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The Best Elementary and Middle Schools in Michigan

February 16, 2016

Majority of States in Country Are Now Right-to-Work

February 12, 2016

West Virginia House Vote Could Tip National Scale on Right-to-Work

February 5, 2016

Mackinac Center Subject of SEIU Protest

January 7, 2016

MEA Announces Violation of Right-to-Work Law, Says Members May Leave at Anytime

January 6, 2016

Mackinac Center Releases Report Highlighting Lawmakers’ Missed Votes

December 29, 2015

Mackinac Center Praises Michigan Legislature’s Passage of Criminal Intent Bill

December 17, 2015

Survey Reveals How Schools in Different States Compare in Privatizing Services

December 15, 2015

ChoosingCharters.com Highlights Power of School Choice in Michigan

November 24, 2015

What's Stopping Tesla from Selling Cars in Michigan?

November 17, 2015

Court of Appeals Denies MEA’s Request to Keep ‘August Window’

November 13, 2015

Video Revealing Electoral Success of Legislators Who Support Labor Reforms Released

October 27, 2015

Unanimous Forfeiture Vote Brings Greater Transparency and Accountability

October 7, 2015

ACLU, Mackinac Center Report Calls on State to End Civil Forfeiture

September 29, 2015

MEA’s ‘August Window’ ruled Illegal; union must change bylaws and accept resignations

September 16, 2015

Michigan Taxpayers Spend Over $3 Million a Year on Union Release Time

September 16, 2015

MEA Changes Opt-out Address, Keeps Members in the Dark

August 20, 2015

Mackinac Center Director of Research to Debate Lansing Mayor on Economic Development

August 19, 2015

School Support Service Contracting Reaches 70.8 percent

August 18, 2015

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

July 29, 2015

Mackinac Center Reveals Interactive Webpage Detailing Labor Reforms and Political Outcomes

July 16, 2015

Gov. Rick Snyder Signs Bill Ending Film Subsidies

July 10, 2015

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

June 30, 2015

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

June 18, 2015

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

June 16, 2015

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

June 9, 2015

Worker’s Choice Gives Unions and Employees More Freedom

June 2, 2015

Study: State Tourism Promotion Ineffective

May 29, 2015

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

May 27, 2015

Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Redirecting Film Subsidies to Roads

May 20, 2015

Poll Suggests Strong Turnout for May 5 Ballot Proposal

April 10, 2015

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

April 9, 2015

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

March 16, 2015

Michigan Appeals Court Denies Stay in Taylor Teacher Case

March 5, 2015

High Court Should Strike Agency Fees

March 2, 2015

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

February 26, 2015

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

February 17, 2015

Mackinac Center Sues Michigan Liquor Control Commission Over FOIA Fees

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

January 14, 2015

Legislators Miss 1,626 Votes in 2014

December 30, 2014

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

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

November 20, 2014

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

November 11, 2014

Michigan’s Criminal Code Most Expansive in Region

October 28, 2014

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

October 24, 2014

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

October 23, 2014

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

October 15, 2014

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

September 22, 2014

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

September 4, 2014

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

September 3, 2014

Mackinac Center Joins Nationwide Effort to Celebrate Employee Freedom Week

August 11, 2014

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

July 2, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Home-Based Caregivers in Nine States Free from Union Dues Skim

June 30, 2014

Michigan Employment Relations Commission Rules Again that Graduate Student Research Assistants Cannot be Unionized

June 20, 2014

Mackinac Center Requests Michigan Liquor Control Commission Rescind Rule Requiring ‘Post and Hold’ for Beer and Wine Prices

June 19, 2014

Mackinac Center Unveils New Website to Help MEA Members Opt Out During ‘August Window’

June 9, 2014

Mackinac Center Requests Michigan Employment Relations Commission Create New Rule Requiring Public-Sector Unions to Notify Members of Opt-Out Windows

June 5, 2014

Mackinac Center Experts Available to Discuss Gov. Snyder’s Detroit Bailout Plan

May 6, 2014

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

May 5, 2014

Seventy-Five Percent of Michigan Voters Think Local, Family-Owned Businesses Will Have More Difficulty Adjusting to Higher Minimum Wage

