release: State Attorney General Agrees That Michigan Film Office Violated State Law by Failing to Disclose Required Film Spending Information

AG’s letter is released during Michigan Senate hearing this afternoon; Film Office finally produces data legally required in earlier report

April 30, 2009

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Mackinac Center Analysts Express Concern Over Announcement of Chrysler’s 'Surgical Bankruptcy'

April 30, 2009

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Stephenson Schools Show Michigan the Money

Small school district among first in Upper Peninsula to post online checkbook

April 23, 2009

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Mackinac Center President Emeritus Lawrence W. Reed Will Discuss “Lessons from the Great Depression” at CMU

Economist and author of “Great Myths of the Great Depression” to speak April 13

April 1, 2009

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House Effort to Reverse Coal Plant Moratorium Is Principled and Necessary for State’s Energy Demands, According to Mackinac Center Analyst

The DEQ should not be involved in energy policy or regulation

March 26, 2009

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News Release: David Littmann to Speak About State and National Economies at MSU

Top economist will discuss the current economic crisis and the road to recovery at March 31 event

March 19, 2009

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News Release: Film Office Report Violates Michigan Law and the Spirit of Sunshine Week

Office’s annual report fails to provide legally required film spending details and presents figures that appear to significantly overstate Michigan Film Incentive’s impact

March 19, 2009

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News Release: House Minority Leader Sets the Transparency Standard

Rep. Elsenheimer reveals more payroll data than any elected official in state government, according to director of Mackinac Center’s “Show Michigan the Money” project

March 18, 2009

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News Release: Sunshine Week an Ideal Time to Make Public Payrolls Public

“Show Michigan the Money” director encourages media to hold politicians accountable

March 12, 2009

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News Release: Romeo Community Schools and Chippewa Valley School District Post Check Registers Online

Bond-seeking Utica Community Schools should follow example of pro-transparency neighbors, according to director of “Show Michigan the Money” Project

March 9, 2009

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News Release: State Government Paid $17.6 Million to Unions in 2008, According to Documents Secured by FOIA Request

“Agency fee” clause means state taxpayers contribute to unions, Mackinac Center analyst says

March 3, 2009

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News Release: New Legislators Show Up Veterans by Providing Office Spending Transparency

Rookie politicians reveal names, salaries of staff

February 11, 2009

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News Release: Gov. Granholm Proposes Nine Expansions and Six Limitations of Government in 2009 Delivered State of the State Address, According to Center Analyst

Text posted online shows 16 expansions, six limitations

February 4, 2009

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News Release: Unemployment Rates Lower in Right-to-Work State

Latest unemployment figures indicate value of voluntary unionism, says Center scholar

January 27, 2009

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News Release: Property Rights Champion Susette Kelo and Author Jeff Benedict to Discuss New Book at Issues & Ideas Forum

Media bus tour of “blighted” East Village available following forum

January 21, 2009

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Mackinac Center Scholars Provide Policymakers and Voters With 101 Recommendations to Revitalize Michigan

“This is a how-to list for people serious about real change,” says Center analyst

January 15, 2009

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News Release: “Beyond the Bailout”

A Mackinac Center for Public Policy Panel on Saving the American Automobile Industry

January 13, 2009

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News Release: School Privatization Should not be Hampered by Today’s Federal Court Ruling on Grand Rapids Case

Center legal scholar contends case should have minimal impact on future privatization efforts

January 9, 2009

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News Release: State Government Equivocates on Cost of Michigan Film Incentive Program to State Taxpayers

Mackinac Center video segment describes the incentive and the state’s wide-ranging estimates of the program’s costs

January 9, 2009

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News Release: Transparency Project Director Asks Macomb County School Districts to Publish their Checkbook Registers

Nearby Rochester Community Schools held up as example to follow

January 6, 2009

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More Schools 'Show Michigan the Money'

Additional Districts Putting Check Registers Online

December 9, 2008

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Michigan Cigarette Excise Tax Inducing Widespread Cigarette Smuggling, Other Unintended Consequences

Smuggled imports an estimated 34.4 percent of total cigarette consumption in Great Lakes State in 2006, according to study

December 2, 2008

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PEG Fees Unnecessary

State should not allow municipal governments to increase public, education and government channel fees when there is no evidence of additional demand

November 10, 2008

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Hart Enterprises Verdicts Prove Need for New State Wetland Legislation

“It’s time the Legislature exercised some supervision over the DEQ,” says former DEQ director

