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1. Charter Bill’s Demise Signals Opportunity for Granholm Administration Legislation
2. Hopes for the New Year
3. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 23, 2002
4. Reflections at Year-End From The Mackinac Center for Public Policy Staff
5. Curtailing Carnage at the Traffic Light: Are Cameras the Answer?
6. Permanent Enactment of Medical Savings Accounts Is Needed
7. Taxes and the Fight to Cut Them Defined Engler Years
8. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 17, 2002
9. Keep Politics Out of Mutual Funds
10. The Unintended Consequences of Cigarette Tax Hikes
11. Henry Ford’s 1927 Reinvention and the Implications for Public Education
12. Six Habits of Fiscally Responsible Public School Districts Forum
13. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 10, 2002
14. "Six Habits" Recommended to Improve Public School District Finances
15. Union Contract Prevents Budget & Classroom Reforms
16. The Six Habits of Fiscally Responsible Public School Districts
17. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 3, 2002
18. A Green Light for Choice
19. Friend of the Court Not Very Friendly (Viewpoint on Public Issues)
20. The Forgotten Robber Barons
21. Time to Stop Beating Up on Charter Schools
22. A Toxic Thanksgiving Menu
23. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 26, 2002
24. MACKINAC CENTER: CLEAN MICHIGAN BONDS INCREASED COSTS
25. From Crystal Palace to White Elephant in 150 Years
26. Granholm Should Move MEAP Test Administration Back to Education Department
27. Control Shifts in Nation's Highest Labor Tribunal
28. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 19, 2002
29. Michigan Education Report (2002-04)
30. John Engler’s Impact on State Government
31. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 12, 2002
32. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, November 2002
33. Labor Freedom Makes Sense, Morally and Economically
34. PROPOSAL 02-4: Reallocation of Tobacco Lawsuit Proceeds
35. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 5, 2002
36. The Message of the Nonvoter
37. Where There's Smoke, Is There Asthma?
38. An Inspiration for All Time
39. Michigan Not a Big Supporter of National Certification Program
40. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 29, 2002
41. Review of Environmental Bond Fund Uncovers Inflated Costs, Misplaced Priorities
42. Delinquency on Audit Means City of Detroit is in Violation of Uniform Budget and Accounting Act
43. Should State Borrow Money for Environmental Programs?
44. The Clean Michigan Initiative: An Assessment
45. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 22, 2002
46. Pfizer credit “corporate welfare,” some say
47. Democrat & Republican Candidates Agree: Award-Winning Web Site Uncovers Legislative Voting Records
48. SPECIAL UPDATE: MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 15, 2002
49. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 15, 2002
50. Proposal 3 costs debated
51. Privatization Michigan: Should a Privatized River Run Through It?
52. Regulatory Wrangling Stymies Telecom Competition
53. ‘Privatize Federal Lands’ says Newest Nobel Laureate
54. League of Women Voters Opposes Straight-Party Voting Ban
55. Marketplace or Morality Play?
56. Standing Up for Principles When Politicians Won’t
57. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 8, 2002
58. Position mischaracterized
59. Election tests term limits
60. Making Health Care Healthy Again
61. If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
62. Banning the Straight-Party Vote Option
63. Mackinac Center/MEA lawsuit on the G. Gordon Liddy Show
64. Michigan fairgrounds' future up to next governor
65. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST, October 1, 2002
66. Alleviate the Organ Shortage with the Golden Rule
67. New Online Resource Helps Michigan Voters Evaluate Four Statewide Ballot Proposals
68. Ballot Proposal 3 Would Replace a Good State Employee Bargaining System with a Slow, Litigious, Expensive One, Analyst Says
69. Proposal 3: Establishing a Constitutional Requirement Extending Mandatory Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration to State Government Employees
70. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 24, 2002
71. An Inside Look at the Government-School Mentality
72. The November 2002 State Ballot Proposals
73. Staffing Services Industry Under Fire
74. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 17, 2002
75. Lawsuit Filed to Stop $130 Million State Building
76. IMPACT! Fall 2002
77. IJ & Mackinac Center Fight For Free Speech
78. PROPOSAL 02-1: Referendum on Straight Ticket Voting Legislation
79. PROPOSAL 02-2: Bond Authority for Sewer Infrastructure Improvements
80. The True Meaning of Patriotism
81. PROPOSAL 02-3: Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for State Employees
82. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 10, 2002
83. Michigan Education Report (2002-03)
84. Michigan’s Public Charter Schools See MEAP Scores Rise Faster than Regular Public Schools
85. $20 Million DNR Proposal a “Land Grab,” Analyst Says
86. Land Grab: State Wrong On Development Rights
87. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 3, 2002
88. A Choice Option that Saves Money for Public Schools?
89. Performance Warranties for Roads: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
90. Public-Private “Land Exchanges” Could Help Resolve Property Rights Disputes
91. Bypassing Proposal A Through the “Sinking Fund” Gambit
92. Government Regulation of Hospital Purchasing -- Michigan Patients Pay a Heavy Price
93. Michigan Voters Support Labor Reforms
94. The Privatization Song
95. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 27, 2002
96. Who Reviews the Peer Review?
97. The Federal "Freedom Car": Back to the Future
98. More Logging Can Reduce Housing Prices and Forest Fires
99. Politics and the Race for Michigan Governor
100. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 20, 2002
101. If Marx Had Been Groucho
102. Cigarettes, Taxes, and Terrorists
103. Charity and the Presidency
104. Concentrated Philosophies
105. Digging the Big Ditch
106. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 13, 2002
107. Can Southfield Afford a "Feel-Good" Wage Law?
108. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, August 2002
109. Berlin, August 1961: An Anniversary We Should Never Forget
110. Federal "Anti-Fat" Bill Nothing But Meddlesome Pork
111. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 6, 2002
112. Time to Tame the Tax Beast in Michigan
113. Michigan Workers Are Ready for Right-to-Work
114. Amtrak: The Federal Government’s Own Corporate Financial Scandal
115. Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling Interview on WKAR
116. Industrial Policy Interview on Michigan Public Radio
117. The Muckrakers Reconsidered
118. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 30, 2002
119. Candidates Use Award-Winning Legislative Web Site for Opposition Research
120. Cigarette Taxes Are Hazardous To Our Health
121. With Clear Eyes, Sincere Hearts and Open Minds
122. Bill Would "Sink" Proposal A Property Tax Limits
123. Pushing the Right Buttons
124. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, July 2002
125. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 23, 2002
126. Are More Laws the Answer to Corporate Scandals?
127. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 16, 2002
128. Would Privatization Cure the Ills of Blue Cross Blue Shield?
129. Privatization: Industrial Policy: Can Government Really "Create" Jobs?
130. Bush Revisits School-Voucher Talk With Focus on Tuition Tax Credit
