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Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Right-to-Work for State Employees

Accepting Mackinac Center Legal Foundation argument, justices decide 4 to 3 that Michigan Constitution prohibits agency fees for state workers

July 29, 2015

Accepting Mackinac Center Legal Foundation argument, justices decide 4 to 3 that Michigan Constitution prohibits agency fees for state workers

Mackinac Center Reveals Interactive Webpage Detailing Labor Reforms and Political Outcomes

Five states’ labor reforms analyzed

July 16, 2015

Five states’ labor reforms analyzed

Gov. Rick Snyder Signs Bill Ending Film Subsidies

State has granted over $450 million in corporate welfare for the movie industry since 2008

July 10, 2015

State has granted over $450 million in corporate welfare for the movie industry since 2008

United States Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Declare Agency Fees for Public Employees Unconstitutional

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Filed Amicus Brief Asking Court to Hear Case

June 30, 2015

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Filed Amicus Brief Asking Court to Hear Case

Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Debate on Money in Politics: How Much Should Be Disclosed?

Mackinac Center partners with League of Women Voters of Michigan and The Federalist Society to host event

June 18, 2015

Mackinac Center partners with League of Women Voters of Michigan and The Federalist Society to host event

Two-thirds of Respondents Want Tax Dollars To Go To Roads Rather Than Corporate Welfare

Over 60 percent of Democratic, Republican voters say yest to Michigan roads, no to MEDC

June 16, 2015

Over 60 percent of Democratic, Republican voters say yest to Michigan roads, no to MEDC

MERC Outlines Future Decision Outlawing ‘August Window’ and Stopping Collections

The MEA should stop harassing teachers

June 9, 2015

The MEA should stop harassing teachers

Worker’s Choice Gives Unions and Employees More Freedom

New study solves the issue of “forced-riders” and so-called “free riders”

June 2, 2015

New study solves the issue of “forced-riders” and so-called “free riders”

Study: State Tourism Promotion Ineffective

Every $1.00 Spent Generates 1 Cent Extra Spending at Motels and Hotels

May 29, 2015

Every $1.00 Spent Generates 1 Cent Extra Spending at Motels and Hotels

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Appeals Right-To-Work Case Involving Novi Special Education Teacher

‘The MEA has a duty of fair representation, yet it intentionally did not inform teachers of their rights.’

May 27, 2015

‘The MEA has a duty of fair representation, yet it intentionally did not inform teachers of their rights.’

Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Redirecting Film Subsidies to Roads

66 Percent Surveyed Support Reprioritizing $50 Million Film Subsidy for Road Improvements

May 20, 2015

66 Percent Surveyed Support Reprioritizing $50 Million Film Subsidy for Road Improvements

Poll Suggests Strong Turnout for May 5 Ballot Proposal

79 percent of respondents say they know how they’ll vote

April 10, 2015

Court of Appeals Orders Wayne County Circuit Court to Hear Claim Related to Union’s End Run of Right-to-Work

‘The merits are clear. The union and school district violated the law and thumbed their noses at the legislature.’

April 9, 2015

Mackinac Center Gets FOIA Charges Reduced from $1,550 to $50

Michigan Liquor Control Commission waives fees for virtual copies

March 16, 2015

Michigan Appeals Court Denies Stay in Taylor Teacher Case

Teachers could exercise right-to-work starting on March 6, 2015

March 5, 2015

High Court Should Strike Agency Fees

U.S. Supreme Court decision could bring right-to-work to public sector

March 2, 2015

School District Carries MEA President on its Books, Boosting His Pension

Steve Cook appears to be earning taxpayer-funded pension benefits while not actually working at Lansing School District

February 26, 2015

Labor Board Says Teacher Union Committed an Unfair Labor Practice and Acted “arbitrarily, indifferent and reckless”

Michigan Employment Relations Commission orders Taylor School District and Taylor Federation of Teachers to stop coercing teachers to financially support union

February 17, 2015

Mackinac Center Sues Michigan Liquor Control Commission Over FOIA Fees

State agency attempts to charge $1,550 for copying spreadsheet data that already exists onto a flash drive

January 22, 2015

Gov. Snyder’s 2015 State of the State Address Included Six Proposed Government Expansions, One Limitation

January 20, 2015

Analysis: High Cigarette Taxes Contributing to Increased Smuggling Rates in Michigan, Elsewhere

One-quarter of Michigan’s total cigarette consumption in 2013 was smuggled into the state, according to Center analysts

January 14, 2015

Legislators Miss 1,626 Votes in 2014

Down from 21,000 when MichiganVotes.org started in 2001

December 30, 2014

Mackinac Center Receives Two-Year, $1 Million Research Grant from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation

Research aimed to help schools become more ‘responsive, measurable and efficient’

December 3, 2014

Second Edition of Michigan High School Report Card Gives ‘Apples-to-Apples’ Comparison of School Performance by Adjusting for Students’ Family Poverty Levels

Dearborn Heights charter public school retains top rank statewide

November 20, 2014

New Study Details How Unions Can Adapt for the 21st Century, Stem Membership Decline

‘The way for unions to grow again is to compete for the voluntary support of new members, providing added value to each worker, and focusing on their individual needs’ After Election Day defeat, recommendations for labor’s renaissance

November 11, 2014

Michigan’s Criminal Code Most Expansive in Region

Residents face punishment for helping children board school buses, disposing of spare tires, and raising livestock; state is adding 45 new crimes to the books each year

October 28, 2014

Brighton Teachers Union, School Board Acquiesce to Center Lawsuit, Strike Illegal Language from Contract

‘Legislature still needs to look at impropriety of release time’ ‘Similar illegal contract language found in Okemos’

October 24, 2014

Two-Thirds of School Districts Contract for at Least One Major Support Service, According to Center’s 2014 School Privatization Survey

Federal school lunch regulations could be driving increase in food service contracting

October 23, 2014

Brighton Teacher Who Served in Afghanistan Sues Union, School District Over Right-to-Work Violation

‘What part of opting out does the union not understand?’

October 15, 2014

SEIU Allowed to Keep Millions in ‘Dues’ Money it Siphoned Away from Medicaid in Stealth Unionization, Court of Appeals Rules

‘Union has refused every opportunity to defend Granholm administration and itself in concocting this scheme’

September 22, 2014

Labor Law Judge Rules MEA’s So-Called ‘August Window’ Is Illegal

Holding recommends MEA must publish in its own magazine admission that it committed unfair labor practices

September 4, 2014

Survey Finds Issues With One-Quarter of Teacher Contracts Regarding Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law

‘Thousands of teachers could be misled’

September 3, 2014

Mackinac Center Joins Nationwide Effort to Celebrate Employee Freedom Week

Many unions, like the MEA, only allow members to resign during specified ‘windows’ that curb members’ rights

August 11, 2014

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

‘Taxing machinery and equipment discourages growth’

July 2, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Union earlier agreed to change discriminatory policy

May 5, 2014

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

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

April 21, 2014

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

April 14, 2014

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

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

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

Mackinac Center Experts Available to Discuss Detroit Bankruptcy Plan

February 21, 2014

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

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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The MEA should stop harassing teachers

New study solves the issue of “forced-riders” and so-called “free riders”

Every $1.00 Spent Generates 1 Cent Extra Spending at Motels and Hotels

‘The MEA has a duty of fair representation, yet it intentionally did not inform teachers of their rights.’

66 Percent Surveyed Support Reprioritizing $50 Million Film Subsidy for Road Improvements