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1. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Unionization
2. GVSU to open five new charter public schools
3. IMPACT Winter 2011
4. Mich. 'Green Jobs' Subsidy Winner Evicted from Saginaw Headquarters
5. 2011 MichiganVotes.org Roll Call Highlights
6. New Year Resolutions That Need to be Kept
7. Happy 96th Birthday, Dr. McCracken!
8. As Americans Await Obamacare, Canadians Wait Longer for Treatment
9. A Christmas Wish
10. Lehman Quoted on Recalls
11. Your Favorites: 2011
12. Jack McHugh Lists 2011 Accomplishments
13. Chevy Volt Story Hits Media
14. Hohman Discusses Volt Subsidies on Dobbs Show
15. EPA Turns Out The Christmas Lights
16. Breaking News: Michigan Loses Population Again
17. Rescuing "The Motor City"
18. Lehman Cited in Dome Magazine
19. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 20, 2011
20. End of an Error
21. Dec. 16 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
22. Motorists Paying for Bike Paths, Museums
23. Republican-led Legislature Votes Overwhelmingly to Continue 'Big Hollywood' Film Subsidy
24. Don’t Weaken the People’s Power to Recall Lawmakers
25. Arbitrary Cap on Charter Schools Lifted
26. Happy Birthday, Bill of Rights!
27. School Choice Advocates Cheer Lift of Charter Public School Cap
28. A Genuinely Sensible Alternative to Light-Rail
29. Are the Feds Giving Up on Detroit?
30. Skorup Commentary in Crisis Magazine
31. Mandating 'Good Samaritans'
32. U-M Students Shut Out of Court Hearing
33. Hand Wringing Over Liquor Reforms
34. Get a Receipt
35. Power Hungry
36. Michigan Employment Relations Commission Excludes Graduate Student Research Assistants From Judicial Proceedings That Directly Impact Them, Attorney Says
37. Muskegon Heights school board asks for emergency manager
38. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 13, 2011
39. School districts required to create anti-bullying policy
40. Center President Joseph G. Lehman in Freep
41. Bill banning political payroll deductions heads to House
42. School board elections moved to November in even-numbered years
43. Dec. 9 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
44. MEAP security was compromised in Hartland
45. Big PAC Attack
46. Are Politicians Smarter Than the Rest of Us?
47. Cherry-Picking Charter School Research
48. SEIU Takes $28M from Medicaid Fund
49. Charters Increase Special-Ed Enrollment
50. That's Not How We Roll
51. 'Forced Unionization' Brings In $28 Million For SEIU ... And Climbing
52. Michigan School Privatization Survey 2011
53. Medical Freedom Zones
54. Detroit Public Schools shows first surplus in four years
55. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 6, 2011
56. Dangerous Union of Monomaniacs?
57. LaFaive Cited by CBS News on Detroit
58. Detroit News: Students Shouldn't be Unionized
59. State of the State: How to Move Michigan Forward
60. Eight Ideas for Reforming Alcohol Control in Michigan
61. Gov. Snyder’s BMI Reporting Mandate Violates Doctors’ Hippocratic Oath
62. Inaccurate Claims Buoy Attacks On Charter Public Schools
63. Aviation Academy plans major expansion
64. Galien district might close
65. Dec. 2 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
66. The Difference With Charter Schools
67. Governor Picks Bureaucrats Over Business
68. Harding Cited on Battery Maker's Decline
69. House panel votes yes on lifting charter cap
70. Two Big Developments at the NLRB
71. MCLF Cited in Detroit Free Press
72. Free Press Misleads on Charter Schools
73. We Have Declared War on Ourselves
74. Center Experts in Detroit News
75. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Welcomes Attorney General Entry Into U-M Grad Student Unionization Case
76. The New Progressivity
77. Brookings Institution: Expand School Choice
78. Center Credited for Ending Film Subsidy Payment
79. Center Scholar Featured in Slate
80. About That Evil Scheme We're Supposed to Have
81. Online Learning Revolution 2011: Redux
82. Raiding State Trust Funds a Bad Idea
83. 10 Stories Showing Why Mandatory Government Collective Bargaining Is Counterproductive
84. Commentary: MEA Shock! Mackinac Center and FDR Agree — Ban Government Collective Bargaining
85. Why the MEA Attacks the Center — and FDR
86. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 29, 2011
87. Gov. Snyder's Second State of the State
88. Center Experts on Education, Labor Issues
89. No contract yet at CMU, strike ban expires Wednesday
90. Why We Shouldn't Revile Success
91. More districts eye social media policies
92. Pontiac district found to be $24 million in debt
93. Center Analysts in Oakland Press
94. Reading Corps planned in Taylor
95. Muskegon district seeks to turn over museum to foundation
96. Why the Hurry?
97. Holding Legislators Accountable
98. A Thanksgiving Proclamation
99. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 22, 2011
100. School Privatization Survey Cited
101. Pay for performance coming to state universities?
102. Commentary: Washington Offers Lessons for Michigan Alcohol Law Reform
103. Education lobby spending more
104. Michigan professor on NCLB waiver review team
105. Center Expert on Detroit's Financial Crisis
106. Nov. 18 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
107. Detroit Exhausts Its Options
108. Kersey Cited in Washington Times
109. Ferndale wants to extend tax to 2042
110. Environmentalists Threaten Great Lakes
111. More Precipitation in Grand Rapids Means What?
112. Father, son combo on east Detroit board
113. Senators Admit Obamacare Is Unconstitutional
114. Cost of Benefits Is Sinking Detroit
115. Dues and Don'ts
116. SEIU Scheme Leads Detroit Newscast
117. An Evening With the Mackinac Center
118. Watch The Online Learning Revolution: Southeastern Michigan
119. An Evening With the Mackinac Center
120. The Online Learning Revolution: Southeastern Michigan
121. Gov. Snyder Discusses Mackinac Center Event
122. Layoffs at the UAW
123. Wasted Talent
124. It's for the Children
125. Majority Rule
126. For Immediate Release: Nov. 15, 2011
127. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 15, 2011
128. Littmann: Congress 'Not Serious' About Spending
129. Film Incentive Bill Sows Its Own Expansion
130. Digital Learning Growth in Michigan
131. Center Analyst: Labor Law in Need of Reform
132. An Evening With the Mackinac Center Featuring Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels With Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
133. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: $1,200 Table
134. Growing Push to End All Energy Subsidies
135. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: $150 Individual
136. Illegal Union Scheme Story Hits National TV
137. Nov. 11 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
138. Whoville Speaks Out
139. Michigan SEIU Story Draws National Attention
140. Michigan Pensions Good at Controlling Fraud
141. Fluoridation of Water Not a Cut and Dried Matter
142. Freedom Equals Money: New York State Shows how Freedom in Wine Shipping Benefits Consumers and State Coffers
143. School Privatization Survey Results Available
144. A Toast to Freedom
145. 20 schools ‘beating the odds’