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

March 6, 2014

Majority of State’s Largest School Districts Have Language Prohibited by State Law in Their Contracts; Includes Teacher Evaluations, Layoffs, Seniority

March 5, 2014

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit in Oakland County on Behalf of 39-Year Teaching Veteran to Prevent MEA Harassment

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

February 18, 2014

Analysis: Michigan’s Cigarette Smuggling Rate Falls Slightly; State Still in Top 10 Nationally

February 17, 2014

Scholarship Endowment Created in Honor of Teri Olson

February 5, 2014

Mackinac Center Expert Available to Discuss Detroit Bail Out

January 22, 2014

Two-Thirds of School Districts Contract for at Least One Major Support Service, According to Center’s 2013 School Privatization Survey

January 21, 2014

Gov. Snyder’s 2014 State of the State Address Included Six Proposed Government Expansions, Two Limitations

January 16, 2014

City of Westland Restructures FOIA Fees in Response to Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Lawsuit

January 13, 2014

Administrative Law Judge Recommends Dismissal of Taylor Teachers’ Challenge to Decade-Long Forced Dues Extension

January 6, 2014

Legislators Miss 1,093 Votes in 2013

December 20, 2013

New Study Examines Michigan’s Public School Market

December 19, 2013

New Policy Brief and Documentary Highlight Changes in Highland Park Schools

December 16, 2013

Teamsters Local 214 Capitulates on Discriminatory Policy Against Dearborn Employees Who Exercised Worker Freedom Rights

December 11, 2013

New Policy Brief Recommends Reforms to Protect Individual Rights and Improve Clarity of Criminal Statutes

December 10, 2013

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case

December 3, 2013

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Client a Possible Plaintiff in Challenging MEA’s Opt Out Process for Agency Fee Payers

October 23, 2013

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Unfair Labor Practice Complaints at Michigan Employment Relations Commission on Behalf of Eight Public School Teachers Against MEA Affiliates

October 21, 2013

Michigan Taxpayers Could Save $5.8 Billion Annually if Public Sector Benefits were Benchmarked to Private Sector Averages

October 17, 2013

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks Appeals Court to Correct Michigan Employment Relations Commission Error

October 14, 2013

New Mackinac Center Study Reveals Flaws in State’s ‘Top-to-Bottom’ School Rankings

October 10, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide if Forced Unionization Violates Constitution

October 2, 2013

Mackinac Center President Joseph G. Lehman Honored with 2013 Roe Award at State Policy Network Annual Meeting

September 30, 2013

Mackinac Center Sues City of Westland Over FOIA Fee Structure

September 20, 2013

Union Front Organizations the New Face of Big Labor

September 9, 2013

State House Passes Medicaid Expansion; Will Cost Taxpayers $1.3 Billion over Next Decade

September 3, 2013

Right-to-Work Laws Produce Greater Economic Growth

August 28, 2013

New Mackinac Center Study Cautions Against Relying on ‘Waivers’ to Reform Medicaid

August 26, 2013

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit Against Teamsters Local 214 on Behalf of Four City of Dearborn Employees over Policy Charging Special Fees to Those Who Exercise Worker Freedom Rights

August 22, 2013

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Appeals Circuit Court Dismissal of Lawsuit Related to 10-year Forced Dues Agreement

August 13, 2013

Judge Rules She Lacks Jurisdiction to Decide Lawsuit Filed by Three Taylor Teachers Against Union and School District Over Forced Dues Extension

July 9, 2013

Study: New Report Card Measures Elementary and Middle School Performance by Adjusting for Student Family Income

June 27, 2013

Study: Lure of Federal Medicaid-Expansion Subsidies Should Not Lead Policymakers to Underestimate Medicaid’s Drawbacks or Overlook Other Viable Insurance Options

June 14, 2013

Michigan Should Look to Florida to Improve Public Education

June 6, 2013

MEA Loses Court Battle

May 9, 2013

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