131. Would You Like Taxes with That?
132. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 9, 2002
133. Jefferson's Words Best Choice for July 4
134. Bush Revisits School-Voucher Talk With Focus on Tuition Tax Credit
135. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 2, 2002
136. Summer Reading
137. Cigarette Smuggling: Financing Terrorism?
138. Evaluating New Drugs: Remember the Bigger Picture
139. The Crystal Gazer from Crystal Falls
140. Law Prevents Electronic Pricing
141. The Gold Standard and Unemployment
142. Former Mackinac Center Scholar's Life Explored on C-SPAN
143. Michigan reacts to Supreme Court decision
144. U.S. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM; MICHIGAN POLL RESULTS
145. SPECIAL UPDATE FROM MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST
146. Mackinac Center for Public Policy Poll Conducted by EPIC/MRA
147. SPECIAL NOTICE: MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST
148. Historic Supreme Court Voucher Decision Imminent
149. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 25, 2002
150. Politics of Fear Makes Bad Policy
151. Ingham County Commissioners Trample Employee Rights
152. Emergency Financial Manager Needs More Power
153. Dunn Helps Support and Defend Center's Work
154. Study: Right-to-Work Is Powerful Economic Development Tool
155. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 18, 2002
156. Leaving a Legacy of Freedom
157. "Statesmanship: A Most Worthy Cause"
158. It Wasn't Government That Fixed Your Clock
159. Statesmanship: A Most Worthy Cause
160. IMPACT! Summer 2002
161. Sinking Fund Debt - Another Proposal A End Run
162. Redford Union Voters: District Must Prove Sound Financial Management
163. MACKINAC CENTER: UNIONS MEAN SLOW GROWTH
164. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, June 2002
165. New Data Bolster Finding of Right-to-Work Report
166. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 11, 2002
167. Is there a case for election consolidation across the state or should such matters be decided at the local level?
168. Right-to-Work Laws Accelerate Economic Development, New Study Finds Michigan Losing Ground to Right-to-Work States
169. Is Next Energy the Next Energy Boondoggle?
170. The Effect of Right-to-Work Laws on Economic Development
171. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 4, 2002
172. Farmers Getting Angry over "Checkoff" Programs
173. The Great 9-1-1 Tax Pileup
174. A Good Time to Cut Taxes on Jobs
175. State Lotteries vs. Truth-in-Advertising
176. Michigan Education Report (2002-02)
177. POLICY BRIEF: Which Educational Achievement Test Is Best for Michigan?
178. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 28, 2002
179. Home Schoolers Make Case for School Choice
180. Institute for Justice/Mackinac Center News Conference on the MEA's Lawsuit Against the Mackinac Center
181. Environmental Panel to Examine Great Lakes Protection
182. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, May 2002
183. Keeping the "Free" In Free Speech: Mackinac Center and Institute for Justice Defend Against Michigan Teachers' Union Attack
184. The Michigan Education Association Tries to Take the "Free" Out of "Free Speech"
185. Transcript of Battaglieri Remarks
186. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 21, 2002
187. Media Advisory
188. Before Cutting Services or Delaying Tax Cuts, State Should Save $110 Million by Repealing Prevailing Wage Law, Analyst Says