146. On Nov. 9, Attend a Pre-Debate Reception and Townhall in Auburn Hills!
147. Issues & Ideas Forum
148. Public School Teachers Far From Underpaid
149. IMPACT Fall 2011
150. U-M Students Object to Forced Unionization
151. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 8, 2011
152. Pipeline Protest Belies National Security 'Concerns'
153. Ten Reasons to Reject State Obamacare Exchange
154. Their Time Is Your Money
155. Public-Sector Retiree Health Care Benefits are Unreasonable
156. Do We Really Need a Unionized State Government?
157. Government Employee Union Contract Database Now Available
158. Present Day Prohibition
159. Nov. 4 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
160. Nation's Report Card
161. The Rich Are Getting Richer; So Are the Poor
162. No kindergarten before age 5?
163. CapCon Draws Attention to Teacher Layoffs
164. Bureaucracy Trumps Managerial Prowess
165. Center Scholar in Washington Times
166. Poll shows strong support for education choice
167. Too Loose for Comfort
168. Center Experts Attract National Following
169. Fact finder calls CMU offer reasonable
170. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Motion on Behalf of New U-M Campus Group
171. High-Speed Rail Projects Often Derail
172. Michigan Virtual Revolution: WAY Program
173. WEYI-TV25 Reports on CapCon Story
174. Michigan Virtual Revolution: WAY Program
175. Minnesota Governor Should Look to California, Not Michigan, on Unionization of Child Care Providers
176. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 1, 2011
177. Fire marshal now involved in DPS overcrowding
178. Obamacare 'Exchange' Opposite of 'Free Market'
179. Center Analysts Expose Corporate Welfare Failure
180. Attorney: State Officials Should Investigate How Illegal and Defunded State Agency Continues to Operate
181. GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’
182. Candidates scarce in Manistique district
183. The Real Purpose of Recall Elections
184. Private donors pay start-up costs of statewide district
185. Oct. 28 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
186. Student loan revisions will reduce students’ monthly payments
187. Hide Your Kids! Hide Your Wife!
188. 'Green Jobs' Replaced with Blue Collar Jobs?
189. Kersey Discusses Right-to-Work
190. Obamacare: GOP 'Hostage Taker'
191. A SNEAK PEEK AT THE MENU: "An Evening with the Mackinac Center" featuring Governor Mitch Daniels and Governor Rick Snyder
192. Petoskey to review outside groups’ access to students
193. Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Corporate Welfare's Got to Go
194. Mythbusted: Overcrowding in Detroit Classrooms
195. The Online Learning Revolution: Grand Rapids
196. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 25, 2011
197. The Online Learning Revolution: Grand Rapids
198. Online Learning Panel in Grand Rapids
199. Royal Oak Schools: Buses or Cadillac Health Care?
200. Michigan again in Race to the Top competition
201. Obamacare 'Mandate' Could Penalize 70,000 Here
202. Scott recall on again, poll shows him winning
203. New contract in Mount Pleasant
204. Oct. 21 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
205. Alcohol Myths Persist Beyond Prohibition
206. $500m Subsidy for Finnish Electric Car Maker
207. Pot, Meet Kettle
208. Center Scholar Testifies on Cigarette Taxes
209. Scott Recall Election: On or Off?
210. Bills would expand dual enrollment
211. Center Right-to-Work Research Cited in Bloomberg
212. NFIB: 'No Rush' on Creating Obamacare Exchange
213. ALEC: 'No' to Exchanges, 'Yes' to Health Compact
214. The Occupiers vs. Detroit's Recovery
215. McHugh Discusses Obamacare on Beckmann
216. Center Co-founder, Chairman Featured
217. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 18, 2011
218. From the Department of You Can't Be Serious ...
219. Center Expert in Detroit Free Press
220. Amtrak Subsidies vs. Megabus Private Enterprise
221. Farm Bureau: Climate change book misleading
222. Occupy Detroit? Why Not Take Responsibility?
223. Tea Party Uses MichiganVotes to Rank Legislators
224. Al Gore Now a Great Lakes Expert
225. Oct. 14 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
226. State board divided on charter schools
227. Obamacare 'Bending the Cost Curve' UP
228. Proposal Would Make State More Accountable
229. Harding Cited on Regulatory Reform
230. Unionized Government Takes and Spends More
231. Center Analyst Cited on Welfare Reforms
232. Pennsylvania considers school vouchers
233. School closings saved $1.7M in Midland
234. 'Green Jobs' Smackdown Worth Repeating
235. Center President on Recalls in Grand Rapids Press
236. Bloomberg Cites Center Study
237. Commentary: Governor Snyder’s BMI Reporting Violates Our Hippocratic Oath
238. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 11, 2011
239. Gov. Snyder and Legislature Must Address Regulatory Regime
240. Mackinac Minute: Why We Do What We Do
241. Senate: Charters yes, teacher privatization no
242. Flint nixes two administrative pay hikes
243. CMU professors go to court over delayed pay hikes
244. Legislature Finally Repeals Health Care Benefits for 'Retired' Lawmakers After a Decade of Disagreement
245. Electric Cars Nonstarter With Consumers
246. Money for Nothing?
247. End 'Continuing Ed' Teacher Certification
248. Oct. 7 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
249. Enrollment up in many West Michigan districts
250. Obamacare Exchange: The People or the Insurers?
251. Initial 'Right-to-Teach' Bill Has Problems
252. Kersey Discusses Labor Policy Forum
253. Teacher reverses lecture/homework format
254. Issues & Ideas Forum
255. The Future of Unionized Government
256. From Solyndra to Nevada Geothermal?
257. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 4, 2011
258. Careful What You Wish for on Health 'Exchange'
259. Rose Beats Tarkenton to the Post
260. Jalen Rose on Teacher Tenure
261. Back Toward Liquor Control
262. Hall of Fame Quarterback Connects With CapCon
263. Liquored Up: Michigan Government Should Exit Its Liquor Wholesale Business
264. Michigan Should Lower Its Renewable Portfolio Standard Requirements to Zero
265. Michigan $1 Billion Closer to ‘Benefits in Balance’
266. Ladies for Liberty
267. Sept. 23 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
268. The Solyndra Lesson
269. Center Co-Sponsoring 'Ladies of Liberty' Talk
270. Sept. 30 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
271. Poll: Voters like school choice, not teacher privatization
272. Michigan's 'Very Best' Schools Only 'Above Average'
273. State Admits Compensation Problem
274. Paying Teachers Not to Teach
275. Michigan Charter School Wars
276. Grant aimed at preschool science teaching
277. Present Day Prohibition
278. Ark. Dem. Gov. Says 'No' to Obamacare Grant
279. Study: Obamacare's Negative Effect on Ohio
280. Education Panel, Op-Ed Tout School Reform
281. LaFaive Cited in Wall Street Journal
282. Kersey Discusses UAW, Detroit on National Program
283. Politicians Pursue 'Green Jobs' at Their Peril
284. Live Simulcast of Education Panel at Noon
285. Obama outlines NCLB waiver rules
286. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 27, 2011
287. Michigan Amazon Tax Can’t ‘Level Playing Field’
288. The Online Learning Revolution - Grand Traverse
289. Van Beek: Offer Parents More School Options
290. Center Cited on Internet Sales Tax
291. Mackinac Minute: Recent Education Reform
292. FOIA dispute in East Jordan
293. The Online Learning Revolution: Traverse City
294. Gov. Snyder’s 'Exchange' an Obamacare Trojan Horse?
295. 200-Proof Readings to Accompany Ken Burns’ ‘Prohibition’
296. Bill would take back aid from MSU, WSU
297. No agreement yet at CMU
298. Creating Health 'Exchange' Entrenches Obamacare
299. Walker: Nix the 'Amazon Tax'
300. Preparing for a Unicorn Stampede
301. Tax $$$ for Gov't Union Ban Stuck in GOP Senate
302. Michigan to help draft science standards
303. GOP Combines Corporate Welfare & 'Cool Cities'
304. Ideas for Regulatory Reform
305. Three new Detroit high schools announced
306. Occam's Razor and Right-to-Work
307. EPA Rules Could Impact Electricity Reliability
308. More right-to-teach controversy
309. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 20, 2011
310. Letter in Freep is Spurious, Misleading
311. Flint Journal Covers CapCon Story
312. Michigan Could Lose Jobs Under Obamacare
313. Kersey Cited on Right-to-Work for Teachers
314. Film Subsidy Bucks Buy Video Games: Does Hollywood Glitz Still Shine?
315. Jalen Rose: ‘We have to up the ante’
316. New contract in Spring Lake
317. Some question Obama plan to spend more on Detroit schools
318. It's Not Easy Subsidizing Green
319. September 16 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
320. Kersey Featured in Dome Magazine
321. Where Are All the Green Jobs?
322. Howell says MDOT bid on school land is too low
323. Where Are All the Green Jobs?
324. State board raises the bar on MEAP, MME
325. Jalen Rose: An Education Entrepreneur
326. Jalen Rose, Education Entrepreneur
327. Former MEA Local Prez: Union May Lose 40% of Members – Including Him – if Teacher Right to Work Passes
328. Jimmy Hoffa's Revealing Choice of an Enemy
329. If It Ain't Broke, Don't Spend $25 Billion to Fix It
330. Michigan Virtual University – The Online Learning Revolution Continues
331. Big D Gets a 'C-' for Transparency
332. How to Kill Jobs in Urban Areas
333. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 13, 2011
334. More GOP Backlash Against Recall-Happy MEA?
335. Performance Review
336. NY GOP Blocking State 'Obamacare' Exchange
337. "Right-to-teach" headed to Legislature?
