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Center’s 2012 School Privatization Survey Shows Largest Increase Ever; State ‘Best Practices’ Incentives May Be Working

335 of 549 districts — 61 percent — now contract at least one major support service to the private sector, up from 31 percent in 2001

August 14, 2012

New School Report Card Produces 'Apples-to-Apples' Comparison of Michigan Public High School Performance by Adjusting for Student Family Poverty Levels

Study finds town and rural high schools outperforming city and suburban ones on average

July 19, 2012

Ballot Petition Signatures Submitted in Home Health Aide Scheme

Attempt to grant dues skim constitutional protection is a ‘disgrace’

July 5, 2012

Michigan Per-Pupil Revenues Hit All-Time High in 2011; $13,400 per Student

Districts in deficit spent 22 percent more on average compared to the rest of the state

June 26, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Backers Submit Petition Signatures

‘Radical constitutional amendment’ follows pattern of failed attempts by unions to rig system in their favor

June 13, 2012

Mackinac Center President Invites Bob King to Debate ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Ballot Proposal After UAW Chief a No-Show at Policy Conference Debate

Wisconsin recall results show how seriously voters take issue of unionized government

June 8, 2012

Attorney General Orders Home Health Dues Skim to End

Illegal scheme continued despite law explicitly stating providers are not government employees

May 25, 2012

Alcohol-Market Controls Like Michigan’s Do Not Appear to Advance Public Health and Safety, Study Finds

State economic restrictions raise consumer prices, reduce availability and limit entrepreneurial opportunities to no clear end, say authors

May 14, 2012

Taylor, Huizenga Join Center Board

May 11, 2012

New Law Frees Home Health Care Providers From Stealth Unionization, Dues Skim

Illegal arrangement that netted SEIU $29.4 million from the developmentally disabled comes to an end

April 10, 2012

State Senate Passes Legislation to Define Home Health Care Providers as Private Individuals

Attorney: Ballot initiative to revive lucrative and illegal SEIU scheme would violate U.S. Constitution

March 22, 2012

Law Signed by Gov. Snyder Confirms Legal Precedent, Protects Graduate Student Research Assistants From Forced Unionization

March 13, 2012

Study Discusses Five Ways to Close State’s Badly Underfunded Public School Employee Pension Plan

Author also questions ‘transition costs’ of closing the plan and concludes legislators can disregard these at their discretion

March 12, 2012

Award-Winning Reporter, Editor Joins Michigan Capitol Confidential as Managing Editor

February 2, 2012

Indiana Governor Signs Right-to-Work Law; Michigan’s Fragile Economy Faces New Competition

Mackinac Center policy experts available for comment

February 1, 2012

Gov. Snyder’s 2012 State of the State Address Included Five Proposed Government Expansions, One Limitation

January 18, 2012

Count of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Available Wednesday Night

Mackinac Center policy experts available to comment on Gov. Snyder’s remarks

January 18, 2012

Award-Winning Investigative Reporter Anne Schieber Joins Mackinac Center Communications Team

January 10, 2012

Every Roll Call Vote by Every State Legislator Tallied for 2011

Individual legislators missed 1,437 votes in 2011, according to MichiganVotes.org 'Missed Votes Report'

January 5, 2012

Michigan Employment Relations Commission Excludes Graduate Student Research Assistants From Judicial Proceedings That Directly Impact Them, Attorney Says

Ruling allowing unionization case to proceed ‘undermines due process’

December 13, 2011

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Welcomes Attorney General Entry Into U-M Grad Student Unionization Case

AG’s participation highlights ‘critical importance’ of upholding law and protecting rights of research assistants

December 1, 2011

For Immediate Release: Nov. 15, 2011

November 15, 2011

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Motion on Behalf of New U-M Campus Group

370-member “Students Against GSRA Unionization” joins Melinda Day in opposing effort to unionize graduate student research assistants

November 2, 2011

Attorney: State Officials Should Investigate How Illegal and Defunded State Agency Continues to Operate

Although Legislature cut off Michigan Quality Community Care Council funding Sept. 30, agency continues to function, collect dues for SEIU

October 31, 2011

As New State Committee Meets on Liquor Control, Mackinac Center Statistical Analysis Finds Liquor Prices Higher in Wholesale Control States Like Michigan

Hidden cost of state’s liquor regime estimated to raise prices by up to 6.3 percent, potentially more than doubling Michigan’s state sales tax for liquor

August 24, 2011

Center’s 2011 School Privatization Survey Shows That for First Time, Majority of Michigan Districts Contract Out for Noninstructional Services