189. Currency and Exchange Rates
190. Governor Re-appoints Mackinac Center Labor Policy Director to Michigan Civil Service Commission
191. Gasoline Price Controls Will Lead to Shortages
192. Ethanol: Field of Political Dreams
193. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 14, 2002
194. Farm Bill Interview on WNEM TV-5
195. "Virtual Reality Fee" Virtually Kills Development
196. Thanks to Two Think Tanks
197. Dialing (911) for Dollars
198. Straightening Out Straight-Party Voting
199. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 7, 2002
200. Mackinac Center Offers Comprehensive Policy Blueprint for New Administration, Legislature
201. Unfair Competition from Prison Labor Requires a Congressional Fix
202. How Health Care Costs Help Raise Your Auto Insurance Premiums
203. Two Michigan Towns with the Same Name
204. Michigan Taxpayers Feeling the Heat from Government Greed
205. Keeping Michigan on Track:
206. Bush Slides In Public's Eye On Issues He's Toiled Over
207. Setting the Course for More Effective Environmental Policy
208. Rosenberg Salary At $175,000
209. Environmental Plans
210. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 30, 2002
211. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, April 2002
212. Budget and Benefit Resources
213. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy Library
214. Overcut or Overspent?
215. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 23, 2002
216. Hunter Joins Department of Labor Panel
217. Broadband Agency Taps Housing Money
218. Research Institute Launches Economic Development Clearinghouse
219. Mackinac Center Manifesto on Economic Development
220. Education Reform, School Choice, and Tax Credits
221. Unfair Competition from Prison Labor Requires a Congressional Fix
222. Prison Monopoly Threatens Michigan Jobs
223. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 16, 2002
224. Privatization: All in favor of privatization, raise your hand.
225. The Free-Market Case Against the "Flat Tax"
226. Time to Repeal or Revise Term Limits?
227. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 9, 2002
228. Time to Privatize Detroit's Public Lighting Department
229. New EPA Air Regs Could Kill Michigan Jobs
230. Michigan Business Succeeds Without State Aid
231. A New Baseball Statistic for Opening Day
232. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 2, 2002
233. Government and Recessions
234. Proposals for Oil Conservation More of a Threat than Energy Dependence
235. Did Anybody Really Know What Time It Was?
236. The Other Meaning of Arbor Day
237. Bill Would Require Public-Sector Unions to Disclose Finances
238. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 26, 2002
239. Supply and Demand of Labor
240. Government Intervention and "Unrestrained" Competition
241. Can Free Trade Really Prevent War?
242. In Defense of Outsourcing
243. Is an Earlier School Tax Due-Date Really a Tax Increase?
244. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 19, 2002
245. Onerous School Regulations on WNEM TV-5
246. Friedman Says Vouchers and Tax Credits Useful Route to Greater School Choice
247. Mr. Smith Is in Washington
248. IMPACT! Spring 2002
249. Of Bush and Beck
250. Center-Inspired Legislation Would Hold Unions Accountable
251. Government Broadband Plan Was Tried and Failed in Hillsdale
252. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 12, 2002
253. Is the New State Budget a Quick Political Fix?
254. New Steel Tariffs Will Kill Jobs
255. Steel Tariffs Interview on Michigan Talk Radio Network
256. Mayoral Recall May Foreshadow Flint Bankruptcy
257. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 5, 2002
258. A Privatization Revolution-In a Most Unlikely Place
259. Bill would make public-worker unions open books wider
260. Lighting the Way on the Dark Continent
261. Michigan Public School Teachers Launch a Non-Union Revolution
262. Free Trade a Sweeter Deal for Everyone
263. Great Lakes Drilling: Environmental Threat or Phantom Menace?
264. Historic Principles over Government "Historic Districts"
265. CAFE = Causing Auto Fatalities Everywhere?
266. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 26, 2002
267. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, February 2002
268. Research: Researching the Researchers
269. One on One Interview: Lawrence Reed, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
270. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 19, 2002
271. Mackinac Center Asks Teachers, School Administrators to Find Most Outrageous School Regulations, Rules
272. Michigan Education Report (2002-01)
273. No Silver Lining to September 11
274. Of Meat and Myth
275. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 12, 2002
276. Politics Aside, Facts Show Little or No Risk from Slant Drilling
277. MEDC Fights for Its Political Life
278. The Importance of Ideas
279. Michigan Schools Need to Be Frugal
280. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 5, 2002
281. No: Michigan Can't Afford to Postpone Reducing Taxes, Attracting Growth
282. Gladstone, Michigan: A Little Town with a Big Name
283. Good News for the New Year: Americans Living Longer Than Ever
284. Government "Condemnation" Power Makes Property Rights Less Secure
285. "Teach for America" Success Points the Way to Teacher Certification Reform
286. Enron Failure Is No Excuse to Enlarge Government
287. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 29, 2002
288. Should the State Boost Broadband?
289. Privatization and Hamtramck
290. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 22, 2002
291. NLRB Nominations: No Joy for Beck Rights
292. Internet Access and the Role of Government
293. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, January 2002
294. Privatization: Lighthouse Privatization Shines
295. A Success Story Without the Success
296. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 15, 2002
297. Socialist Think Tank an Oxymoron
298. Wrong Road
299. Privatization: Say 'Privatize' to Da U.P., Eh?
300. How We'll Know When We've Won
301. Engler's Broadband Ambition
302. Long Live Us
303. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 8, 2002
304. A Man Who Didn't "Grow" in Office
305. Graduation Rates an Imperfect Measure of School Excellence
306. Consumer, Not Corporate, "Greed" Is Ultimately Behind Layoffs
307. Should D-DOT Work Weekends?
308. Proposed Legislation a License to Kill Competitors for Big Auto Dealers