338. Thousands using Indiana school voucher program
339. Charter expansion, schools of choice among reform bills
340. Remembering 9/11
341. Freedom to Teach
342. Professionalizing the Teaching Profession
343. Center Scholar Appointed Emergency Manager in Pontiac
344. Corporate Environmental Indoctrination
345. September 9 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
346. Center Expert Cited on President Obama's Speech
347. Obama: Another $30 billion for teaching jobs
348. Senate Leader Supports Right to Work For Teachers
349. Michigan Should Lower its Renewable Portfolio Standard Requirements to Zero
350. Group says university tuition is affordable
351. What if Employers Provided Housing?
352. Michigan Health Care Workers Seeking Exit from Scandal-Ridden SEIU Affiliate
353. New school year brings 19 new charters
354. Take Who Out?
355. Government Inaction on Air Rule Saves Jobs
356. Detroit News Editorial Cites Center President
357. Harding Appointed to State Panel
358. Teacher privatization among reform ideas
359. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 6, 2011
360. Legislature Should End Abusive Public-Sector Unionizations
361. Privatization Still Growing in Michigan Schools
362. Alcohol Wholesalers Squeeze Consumers Dry
363. Teachers Union Health Insurer Paying Big Raises
364. Accountability 101: How’s Your Legislator Performing?
365. All “MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report” Votes for 2011
366. Reaction mixed on mandatory schools of choice
367. Feds ease special education spending rules
368. No State Favors For Fastest Growing Companies
369. September 2 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
370. A Smaller Cadillac Is Still a Cadillac
371. Lamons Law
372. Highland Park under financial review
373. Townships Blow Off Residents Over Wind Farms
374. Think Tank President Advocates Center's Analysis
375. Editorial Cites Center on School Employee Benefits
376. Melton joining StudentsFirst
377. Michigan Worst in Nation for Adding High-Income Earners from 1999 to 2009
378. Political Power, Central Planning & 'Stimulus' vs. the People
379. Over Par, Over Priced
380. Going in Circles
381. Michigan $1 Billion Closer to Bringing Benefits In Balance
382. Green Energy Mandates and Cap on Competition Blamed for Michigan's High Energy Costs
383. Higher Energy Costs Mean Fewer Jobs
384. Grosse Pointe State Rep: Public Schools Must Control 'Who Is Allowed to Attend'
385. Detroit News Cites Center Analysis on Liquor Laws
386. Madison contract includes schedule freeze
387. Unionized Government Gets Poor Reviews
388. The Green Jobs Myth
389. Schools Privatize Because They Must
390. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 30, 2011
391. Would ‘Family Leave’ boost school involvement?
392. Train Station with 78 Daily Riders Gets $1 Million in Stimulus Renovations
393. Mount Pleasant trims pay schedule by 1.5 percent, retains steps
394. Health care spending limits sent to Snyder
395. August 26 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
396. Trimming bus service divisive issue in St. Johns
397. Global Warming Will Lead to Alien Invasions?
398. School Charges Illegal Registration Fee
399. Feds: 'Never Mind' on State Obamacare Exchanges?
400. As New State Committee Meets on Liquor Control, Mackinac Center Statistical Analysis Finds Liquor Prices Higher in Wholesale Control States Like Michigan
401. Liquored Up: Michigan Government Should Exit Its Liquor Wholesale Business
402. Back-to-School Shopping
403. Kersey Cited on CMU Strike
404. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 23, 2011
405. Back-to-School Daze
406. Why Health Care in Michigan Is Expensive
407. CMU Strike: Standing Firm Is Not Bad Faith
408. Reagan Fires CMU Faculty PATCO Strikers
409. Questions Abound Over Liquor Laws
410. ‘Back to school’ comes late for many Detroit children
411. Privatization numbers are up
412. Center Experts Featured in Oakland Press
413. Why Is Regulatory Reform Legislation Stalled?
414. Super Speedway Perks Live On: State Tax Credits to MIS Total $18.1 Million
415. International High School opening in Ypsilanti
416. August 19 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
417. National Debt More About How We Will Live than How Much We Owe
418. Migration and Tax Rates
419. Read All About It
420. CMU faculty authorize ‘job action’
421. Taxes and the Life and Death of Great American Cities
422. State Regulations Suffocate Hospitality Industry
423. More Schools Save by Ditching Unionized Insurance, Busing, Food and Janitors
424. Kent County School District Abandons Illegal Contract Language, Embraces Privatization
425. 'Free' Meals for DPS Students
426. Lifting charter cap on Senate education agenda
427. 'Petoskey Stone': Michigan’s State Stone
428. Ann Arbor Considering Fines for Normal Operation of Cars
429. Another MEGA Loser
430. Michigan Schools Districts Embrace Privatization
431. August in Michigan Is Teacher Freedom Month
432. Center Scholars Cited in Obama-FDR Comparison
433. No Cutting and Complaining Here: Oxford Schools Bucks the Trend
434. Ann Arbor Cuts Cops With $1.5 Million Surplus Sitting in Arts Budget
435. Center’s 2011 School Privatization Survey Shows That for First Time, Majority of Michigan Districts Contract Out for Noninstructional Services
436. Privatization Still a Growing Trend in Michigan Schools
437. State launches school performance website
438. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 16, 2011
439. How Will ObamaCare Mess Up My Life and Livelihood?
440. MERC Makes Right Call on U-M Students
441. Michigan School District Virtually Bucks Spending Cuts Trend
442. August 12 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
443. School accommodates young travelers
444. Smoking's Bottom Line
445. Former home-schoolers open private school
446. Box Office Bombs: Made in Michigan
447. Hazel Park launches Promise program
448. Law school grads sue over jobs, salary data
449. Why True Conservationists Should Cheer “Fracking”
450. Michigan Legislature Micromanage? Ahem ...
451. EPA: It's For Your Own Good
452. How Federal Money Doesn't Translate Into Jobs
453. Obamacare Triples Health Insurance Cost Increases
454. Court rejects Lansing teachers’ lawsuit
455. David Littmann on WJR
456. Morning in America: Obamacare Repealed
457. Kansas Rejects Obamacare Exchange
458. Liquor Panel Formalized
459. Former Governor Gets it Wrong Again
460. U of M Students Saved from Illegal Unionization
461. Center Expert Cited on Education
462. 'Michigan Wind Is Less Costly Than Coal' Claim Blown Away by Federal Stats
463. Michigan has oversupply of new teachers
464. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 9, 2011
465. Public University Students Not Public Employees
466. Government Math: Always Round Up
467. The Michigan Employment Relations Commission Unanimously Rejects Unionization of U of M Graduate Student Research Assistants