295 of 550 districts — 53.6 percent — now contract at least one major service to the private sector, up from 31.0 percent in 2001

August 16, 2011

The Michigan Employment Relations Commission Unanimously Rejects Unionization of U of M Graduate Student Research Assistants

As Mackinac Center requested, commission stands by its 1981 ruling that these student researchers are not public employees

August 8, 2011

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Seeks to Prevent Illegal Unionization of U of M Graduate Student Research Assistants

Proposed unionization involves same union, university employer and group of students that MERC rejected before

July 28, 2011

Case Ends; Forced Unionization Still a Threat

Attorney: Policymakers should ensure it can't happen again, end similar scheme affected home health care providers

July 15, 2011

State Supreme Court Failure to Rectify Disastrous FOIA Ruling ‘Must Be Fixed,’ Says Center Attorney

Legislature should act swiftly to restore the intent behind Michigan’s public disclosure law

June 29, 2011

New Online Database Provides Unique ‘Context and Performance’ Information for Every Standard Michigan Public High School

Data for 678 schools range from ACT and MME scores to percentage of students qualifying for federal school lunch subsidies; chance to ‘uncover hidden gems’

June 27, 2011

Study: State Employee Pension Reform Has Saved Taxpayers Estimated $2.3 Billion to $4.3 Billion in Unfunded Pension Liability

June 23, 2011

Veteran Lansing Reporter Jack Spencer Joins Michigan Capitol Confidential

‘Highly regarded’ MIRS reporter and analyst will cover Capitol beat

June 14, 2011

Center Study Compares Financial Data for Michigan’s Urban, Suburban, Town and Rural School Districts

May 31, 2011

Mackinac Center Files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Michigan Case That Could Become a Watershed in State Environmental Law

April 29, 2011

Mackinac Center and Michigan Press Association to File Documents With Michigan Supreme Court in Key FOIA Case

March 24, 2011

Kent County Court Rules That Straightforward Provision of State Public Bargaining Law Is Essentially Unenforceable

‘The court’s decision should send the Michigan Legislature back to the drawing board,’ says Mackinac Center lawyer

March 1, 2011

State of Michigan to Stop Illegal ‘Union Dues’ Withdrawals From Checks to Home-Based Day Care Providers

‘Fantastic news’ needs to be coupled with legislative action to prevent similar schemes in the future, says Mackinac Center attorney

March 1, 2011

Study: Michigan’s Public Employment Relations Act Should Be Overhauled or Eliminated

‘Collective bargaining for government workers is a privilege, not a right,’ says Mackinac Center labor analyst

February 14, 2011

Replacing Michigan Business Tax With Flat Corporate Income Tax Would Improve Tax Foundation Corporate Tax Ranking From 48th to 22nd

February 9, 2011

Gov. Snyder’s Proposed Corporate Income Tax, Including Elimination of MEGA Program and Film Subsidies, Holds Promise for Michigan Economy, Analyst Says

‘Jobs’ programs not only failed, but distracted policymakers from effective tax reform

January 28, 2011

Virtual Learning Can Improve Student Outcomes and Save Money

January 27, 2011

2011 SOS Expansions/Limitations Tally

January 19, 2011

Michigan Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Disastrous Lower Court Decision in Freedom of Information Act Case

December 30, 2010

Nearly 3,000 Roll Call Votes of State Representatives and Senators Tallied for 2009-2010

More than 7,100 votes missed during session, according to MichiganVotes.org “Missed Votes Report”

December 22, 2010

Study: High Cigarette Taxes Cause Widespread Smuggling in Michigan, Elsewhere in U.S.

Smuggled imports make up an estimated 26 percent of Michigan’s total cigarette consumption in 2009

December 17, 2010

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit Against 10 Kent County School Districts, KCEA, on Behalf of Taxpayers

Suit seeks to purge illegal “no-privatization” contract language

December 14, 2010

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks Michigan Supreme Court to Review Day Care Union Case

Wright: Case involving 40,000 Michigan home-based businesses, $4 million and illegal government actions deserves hearing

December 9, 2010

Michigan's Regulatory Climate Drives Businesses and Jobs to States With Fewer Barriers, According to New Mackinac Center Study

Harding: Legislature should act quickly to streamline 'dysfunctional' system, adopt specific reforms to make Michigan competitive

November 9, 2010

Michigan Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Recommit — Once Again Without Comment — in Day Care Union Case

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation will ask Michigan Supreme Court to reverse lower court’s dismissal, put an end to illegal unionization scheme

October 29, 2010

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