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News Release: Carman-Ainsworth, Lakeview, Birch Run School Districts Post Checkbooks Online

But spending transparency lacking for residents in West Michigan

August 25, 2009

News Release: Mackinac Center Economist: Film Incentive Possible Job Killer

Overall costs of the subsidy, including taxes on existing businesses, must be considered

August 18, 2009

News Release: Mackinac Center Posts Hundreds of New School Employee Union Contracts Online

Center's 'Michigan School Databases' updated with current collective bargaining agreements and available to the public

August 17, 2009

News Release: MEGA and MEDC Growing “Aggressively Less Transparent,” Says Center Analyst

Center database will fill gap by providing information about each MEGA deal

July 29, 2009

News Release: Norwood Township and Two More School Districts Show Michigan the Money

But 21st century spending transparency still unrealized for taxpayers in Grand Rapids and West Michigan

July 23, 2009

State Committee to Consider Mandatory Fire Sprinklers in New-Construction Michigan Homes

Mackinac Center video examines impact on affordable housing for low-income families

July 21, 2009

Unemployment, Migration Statistics Underscore Failure of MEDC, Says Mackinac Center Economist

State unemployment increases to 15.2 percent; 70 percent of United Van Lines Michigan traffic is outbound

July 20, 2009

News Release: Check Registers Now Online for Plymouth-Canton Schools and Six Other Districts

“More to come,” predicts director of “Show Michigan the Money” project

July 6, 2009

News Release: Mackinac Center Unveils "Right-to-Work Dashboard"

A quick guide to how much Michigan could gain by protecting worker rights

June 23, 2009

News Release: The Mackinac Center and Novi Schools Inspire City of Novi to Take Lead on Local Government Transparency

June 22, 2009

News Release: Mackinac Center Study Defends Eight Budget Reforms Proposed by Gov. Granholm

Center's McHugh expresses concern that Legislature is failing to act on budget challenge

June 8, 2009

News Release: Michigan Goes Full Decade Without GDP Growth

State “economic development” programs a failure, analyst says

June 3, 2009

News Release: Elite School Districts Join Growing Transparency Trend

Berkley, Grand Blanc and Freeland post check registers

June 2, 2009

For Immediate Release: May 20, 2009

May 20, 2009

Mackinac Center Releases Labor Law Guide for Charter Schools

May 14, 2009

Senate Bill Would Rein In State Regulatory Agencies’ Powers, Says Center Analyst

Bill would make legislators more accountable; improve Michigan’s job environment

May 14, 2009

Littmann: 'Unemployment in Michigan will be approaching somewhere between 17 and 20 percent by the end of this year'

Auto industry’s contribution to state’s tax base could drop by more than half, economist says

May 12, 2009

School Districts Statewide Embrace Transparency; Roadblocks Remain in West Michigan

One of every seven Michigan public school students attends a district with an online check register

May 5, 2009

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

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

April 30, 2009

Mackinac Center Analysts to Testify at State Senate Hearing Today on Michigan Film Incentive

April 30, 2009

Stephenson Schools Show Michigan the Money

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

April 23, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rookie politicians reveal names, salaries of staff

February 11, 2009

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

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

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

January 27, 2009

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

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

News Release: “Beyond the Bailout”

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

January 13, 2009

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

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

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

More Schools 'Show Michigan the Money'

Additional Districts Putting Check Registers Online

December 9, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Competitive contracting rate up 4.9 percent statewide

August 14, 2008

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

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

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

July 30, 2008

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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