468. Detroit unions sue over pay cut
469. How to Defuse PERA’s Ticking Time Bomb
470. Time to Take School Choice in Michigan to the Next Level
471. Five Questions for New Liquor Advisory Committee
472. Study: College degree not always ticket to higher pay
473. Heritage Foundation Opposes Obamacare "Exchanges"
474. Parents angry over report on union tactics
475. August 5 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
476. Most school millages defeated
477. Wright Discusses U-M Illegal Unionization
478. Despite Recall Attempts, School Funding About the Same
479. Plymouth-Canton, Livonia consider food service merger
480. Municipal Consolidation: Saving Money or Growing Government?
481. CAFE Standard Won't Stand
482. Center Scholar, Study Cited
483. Michigan Creeps Closer to Obamacare 'Exchange'
484. Flint Journal Writes About Cap Con Story
485. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 2, 2011
486. Union Claims About RTW Flawed
487. Alcohol (Monopoly) Addiction
488. Center Chairman Honored
489. Detroit Imposes 10 Percent Wage Cuts, Unions Promise Lawsuit
490. Media Loves 'Green Jobs' Report; Fine Print Shows 'Green' Means the Garbage Man
491. WMU buys private bookstore
492. EPA ‘Guidance’ on Wetlands Defies Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
493. Otsego teachers get pay raise, leave MESSA
494. July 29 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
495. A Storm in Washington: David Littmann Discusses the Debt Ceiling
496. Remembering Dr. Milton Friedman
497. Teachers visit Grand Rapids jobsites
498. Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day
499. MCLF Fights More Illegal Unionization
500. Muslim school backers ask federal oversight
501. U of M Graduate Students Target of Union Grab
502. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Seeks to Prevent Illegal Unionization of U of M Graduate Student Research Assistants
503. MCLF Protects Grad Students from Forced Unionism
504. Crash and Burn
505. Friedman: The Influence of Ideas
506. Help Wanted
507. EPA's Attack on Coal Could be Deadly
508. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 26, 2011
509. The (Government-Free) Pursuit of Artsy-ness
510. Model Resolution Opposing Obamacare Exchange
511. Editorial Cites CapCon
512. Report: Number of high school graduates will shrink
513. Shared bus service draws complaint
514. State Compensation Problem Bigger Than Advertised
515. Will Schools Keep Ignoring Teacher Effectiveness When Setting Pay?
516. Commission will develop evaluation tool
517. July 22 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
518. Brighton public, private schools agree to shared electives
519. Not So Fast on 'Government Employees Earn Less'
520. Ill Wind in New Jersey Is Bad News for Michigan
521. Alpena moves ahead on teacher evaluation process
522. Government Does Not Create Jobs — But It Can Help or Hurt
523. Run From the Border(s)
524. A Call to End Forced Unionization
525. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 19, 2011
526. Binding Arbitration Bill Mostly Preserves the Status Quo
527. Green Jobs Mostly Invisible
528. An Ounce of Prevention
529. Insurance switch OK’d in Ovid-Elsie
530. And Now for Something Completely Different
531. Benefits in Balance: Saving $5.7 Billion Annually
532. Urban Sprawl, RIP?
533. Ann Arbor to ask voters for technology millage
534. Detroit names charter schools chief
535. Case Ends; Forced Unionization Still a Threat
536. July 15 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
537. ObamaCare Arrives in Michigan
538. Pay-to-play moves beyond sports
539. Who Is the Real Target?
540. Van Beek at School Choice Forum
541. Supreme Court: Schools can’t collect PAC money for MEA
542. The Detroitification of Detroit
543. Secure Property Rights Good for the Environment
544. Editorial Cites Center on Tobacco Taxes
545. Feds seek to undo Detroit control of Head Start money
546. They Can Be Taught!
547. Another $2 Billion Bad Idea From Washington
548. 401(K) System Saves the State $4 Billion
549. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 12, 2011
550. Politicians: Stop Blocking the Online Charter School Door!
551. Stimulus Giveaways and Higher Electric Bills Pay for ‘Green Energy’ in Michigan
552. NCLB showdown heats up in Montana
553. Many Detroit charter school scores no better than DPS’
554. Without contract, CMU faculty paying more for MESSA
555. Measuring Charter Public School Performance
556. Atlanta test scandal erupts
557. A Larger Perspective on Unions
558. Labor Talks
559. The SEIU in Michigan: Home Health Aides
560. MEA, DFT will push recalls
561. Peter Glaser's Testimony on Energy Policy
562. Breaking Bad: Dearborn Gives Four Problem Teachers $197K to Go Away
563. Time to Abolish Project Labor Agreements
564. FOIA Decision Bad for Taxpayers
565. MEDC Accountability a Step in the Right Direction
566. Van Beek Part of July 13 School Choice Forum
567. Power Failure
568. Freedom to Work: A New Right-To-Work Effort in Michigan
569. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 5, 2011
570. State Pension Underfunding Liability Jumps $6.6 Billion, Confirming Need for Reform
571. A Good Start, Policymakers. Now for the Heavy Lifting
572. State Pours Interference on Liquor Business
573. Michigan ACT scores stable, DPS lags
574. New Voucher Question: Are There Enough Seats?
575. Insurance Switch Saves Teacher Jobs
576. July 1 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report
577. Florida Couple Sues, Says Private School Too Easy
578. Michigan Freedom to Work Kicks Off
579. PLAs: Some Good News for Taxpayers
580. Saline Schools’ ‘Last in, First out’ Victims
581. Reasons to Celebrate in Michigan
582. Is Europe's Attack on the Car Coming Here?
583. Supreme Court Won’t Review Teacher Email Case
584. EPA: It's For Your Own Good
585. Misplaced Priorities
586. State Supreme Court Failure to Rectify Disastrous FOIA Ruling ‘Must Be Fixed,’ Says Center Attorney
587. Environmental Group Wrong About Coal Plants
588. Oddball State Agency Micromanages Liquor Retailing
589. Working on the Wrong Problem
590. Faith and Hope in Charity
591. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 28, 2011
592. Court removes injunction against privatization
593. Side-by-Side Comparison
594. New Online Database Provides Unique ‘Context and Performance’ Information for Every Standard Michigan Public High School
595. Teacher Kissing Students Is Paid to Leave; Tenure Makes Him Too Hard to Fire
596. Warning: Increase Film Subsides Now and Risk Regrets Later
597. Charter saves on pensions, retains jobs
598. A Good Start, Policymakers. Now Time for the Heavy Lifting
599. EMU faculty: No work in DPS without union safeguards
600. MichiganVotes.org June 24 Weekly Roll Call Report
601. Group sues over emergency manager law
602. Energy Policy Should be Above Politics
603. Michigan Pension Reform Saves Billions
604. School Revenues, Spending
605. Good News From Marathon
606. Just Shut It
607. Michigan State Senator Offers Cigarette Tax Cut to Cut Smuggling
608. Study: State Employee Pension Reform Has Saved Taxpayers Estimated $2.3 Billion to $4.3 Billion in Unfunded Pension Liability