September 25, 2008

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Court Ruled Correctly in Preventing Use of Government Resources to Facilitate Political Contributions, According to Mackinac Center Senior Legal Analyst

Ruling keeps partisan matters out of state employment affairs

September 2, 2008

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Study of Union Financial Reports Reveals Excessive Waste, Political Activism

Examination of union LM-2 reports reveals pattern of high overhead and administrative costs, limited attention paid to core mission of worker representation

August 27, 2008

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Study: Market-Based Incentives for Teachers Key to Student Achievement

Primer assesses impact of teacher quality on student performance and examines strategies for improvement, including merit pay

August 19, 2008

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School Services Privatization Rises for Fifth Consecutive Survey, According to Mackinac Center Research

Competitive contracting rate up 4.9 percent statewide

August 14, 2008

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Mackinac Center Asks Oakland County School Districts to Publish Their Checkbook Registers

Oakland ISD and Clawson Public Schools applauded for their spending transparency

August 1, 2008

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Governor’s Office Refuses to Post Expenditure Details of Overspending Departments

Office deems employee expense details of “little value” to taxpayers

July 30, 2008

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Landmark Michigan Supreme Court Decision Puts Bounds on the Growing Power of State Agencies

Ruling will “make every Michigan resident freer,” legal analyst says

July 24, 2008

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Reed to Become President Emeritus of Mackinac Center; Board Unanimously Names Lehman Successor

July 21, 2008

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Biomonitoring and Controversy Surrounding a Great Lakes Pollution Study are Featured in the Latest Issue of MichiganScience

July 10, 2008

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Proposals to Suppress Competition in Electricity and Mandate Renewable Energy Use Would Raise Prices Without Improving Service or Environment

The state’s experience with partial deregulation indicates “more competition and less regulation would better serve the public”

May 16, 2008

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Mackinac Center Files Friend of the Court Brief in Grand Rapids Case Involving Privatization of School Bus Services and Public-Sector Unions

Adverse ruling in federal court would impair Michigan workers’ right to choose representation when leaving public sector

May 7, 2008

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Mackinac Center’s “Show Michigan the Money” Project Prompts Michigan Department of State to Post Unprecedented Detail in Department Spending

Center’s transparency effort turns next to state departments that appeared to violate constitution in 2006

April 23, 2008

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Mackinac Center Provides School District Employee Union Contracts to Public

Unique interactive database reveals “important details about local education policy,” says Center analyst

April 16, 2008

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Author to Speak About Free-Market Health Care Alternatives

Racer: “Hope4Health Care: The Reform You Can Live With”

April 9, 2008

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“20/20” Investigative Reporter John Stossel to Address Health Care at Central Michigan University

Noted author, commentator: “Socialized Medicine Stinks”

March 19, 2008

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“20/20” Investigative Reporter John Stossel to Address Health Care at University of Michigan

Noted author, commentator: “Socialized Medicine Stinks”

March 19, 2008

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Celebrating Sunshine Week: Mackinac Center Launches School Checkbook Transparency Project

Districts should open check registers to taxpayers, analyst says

March 13, 2008

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Report: Biomonitoring an Important New Tool in Evaluating Health Risks

But there are limitations to what the data reveal, and misuse will sow confusion and fear, Mackinac Center analyst warns

February 26, 2008

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Russ Harding to Discuss Property Rights

Macomb County a “hot bed” for problems

February 12, 2008

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Climate Change Debate at MSU

Event hosted by Students for a Free Economy

February 6, 2008

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Environmental Researchers to Discuss “When Green is Mean” at University of Michigan

January 30, 2008

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Gov. Granholm Proposes Record 24 Expansions of Government and Four Limitations in 2008 State of the State Address

January 29, 2008

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Tally of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Will be Available After Speech

Mackinac Center experts can be reached for analysis of budget, tax and policy recommendations

January 29, 2008

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Michigan Civil Service Commission Ruling Allowing State Agencies To Deduct PAC Contributions for Public-Sector Unions is in Conflict with State Law

“The Commission failed in its core mission by injecting politics into state employment matters,” says Center’s senior legal analyst

December 20, 2007

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Lawmakers Must Make Transformational Policy Changes Their Top New Year’s Resolution, Mackinac Center Analyst Says

Latest migration figures, new competitiveness study confirm other states’ relative attractiveness; Indiana campaign targets high-tax Michigan

December 13, 2007

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State of Michigan Should Not Become Collection Agency for PACs

The Michigan Civil Service Commission should reject the governor’s request to aid public-sector employee unions in political activity, says Center’s senior legal analyst

December 10, 2007

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