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Right-to-Work States Continue to Enjoy Significant Economic Advantages Over Michigan and Other Non-Right-to-Work States, According to New Report

Right-to-work states are creating jobs faster than Michigan and will soon surpass the state in per-capita disposable incomes

August 28, 2007

Prevailing Wage Costs Taxpayers $250 Million Annually, Reduces Construction Jobs, Primarily Benefits High-Wage Construction Workers

“A trifecta of bad public policy,” says Mackinac Center senior labor analyst

August 27, 2007

Mackinac Center Launches University Campus Project

Students for a Free Economy “to go outside the box” to spread free-market ideas at Michigan colleges and universities

August 23, 2007

School Services Privatization on the Rise, According to Mackinac Center Survey

Competitive contracting for custodial work up more than 26 percent for the second consecutive year

August 16, 2007

Mackinac Center Analyst: Gov. Granholm’s Prison Proposal Puts Taxpayers First

The governor and GOP Senate should “agree to agree” on cutting costs with privatization and sentencing reform

August 2, 2007

Study: Mackinac Center Releases Comprehensive School Privatization Primer for Food, Bus and Custodial Services

107-page book discusses incidence of privatization, capacity of school service industries, contracting process and “rules of thumb”

June 27, 2007

Study: Revenues to State Universities in Michigan Remain High

Increased state appropriations for universities do not produce economic growth, authors find

June 20, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Likely to Prevent Challenge to Michigan’s “Paycheck Protection” Law, Mackinac Center legal analyst says

June 14, 2007

$19 Billion in School Revenues Described in New “Michigan School Money Primer”

Overview of Michigan school revenues, appropriations and budgeting intended to assist policymakers, school officials, media and residents

May 30, 2007

Savings from School District Consolidation Would be Limited and Difficult To Capture, Study Finds

Districts of around 2,900 students spend least per pupil

May 23, 2007

Weather, Water and Trees Highlighted in Latest MichiganScience Magazine

May 8, 2007

Study: Michigan’s Road System Needs Both Reforms and Dollars

Revenue increases must be tied to policy changes and offsets, according to study’s author

April 16, 2007

Study: 19,000 Michigan Jobs Jeopardized by Proposed 2 Percent Excise Tax on Services

Investments in the state will decline and revenues are likely to fall short of projections, tax experts estimate

March 7, 2007

Mackinac Center Tally of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Available Tuesday Night

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

February 5, 2007

Public Officials Using Tax Dollars To Lobby for Higher Taxes

“An insult to Michigan taxpayers”

February 2, 2007

Landfill Capacity and Ballast Water Treatment Headline Latest Issue of MichiganScience

Also, leading Michigan professor of microbiology explains human papillomavirus vaccine for cervical cancer

February 1, 2007

Today’s Announcement of Decline in Michigan’s Union Membership “Dramatically Highlights” Need for Right-To-Work Laws

Figures do not reveal the complete union membership picture; manufacturing declines announced Tuesday underscore problem

January 25, 2007

Lansing Businesswoman Receives Mackinac Center “Lives, Fortunes and Sacred Honor Award”

Kurdziel helped set stage for constitutional amendment that strengthens the rights of property owners across Michigan

January 12, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments Today Suggest Unions Could Lose in Key Cases Involving Use of Union Fees for Political Causes, Says Center Legal Analyst

“Justices across the political spectrum were highly skeptical”; “Will the court go even further?”

January 10, 2007

Michigan Tops Nation in 2006 Outbound Move Rate According to New United Van Lines Data

State’s outbound move rate even higher than in 2005; Michigan tied for highest rate with North Dakota; problem is “issue of opportunity,” say Mackinac Center analysts

January 8, 2007

John Riecker Joins Mackinac Center Board of Directors

Long-time ally a “pillar of integrity” and valued addition

December 20, 2006

Study Finds Cabela’s Has No County Jobs Impact

State should avoid targeted incentives even to large and successful businesses, say Center analysts

December 7, 2006

Governor’s Mercury Directive Lacks Sound Scientific Basis

Proposed reductions in mercury emissions would not benefit public health or environment

December 6, 2006

New York Times Story Describes Mackinac Center President as “Johnny Appleseed” of Free-Market State Policy Think Tanks

Quotes Reed saying, “If there’s anything certain in human affairs, it’s that liberty will prevail”

November 17, 2006

Mackinac Center Launches New Science Magazine

Publication focuses on scientific issues facing voters and lawmakers

November 15, 2006

Mackinac Center Files Friend of the Court Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Cases Involving Use of Union Fees for Political Causes

Adverse ruling could undermine a Michigan law that protects workers from involuntarily supporting union political activity with which they disagree

November 14, 2006

Proposal 4 Would Place “Reasonable and Significant Restrictions” on Michigan’s Use of Eminent Domain