609. Estimated Savings From Michigan’s 1997 State Employees Pension Plan Reform
610. Teachers to pay more toward insurance
611. Board can’t agree on filling vacant seat
612. When Regulatory Agencies Cross the Line
613. Can Ethanol Survive?
614. Latest DPS reform hinges on principals
615. Godfrey-Lee gets $2.5M in improvement grants
616. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 21, 2011
617. Center Commentary to be Featured in Freep
618. Transit Authority Moves to Lower Costs
619. IMPACT Summer 2011
620. Holly Academy making room for more students
621. Losing Control of Government?
622. Stimulus funds buffered Allegan budget
623. When School Fee Hikes Count as ‘Budget Cuts’
624. School for pregnant teens to stay open — as charter
625. Distilling the Truth
626. Strange Brew
627. Obamacare: "Final Report of Stakeholder Work Group Recommendations"
628. MichiganVotes.org June 17 Weekly Roll Call Report
629. Should Michigan Create a Health Insurance Exchange?
630. Second lawsuit in Wisconsin
631. High-Speed Rail? Not So Fast
632. Meridian considers joining New Tech
633. Fact Check: Michigan Government Employees ‘Under Attack?’
634. Introducing the New Labor Movement
635. Bonuses After Tuition Hike at Delta College
636. Critics of HB 4326 Miss the Point
637. The 'Control' of the Liquor Control Commission
638. Addressing Michigan's 'Shadow Government'
639. State Faces Decision in Electricity Grid Upgrade
640. Veteran Lansing Reporter Jack Spencer Joins Michigan Capitol Confidential
641. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 14, 2011
642. NEA to Buy More Votes with Video Game Grants
643. Pontiac Should Have Listened to Center Experts
644. Tenure, seniority reform pass House
645. Private Colleges
646. MichiganVotes.org June 10 Weekly Roll Call Report
647. Michigan State Parks Stuck in a Rut
648. A New Perspective
649. U-M launches charter school study
650. Convoluted Distribution Laws Hurt Local Craft Brewers
651. Adrian looks to reserves, cuts to fill $5.2M gap
652. It's in the Contract. What Contract?
653. U-M center studies school bus crash data
654. Tort Reform in Michigan: Luncheon and Online
655. MichiganScience No. 16
656. Teachers' Unions vs. Schoolchildren
657. Some Good GDP News for Michigan
658. Lansing Township Action Puts Taxpayers at Risk
659. EMU Asks Unions to Give Up Raises
660. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 7, 2011
661. Selective Economics
662. Wisconsin considers ‘parent petition’ voucher
663. Political Careerists Threaten Freedom, Prosperity
664. Does the NLRB Really Expect Businesses to Ignore Strikes?
665. Natural Resources Trust Fund Needs a Makeover
666. Armada keeps MESSA, freezes salary schedule
667. Agassi backs charter school facilities fund
668. EPA’s War on Energy Hitting Pocketbooks
669. MichiganVotes.org June 3 Weekly Roll Call Report
670. DPS won’t release draft budget
671. End Energy Subsidies to Reduce National Debt
672. State Employee Public Pension Liability Jumps $900 Million in One Year
673. Bill would cap superintendent pay
674. Are You Kinda Republican, Really Republican or Really, Really Republican?
675. No Auto Resurgence Yet
676. Report: Single Parenthood Unaffordable in Michigan
677. 'The Single Most Important Thing'
678. School Revenues and Spending
679. Editorial: The Money Isn't Coming
680. PETA wants to place ads on lockers
681. Revenues and Spending of Michigan's Urban, Suburban, Town and Rural School Districts
682. Green-Labor Alliance Bad for Workers
683. Nearly $4 Million in Savings Possible
684. News Cites Center Research
685. How Social Security Digits Could Decide an Ann Arbor Teacher Layoff
686. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 31, 2011
687. Center Study Compares Financial Data for Michigan’s Urban, Suburban, Town and Rural School Districts
688. Tecumseh adopts insurance ‘best practice’
689. Religious school enrollment down
690. MichCapCon Cited by CNN
691. MichiganVotes.org May 27 Weekly Roll Call Report
692. Tax Cuts vs. School Spending
693. Michigone
694. Professor dismissed for plagiarism in school consolidation study
695. Shedding Light on Michigan's Administrative State
696. MSU Professor Dismissed for Plagiarism
697. Michigan Tax Reform Signed
698. Superintendent to Governor: 'Make My School a Prison'
699. New ‘Race’ focuses on early education
700. And Now for Something Completely Different
701. Flood Insurance May Leave You High and Dry
702. Michigan Budget and Economic Facts
703. Movie Fiction
704. Stage Doors and Broken Windows
705. Health Care Compact Myths, Busted
706. Beyond the Classroom
707. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 24, 2011
708. The Truth About School Funding
709. Pain at the Pump
710. College Reconsiders Senior Tuition Waivers
711. Win an iPad with MichiganScience!
712. Do 90 Percent of Scientists Really Buy Into Global Warming Alarmism?
713. Flint considers outsourcing services
714. Tax Proponents Wrong to Deny Job Creation
715. Environmentalists Object to Following the Law
716. MichiganVotes.org May 20 Weekly Roll Call Report
717. Senate OKs 80/20 plan on health insurance
718. Dependent 'Care'
719. A Little Graft Can Do A Lot of Damage
720. Righting a Wrong
721. Contract ties wages to inflation rate
722. Freep Columnist Cites Center Research
723. Don't Confuse Estimates With Data
724. Garden Variety Bureaucracy
725. MEDC Admits Truth About Jobs Claims
726. School Funding Myths Forum Today
727. Issues & Ideas Forum, May 18, 2011
728. Michigan School Spending Hits All-Time High
729. Michigan’s Massive Job Creation and Loss
730. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 17, 2011
731. Strike Back Harder
732. Center Analyst: State Needs Privatization
733. Center Receives FOIA Bills
734. Howell School Board Bucks MEA Advice: Saves $2.9 Million and Avoids Program Cuts
735. Farmington agrees to concessions over outsourcing
736. NEA chiefs propose teacher evaluation changes
737. Prison Sentence
738. 120K Jobs if Granholm Tax Hike Is Repealed
739. Tobacco Smuggling and Taxes
740. Eau Claire considers self-funded health insurance
741. MichiganVotes.org May 13 Weekly Roll Call Report
742. Editorial: Regulatory Reform Long Overdue
743. Michigan Stands Out in Tax Redistribution
744. West Bloomfield union sues over pay cuts
745. Gov. Snyder vs. the Political Careerists
746. Careful There, Bob
747. Kathy Hoekstra Guest-Hosts on 'Beckmann'
748. Online high school will expand
749. A New Right-to-Work State?
750. Michigan Punches Rail Ticket
751. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 10, 2011
752. Does the NLRB Really Expect Businesses to Ignore Strikes?
753. Michigan Budget Helps the Afflicted
754. Legacy Costs
755. Political Careerists Threaten Freedom, Prosperity
756. Michigan teachers join spate of ‘grade-ins’
757. Wayne State Removes Questionable Website After Mackinac Center FOIA Requests
758. Schools Use Creative Accounting to Exaggerate Fiscal Challenges
759. The Benefits of Prison Spending Reform
760. Interlocal Agreements — Good Intent, Bad Practice
761. Madison voters OK bond for performing arts center
762. Lansing struggles to reduce spending
763. Hoekstra to Guest-Host 'Beckmann' on WJR
764. MichiganVotes.org May 6 Weekly Roll Call Report
765. Regulatory Reform vs. Fluff
766. Leelanau area schools do the math on health insurance
767. Brownfield Credits Are No Level Playing Field
768. 'MEA Republicans' Grind Down Tea Party Reforms
769. DPS receives bids from 18 charter operators
770. Trust Fund Baby
771. Dearborn teachers union will manage own health care
772. Right-to-Work Dashboard
773. 'Love Boat?'
774. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 3, 2011
775. Poached Goose Eggs
776. School Districts Ignoring Labor Market Signals
777. Small insurers gaining school customers
778. Local Police/Fire Millage Votes Show Local Politicians’ Bait and Switch
779. Study: Observation can identify effective teachers
780. DPS will appeal order to repay teachers
781. Should Education Money Only be for K-12?
782. MichiganVotes.org April 29 Weekly Roll Call Report
783. Mackinac Center Files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Michigan Case That Could Become a Watershed in State Environmental Law
784. Bill would decertify unions that back illegal strikes
785. Districts weigh spending cuts
786. Hartland Teachers to Share in Belt-Tightening
787. Massachusetts House Passes Labor Law Reform
788. Government Action Could Lower Gas Prices
789. Economist Cites Center Work
790. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 26, 2011
791. National Education Standards Will Stifle Innovation
792. UN Treaty Would Give Rights to 'Mother Earth'
793. Center Staff on 'Off the Record'
794. A Meritorious Idea
795. Why We Should Be Cat People
796. MichiganVotes.org April 22 Weekly Roll Call Report
797. Penalties for Illegal Teacher Strikes
798. Editorial Cites Center on K-12 Spending
799. Acts of God
800. Big FOIA Bills from Michigan State Police
801. Recall group denies MEA backing
802. Center Vindicated in MSU Plagiarism Case
803. Plagiarizing Professor to Be Slapped by MSU
804. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 19, 2011
805. IMPACT Spring 2011
806. Meridian Township Rules Against American Flag
807. Lehman: FOIA Requests Vindicated
808. USA Today Cites Cigarette Tax Studies
809. Four Reasons Why the Tea Party Should Ignore Detroit Bridge Controversy
810. Lansing tries to head off $25M deficit
811. Intervention said to lower special education count
812. Bobb ready to modify union contracts
813. Who Benefits From Lower Business Taxes?
814. Van Beek: MEA 'Posturing' Over Illegal Strike
815. Why Film Subsidies Must Go
816. MichiganVotes.org April 15 Weekly Roll Call Report
817. Bill would require health cost sharing by public workers
818. Tax and Union Battles Show Importance of Mackinac Center
819. DEQ Fee Increases for 'Business as Usual'
820. Average Teacher Salary in Michigan Rises Again
821. Bangor Township supports possible MEA job action
822. Big Labor, Partisan Politics and Academic Independence
823. Schools Spending More, Claiming Cuts
824. EPA Budget Cut
825. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 12, 2011
826. Schools Use Creative Accounting to Exaggerate Fiscal Challenges
827. Mackinac Center Vindicated on FOIA Requests
828. Interlocal Agreements – Good Intent, Bad Practice
829. Exclusive Interview With Gov. Rick Snyder
830. Few happy with proposed school lunch rules
831. School choice programs gain ground
832. Budget Impasse Over EPA Worth Having
833. DPS: Here’s what we want in a charter operator
834. Michigan Taking Steps in the Right Direction
835. Other Than the Gratuitous Insults, Columnist Gets FOIA Story Right
836. Teachers Union Mocks FOIA Law
837. Wayne State Pulls Down Website
838. Arizona moves to increase tuition tax credits
839. Judge Giddings Upholds Mackinac Center on Government Retiree Health Bennies
840. Virtual Learning Meets Reality
841. Is the DEQ Harassing Hart Enterprises?
842. 'Mackinac Center Is Partisan' Charges More Revealing of Accusers Than Center
843. Schools Comment on FOIA Requests
844. State Has to Live Within its Means
845. Mitch Albom and Michigan Budget Director on Different Sides of Film Subsidy Ledger
846. Judge: Retiree health care law unconstitutional
847. Government Policies Contribute to Higher Gas Prices
848. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 5, 2011
849. Center FOIA Requests Explained
850. 'Controlling' School Health Insurance Costs, Local Style
851. Center Receives Death Threats After FOIA Request
852. The Public Purpose of Our 'Professors' Email' FOIA Request
853. Marquette to Study Later High School Start Time
854. School Funding Debate: Dollars vs. Performance
855. Law Regarding Prohibited Subjects of Collective Bargaining Needs Updated
856. It Shouldn’t Take a Hurricane to Revitalize Detroit Public Schools
857. Film Incentive Drama May Upset Reforms
858. MEAP: Math up, reading down
859. Charter school, other development at Tiger Stadium nixed
860. Michigan Schools Still Well-Funded Under Governor's Plan
861. Eternal Vigilance Required: Politicians' Persistent Threats to Popular Democracy
862. MichiganVotes.org April 1 Weekly Roll Call Report
863. MDE wants change on school takeover law
864. Opposing FOIA Is Opposing Open Government
865. ObamaCare 'Litmus Test' for Legislators
866. Kersey: Punish Illegal Strikers
867. D.C. scholarship program approved by House
868. FOIA Law Enhances Center's Research and Reporting
869. Center FOIA Requests Draw Media Attention
870. Cool Cities Warmed Over
871. Rep. O'Brien Says No Tax Hike Behind Transit Bill
872. 'TeaParty' Scores Against ObamaCare in Several States (But Michigan Takes the Money)
