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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

Statewide Survey Shows Underwhelming Support for Expanding Medicaid in Michigan

April 17, 2013

Michigan Employment Relations Commission Fails to Correct Its Own Mistake in Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers

April 11, 2013

New Right-to-Work Website Can Help Union Workers Opt Out of Membership; Provides Information on Benefits of Being a Right-to-Work State

April 4, 2013

MichiganVotes.org Describes 25,000th Bill

March 28, 2013

SEIU Dues Skim Comes to an End

March 4, 2013

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit on Behalf of Three Teachers Against Taylor Federation of Teachers and the Taylor School District over Forced Dues Extension

February 28, 2013

New Superintendent Compensation Database Available Online

February 20, 2013

Gov. Snyder’s 2013 State of the State Address Included Eight Proposed Government Expansions, Two Limitations

January 16, 2013

Taylor Named New Chairman of Mackinac Center Board of Directors

January 14, 2013

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

January 8, 2013

Michigan Becomes 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation

December 11, 2012

Legislation Announced to Make Michigan the 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation

December 6, 2012

Michigan Could Become 24th Right-to-Work State

November 29, 2012

All Five Constitutional Amendments Soundly Defeated

November 7, 2012

Proposal 5 Likely to Help Limit State Taxes and Improve State’s Economy

October 26, 2012

Michigan Press Association and Mackinac Center Joint Statement on Proposal 2 and the Freedom of Information Act

October 23, 2012

Study Finds Rejecting Proposal 1 Will Not Preserve Local Control, but Will Affect Powers Given to State-Appointed Managers of Local Governments in Financial Crisis

October 22, 2012

Nearly 80 Percent of School Districts Appear in Violation of Michigan's Merit-Pay Law

October 15, 2012

Proposal 4 Would Lock Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers Into Michigan Constitution

October 8, 2012

Proposal 2 Would Allow Government Union Contracts to Invalidate Existing and Future State Laws

October 1, 2012

Prop 3’s Renewable Energy Standard Could Cost Michigan 10,540 Jobs, According to New Mackinac Center-Beacon Hill Institute Study

September 21, 2012

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks MERC to Reverse Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers

September 20, 2012

Roscommon Teachers Vote to Decertify From the MEA

September 11, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Approved by State Supreme Court

September 5, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Approved by Court of Appeals; State Supreme Court May Have Final Say

August 28, 2012

13-Year-Old Entrepreneur to Reopen Hot Dog Stand in Holland, Mich., Thursday Morning

August 22, 2012

‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Is Not Certified by State Board of Canvassers; Court May Have Final Say

August 15, 2012

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

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

July 19, 2012

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