Kelo-style takings for economic development would be explicitly prohibited; the proposal would also close a potential loophole involving “blight” takings

October 5, 2006

The “Stop Overspending” Proposal Would Have Provided a “Meaningful Restraint” on State Spending Growth

September 20, 2006

Municipal Control of Franchising Inflates Cable Rates and Impedes Broadband Investment

Proposed reforms would spur competition and job growth in Michigan

September 19, 2006

Proposal 5 Could Aggravate School Finance Problems and Reduce Schools’ Incentives To Improve

Taxpayers likely to confront “unexpected consequences” from the proposal’s costs, especially during recessions

September 12, 2006

Mackinac Center Survey: Michigan School Privatization Increases

Custodial Contracting Rate Up 26 Percent

August 30, 2006

Michigan Court of Appeals Ruling in Bay Mills Lawsuit “Terrific News for More Than 10,000 Schoolchildren”

“It’s hard to see what the MEA would gain by continuing to appeal this case”

August 2, 2006

Appeals Court Hears MEA Union Suit Involving Bay Mills Public Charter Schools

Union Seeks to Deprive Choice to the Parents of 10,000 Schoolchildren, says Center Analyst

July 12, 2006

Data Show Michigan is #1 in Resident Departures

Mackinac Center Calls for Tax Cuts, Labor Reform to Stem Flow of Residents

July 12, 2006

Court Properly Restrains Feds’ Worst Wetlands Excesses, But Ruling Could Ultimately Leave Federal Agencies With Broad Wetlands Authority

“Multitude of court opinions” shows that “Congress must act to clarify the law”; Problem of legal uncertainty particularly acute for Michigan

June 19, 2006

Mackinac Center President Comments on Passing of Herbert D. Doan, Chairman of the Dow Foundation

“A one-of-a-kind Renaissance citizen”

May 17, 2006

Municipal Finance Expert Louis Schimmel Joins Mackinac Center

“Lou’s arrival could not be more fortuitous”

May 17, 2006

Mackinac Center Files Friend of the Court Brief in MEA Lawsuit Involving Bay Mills Charter Schools

MEA’s appeal is “devoid of merit,” says Center legal scholar

April 27, 2006

Today’s Oral Arguments in U.S. Supreme Court Wetlands Cases Suggest Court Is “Concerned About Federal Encroachment”

Former director of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Mackinac Center attorney attend today’s hearing

February 21, 2006

Mackinac Center To Tally New Granholm Initiatives Tonight

Center Analysts Available for Comment

January 25, 2006

Mackinac Center Reiterates Its Policy on Toyota Land Case

Center will not withdraw legal brief, despite political call to do so; state’s preferential approach to land sale “hurts job growth” and “violates the state constitution”

January 18, 2006

Mackinac Center Files Legal Brief in Toyota Land Case

State law to sell land in 2004 was “not just bad policy; it was unconstitutional”; expediting the case would “reinforce a negative message”

January 13, 2006

New Data Shows Michigan Citizens Still Fleeing State

Mackinac Center Calls for Reform of Michigan’s Tax and Fiscal Policies to Curb Outbound Flow of Residents

January 6, 2006

Mackinac Center Environmental Analyst Russ Harding Urges Reform of State Dioxin Policy Following Governor’s Veto of Dioxin Testing Bill

State’s dioxin approach “disregards sound science and property rights”

December 28, 2005

Mackinac Center Praises Proposed State Constitutional Amendment on Eminent Domain Passed Today by Michigan Legislature

Proposed amendment “would significantly strengthen private property rights in Michigan”

December 13, 2005

Mackinac Center Praises Ingham Circuit Judge’s Dismissal of MEA Lawsuit to End State Funding of Bay Mills Charter Schools

Ruling recognizes that lawsuit was “dubious on the merits” and on “MEA’s standing”; decision is “a victory for parents and children”

December 7, 2005

Michigan Wetlands Cases Allow U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Federal Regulatory Power That Is “Too Expansive,” say Mackinac Center Analysts

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the cases is a natural extension “of the court’s jurisprudence for the last decade”

October 11, 2005

New House “Jobs” Bill Would Allow State of Michigan to Invest in Private Equity Funds and Businesses

House Bill 5047 would end state’s 154-year practice of steering clear of nonpension-related equity investments

October 3, 2005

Think Tank President Calls on President and Congress to Cut Federal Pork Rather Than Increase Deficit for Katrina Relief

“Michigan’s congressional delegation needs to step up,” says Reed

September 27, 2005

Best-Selling Writer and Lawyer Philip K. Howard To Propose “Special Health Courts” in Lansing Tuesday

Author of “The Death of Common Sense” Will Make Case for Trying Medical Lawsuits in Different Court System; Speech Is Prelude to Evening Debate With Geoffrey Fieger

September 19, 2005

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