873. I, Pencil Appreciation Day
874. Gold Standard Debate Tonight at Northwood
875. Congressman Cites Center Research as Reason for His Change of Heart Over Film Subsidies
876. Minor Flaw in Huffington Post's 'Coming Water Shortage Will Repopulate Detroit' Argument
877. Public Universities Spending More on Administrators
878. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 29, 2011
879. LaFaive, Albom on Film Subsidies
880. LaFaive Discusses How to Fix Detroit
881. MichiganScience No. 15
882. Some Worry that Portage Buyout Will Affect Tax Vote
883. Michigan Business Tax Discourages Economic Growth
884. MEA to Members: Save Money for Layoffs, Job Action
885. Bloomfield Hills Eyes Consolidated High Schools
886. Schools Can Save Money if They Try
887. MichiganVotes.org March 25 Weekly Roll Call Report
888. Film Incentive Drama May Upset Reforms
889. Louisiana Pushes Back on ObamaCare, but Michigan Takes the Money
890. 'Brutal' MSU Budget Cut: Just 4.5 Percent
891. Gov. Granholm to Tour Country for Green Energy
892. Another Way to Deal With Illegal Strikes
893. Mackinac Center and Michigan Press Association to File Documents With Michigan Supreme Court in Key FOIA Case
894. How Is Gov. Snyder Doing So Far?
895. The MEA's Mob Mentality: If We All Strike, You Probably Won't Be Fired
896. Number of ObamaCare 'Noncollaborationist' Governors Growing; Gov. Snyder Should Join Ranks
897. I Have Seen Your Automotive Future ...
898. How Much State Land Is Enough?
899. 'Commercial-free' Radio
900. 'Budget Cut' Doesn't Mean the Same Thing to Public and Private Sectors
901. Bills would stiffen penalties for teacher strikes
902. Four Reasons State Policymakers Should Stop Collaborating with ObamaCare
903. Missed Opportunity for Regulatory Reform
904. Fighting the Wrong War
905. UAW Could Return to 'Bad Habits'
906. Rallies at the Michigan Capitol
907. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 22, 2011
908. Assessing Gov. Snyder Thus Far
909. Teacher Strikes, Prevailing Wage
910. DPS Emergency Manager Faces Difficulties
911. MEA letter generates strike talk
912. Analyst: Bargaining doesn’t boost wages
913. Harper Creek names itself policyholder
914. Union Corruption — The Latest from DOL
915. MichiganVotes.org March 18 Weekly Roll Call Report
916. Emergency manager bill draws protestors
917. Flaws in Union-Supported Paper Claiming Michigan Government Employees Not ‘Overcompensated’
918. DEQ Accused of Harassing Sparta Company
919. Good Day, Sunshine
920. Illegal Teacher Strike Rumored After Union’s ‘Job Action’ Letter
921. Michigan Demonstrator Compares Gov. Snyder to Hitler
922. Bill would move school board elections to November
923. Mackinac Center Recommendations Found in New Financial Emergency Legislation
924. Outstanding in Their Field?
925. Gov. Snyder's 'Plot' for Pension Tax
926. Parent group wants contract settled
927. Natural Disasters Are Good?
928. State Forest Resources Underutilized
929. Bobb Proposes Converting 41 Schools to Charters
930. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 15, 2011
931. Helpful Facts About Michigan's Public Sector
932. The UAW's Anti-Democratic Principles
933. Editorial Cites Center on School Consolidation
934. Film Council Blasts Proposed Subsidy Cut
935. Senator: Schools Should Tap 'Rainy Day Funds'
936. Graduation rates don't tell whole story
937. Schools Debate Facebook Conduct Policies
938. Government Regulation Killing Energy Jobs
939. On (Recent Events in) Wisconsin
940. House Passes Pay-Freeze Bill
941. Public-Sector Bargaining Privileges Are Not Inalienable Rights
942. Bigger Fish to Fry
943. Everyday Citizens Run Risk of Being Criminals
944. Film Subsidy Amounts Grossly Under-Reported
945. Union Officials Still Upset That They Can No Longer Take Illegal 'Dues' From Private Business Owners
946. Time to End Corporate Welfare
947. Prevailing Against Prevailing Wage
948. Community College Never Heard From Erstwhile 'Partner' in Forced Unionization Scheme
949. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 8, 2011
950. Win an iPad with MichiganScience!
951. Editorials Support End of Illegal 'Union Dues' Taken From Day Care Owners
952. Is There 'Balance' in the 'Balance the State Budget' Game?
953. A Virtual Learning Revolution
954. The Good, Bad and Ugly of Gov. Snyder’s First Budget
955. Executive Budget Takes on Government Employee Compensation
956. Judge puts school accreditation plan on hold
957. With My Mind on My Money and My Money on My Mind
958. The Union, Not Day Care Providers, Is Getting the ‘Pay Cut’
959. Drill Rather Than Tap U.S. Oil Reserves
960. MichiganVotes.org March 4 Weekly Roll Call Report
961. Residents have mixed opinion on Snyder budget
962. Michigan Ain't Wisconsin, But Their Teachers Unions Share a Playbook
963. Michigan House Fires Shot in EPA’s War on Energy
964. Unions weigh in on teacher tenure
965. A Tip on the Effects of Raising the Sub-Minimum Wage
966. Day Care Providers React to DHS Decision on Illegal 'Union Dues'
967. Lawsuit Over Illegal Contract Language Dismissed
968. National, State Media Covering DHS Decision to End Stealth Unionization of Day Care Providers
969. Union suspends activist member
970. School Funding Testimony
971. Update of New Teacher Contracts
972. Government Mandate on Toilets Stinks
973. Detroit Free Press Editor Points out Film Incentive Flaws
974. Fact Check: Warren Schools' False Budget Cut Claim
975. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 1, 2011
976. Kent County Court Rules That Straightforward Provision of State Public Bargaining Law Is Essentially Unenforceable
977. State of Michigan to Stop Illegal ‘Union Dues’ Withdrawals From Checks to Home-Based Day Care Providers
978. Light Rail Light on Common Sense
979. Firefighters or Mitch Albom's Movie Subsidy?
980. Union says book deal violated contract
981. The People Mover's Pricey Pensions
982. Emergency manager bill draws union fire
983. Time to Repeal Public Act 312
984. MichiganVotes.org Feb. 25 Weekly Roll Call Report
985. Public Radio Claims Hide Actual Costs
986. Hollywood Battles Michigan's New Budget Chief
987. Kersey Testifies on Prevailing Wage
988. Criminals Profit From Carbon Trading
989. Forced Unionization Case Awaiting Court Decision
990. Lawmakers Walk Out on Legislatures, But No One Walks Out on a Union
991. Tea Partiers Counter-Protest Government Union 'Lobby Day'
992. Buddy, Can You Spare $580?
993. New Film Subsidy Study Doesn't Show Full Picture
994. Snyder budget may force issue of pay, benefits
995. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 22, 2011
996. The Unstable Funding Myth
997. State OKs DPS Plan to Close Half Its Schools
998. Absent Information and Competing Risks Assessment, Invalid to Declare Debt Relief Convention 'Too Risky'
999. A Lesson on Public-Sector Unions
1000. Benefits or Jobs: Schools, Legislature Must Choose
1001. Madness in Mad-Town
1002. This Should Be an Easy Call
1003. Good, Bad and Ugly of Gov. Snyder's Budget
1004. Governor Looks At Public Employee Compensation
1005. Eliminate the Michigan Business Tax
1006. No More Excuses
1007. MichiganVotes.org Feb. 18 Weekly Roll Call Report
1008. Turning Point in the Midwest?
1009. Saline bond proposal, video draw questions
1010. This Actually Happened
1011. Expect Plenty of Debate Over New Budget
1012. Study: Michigan gets B for history standards
1013. Benefits in Balance FAQs
1014. The Taxpayers Speak
1015. The Latest in Union Crime in Michigan
1016. Electrifying: Center Cited on Battery Subsidies, Privatization
1017. 'Bannering': Carpenters Union Outsources Picketing
1018. More school buildings up for sale
1019. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 15, 2011
1020. Lake Orion Teachers Health Benefits 52 Percent Above Private-Sector Average
1021. NY Times Editorial Cites Michigan Capitol Confidential
1022. Yes, Government Workers Get More Benefits
1023. West Bloomfield Tackles Costs With Aggressive Privatization Strategy
1024. Study: Michigan’s Public Employment Relations Act Should Be Overhauled or Eliminated
1025. Reconsidering Michigan's Public Employment Relations Act
1026. State Raises Bar on MEAP, Wants Same for Accreditation
1027. Virtual Academy reports mixed results
1028. Imlay City workers agree to health care contributions
1029. A Reform Movement Is Born
1030. MichiganVotes.org Feb. 11 Weekly Roll Call Report
1031. Bills would repeal tenure, limit step pay
1032. Benefits in Balance
1033. MLive.com Picks Up Capitol Confidential Story
1034. Eliminating MBT Good for Michigan
1035. Bobb asks help on ‘bond security’
1036. How to Renew Michigan
1037. Testimony of Michael LaFaive Before the State Senate Finance Committee
1038. LaFaive Invited to Testify Before Senate Finance Committee on Repeal of Michigan Business Tax
1039. Letter Grade
1040. Wasting Money on Windmills
1041. State raises bar on MEAP, wants same for accreditation
1042. Replacing Michigan Business Tax With Flat Corporate Income Tax Would Improve Tax Foundation Corporate Tax Ranking From 48th to 22nd
1043. Reed to Appear on Stossel Thursday Night
1044. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 8, 2011
1045. Chrysler Commercial a Good Use of Money?
1046. Not Dead Yet
1047. Union Tactics Draw Attention
1048. Virtual Learning Reality
1049. Detroit Parents Comparison Shop for Schools
1050. Is Adding School Debt Just Like Refinancing Your Home?
1051. Health Insurance Exchanges in Michigan a Losing Bet
1052. The EPA’s War on Energy
1053. Cigarette Taxes Fuel Rampant Smuggling
1054. Happy Birthday, President Reagan
1055. Blog posting leads to school shutdown
1056. District adopts rules on wearing Sikh daggers
1057. More Good News for Michigan’s Economy
1058. MichiganVotes.org Feb. 4 Weekly Roll Call Report
1059. Can School Choice Work in Detroit?
1060. Michigan Legislature Talks Right-to-Work Law
1061. Let's Win One for the Gipper
1062. Benefits in Balance — How to save Michigan $5.7 billion
1063. Step freeze, furlough agreed to in Memphis
1064. Harding Correct on Flawed Coal Plant Moratorium
1065. Repeal Ban on Great Lakes Directional Drilling
1066. Senator: Mackinac Center Research Shows Eliminating MBT Will Spur Job Creation; Balancing Public-Sector Benefits Enough to Replace Difference
1067. Big Labor's Latest Tactic: 'Bannering'
1068. Teacher tenure under fire
1069. Extending Exemptions
1070. Half-Good Role Model on Right-to-Work
1071. Oakland Press Features Mackinac Center Viewpoints
1072. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WTCM, Oct. 15, 2010
1073. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WJR, Sept. 17, 2010
1074. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WGN, Sept. 15, 2010
1075. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WJR, Aug. 6, 2010
1076. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WMKT, Aug. 5, 2010
1077. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WMKT, April 1, 2010
1078. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WJR, March 9, 2010
1079. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WMKT, March 4, 2010
1080. Patrick Wright Discusses Day Care Unionization on WMKT, Jan. 14, 2010
1081. Michigan Carpenters’ Union Constructing a Fake Dispute
1082. Government Is Not a Jobs Bank
1083. Editorial Cites Center Analyst on Bloated Benefits
1084. 'Hire Michigan' Won't Increase Hiring in Michigan
1085. Reforming Compensation at State Universities is Tricky Due to State Constitution
1086. Celebrating Black History Month, 2011
1087. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 1, 2011
1088. LaFaive Discusses Tax Subsidies and Film Incentives on WMKT, Jan. 31, 2011
1089. Study: More Students Opt for Online Learning
1090. Time to Hang(ar) It Up
1091. Public-Sector Unions Fight to Keep Bloated Benefits
1092. Lansing Expands Virtual Academy
1093. River Rouge Teachers Agree to 15 Percent Pay Cut
1094. Detroit Public Schools Contracts Out Custodial Services
1095. Gov. Snyder to Break Michigan's MEGA Habit
1096. MichiganVotes.org Jan. 28 Weekly Roll Call Report
1097. MEA Wants Money, Not Accountability
1098. Some Districts Add to Fund Balance
1099. Gov. Snyder’s Proposed Corporate Income Tax, Including Elimination of MEGA Program and Film Subsidies, Holds Promise for Michigan Economy, Analyst Says
1100. Legal Options for Public Employee Compensation Reform
1101. State Legislators' Guide to Repealing ObamaCare
1102. New Report Finds Alternative Fuels Do Not Benefit Military
1103. Saginaw Debates Effect of Privatization on Retirement Costs
1104. Virtual Learning Can Improve Student Outcomes and Save Money
1105. Virtual Learning in Michigan's Schools
1106. A Virtual Learning Revolution
1107. Politicized Resource Allocation Yields Lackluster U.S., Michigan Recoveries
1108. LaFaive: SOTU 'Granholm-esque' in Parts
1109. 'Book Him!': Michigan Film Subsidy Scandal Leads to More Charges
1110. The Case for Item Pricing Repeal
1111. Four Cheers for Gov. Snyder
1112. Requiring Cost-Benefit Analysis of New Environmental Regs a Step in the Right Direction
1113. Gov. Granholm Leaves Michigan to Find Work
1114. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 25, 2011
1115. Sherry Loar Talks About Day Care Unionization on WJR, March 2010
1116. Tax Hikes Chase Jimmy John's From Illinois
1117. Gov. Snyder Agrees With Center Scholars on Overturning Michigan's Item Pricing Law
1118. National School Choice Week
1119. Why Unions Are Losing Members
1120. Russ Harding on WJRW
1121. Mackinac's iPhone App
1122. Benefit Balance
1123. Study Says Some Taxpayers Get More Bang for School Bucks
1124. Film Subsidy Program Just 'Good PR'
1125. Britton, Deerfield Merger Going Smoothly, Officials Say
1126. MichiganVotes.org Jan. 21 Weekly Roll Call Report
1127. The Bottom Falls Out
1128. How Bad is Detroit’s Detroitification?
1129. Ballot Bluff
1130. DPS Opens $5.6 Million Police Headquarters
1131. Center Analysis of Gov. Snyder Speech
1132. March Madness?
1133. Tourism Subsidy Raises Concerns
1134. Legislation Would Prevent Forced Unionization
1135. The EPA's War on Energy: Watch now!
1136. Saginaw eyes sports budget
1137. Tea Party Reaction to Gov. Snyder's First State of State
1138. Issues & Ideas Forum, Jan. 20, 2011
1139. Projection: Repealing MBT and Surcharge Creates 120,000-plus Jobs
1140. Michigan Posts Record Drop in Unemployment Rate for December
1141. GR Press Editorial Correct on Muni Spending
1142. Action, not Talk, Needed for Regulatory Reform
1143. Advice for Gov. Snyder
1144. Past State of the State Speeches Show Wide Variation in Proposed Government Expansions/Contractions
1145. 2011 SOS Expansions/Limitations Tally
1146. Student regrouping key part of teacher-led school
1147. Sympathy for Politicians, Staff
1148. Harding's 'Blueprint' Could Help Gov. Snyder on Regulatory Reform
1149. Editorial Cites Center Work in FOIA Case
1150. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 18, 2011
1151. What to Expect from Snyder's State of the State
1152. Editorial Cites Center Work on Teacher Benefits
1153. Media Reporting on Michigan's Public-Sector Benefits
1154. Michigan's Obamacare Tax Hike Collaborators
1155. WSJ Editorial Cites Center Analyst on Teacher Pay
1156. Alternative Education Backers Speak Up in Holt
1157. Limiting Term Limits
1158. 101 Recommendations to Revitalize Michigan
1159. MichiganVotes.org Jan. 14 Weekly Roll Call Report
1160. House Democrats Break With Environmental Supporters
1161. Business Owners Favor MBT Surcharge Repeal
1162. Detroit bus attendants will keep jobs
1163. ObamaCare's Michigan Collaborators
1164. Illinois Jobs Coming to Michigan?
1165. Binding Arbitration a National Problem
1166. Natural Resources Trust Fund in Need of Change
1167. Michigan No Longer First for Outbound Moves
1168. Teachers agree to new evaluation process
1169. Mackinac Center Debate Workshops
1170. Burn Notice
1171. MBT Surcharge Repeal Could Create 27,900 New Jobs Through 2016
1172. Are Corrections Costs a Mystery?
1173. State may set bar higher on MEAP
1174. Michigan's Budget Problems Bigger Than You Think
1175. Kent County Schools Hire Attorney for Illegal Contract Language Lawsuit
1176. Motor City Finance: Then and Now
1177. Center Analysts Talk EPA, Forced Unionization
1178. Why Michigan Needs Regulatory Reform
1179. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 11, 2011
1180. Harding's Prediction on Volt Correct
1181. We're No. 2!
1182. State Should Reform Public Act 72 of 1990
1183. Teacher says she quit paying union dues on principle
1184. War of 1812
1185. Budget Watchdog: State Has Billions in Unbudgeted Retiree Costs
1186. Custodian aims to fill board with privatization foes
1187. Michigan Fiscal Policy a Two-Sided Coin
1188. State Should Reform PA 72 of 1990
1189. Saginaw Fails to Repeal Prevailing Wage
1190. Many can’t pass Army’s basic skills test
1191. Editorial Cites Harding's Regulatory 'Blueprint'
1192. The DNRE Is Dead. Long Live the DNR and DEQ
1193. Briefs Due Today in Forced Unionization Case
1194. Littmann to Discuss Economic Outlook
1195. State Supreme Court Reaffirms Property Rights of Lakefront Owners
1196. Michigan's Role in Defeating ObamaCare
1197. Fast Track to School Reform
1198. Michigan Spends More on Teacher Benefits Than Most Other States
1199. New Year, Same Fight
1200. Bonuses Included, Michigan Government Benefits Exceed Private Sector by $5.7 Billion
1201. 'Ring' in the New Year
1202. Gov. Snyder Looks to Address Public Benefits
1203. Bringing Balance to Public Benefits
1204. Gov. Snyder Should Adopt HSAs for Government Employees
1205. Forget the Election, Focus on Outcomes (Viewpoint)
1206. A Fresh Start