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1. County Prevailing Wage Law Could Add Millions To Taxpayer Costs
2. Vernuccio Discusses Beck Rights
3. The Best of the Best
4. Sifting Through History’s Dustbin
5. National Review Highlights Center's Effort on RTW
6. Call a Taxi
7. December 21, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
8. Judge Bork R.I.P.
9. Mendacity Writ Large
10. IMPACT January/February 2013
11. Terrible Track Record
12. Cutting the Union Cord: A Cautionary Tale
13. Numbers Game
14. Per-Pupil Spending About Even
15. Right-to-Work Laws Can Make Unions Stronger
16. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 18, 2012
17. December 14, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
18. Forced Unionism an Assault on Liberty
19. An Inspiration and a Warning from Michigan
20. Vernuccio, Lehman Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
21. Right-to-Work: What Now for Schools?
22. Skorup Cited in Wall Street Journal
23. Union Steward Paid $100K By Taxpayers Attends Rally Advocating Against Them
24. BCBS Money Should Fund People, Not Programs
25. Union Speaker to Michigan Governor: 'We'll Be At Your Daughter's Soccer Game!'
26. The False Social Concerns About Right-to-Work
27. Final Passage, Text and Roll Call Votes on RTW
28. Easy Rider
29. State, National Media Turn to Mackinac Center on RTW
30. Hold on a moment, we're forwarding you to the videos ...
31. RTW Passes; Congratulations to Dr. William Wilson
32. From Long Shot to Victory
33. Union Rates Not Dropping Faster In RTW States
34. A 'Date' With Destiny
35. Protest Over Pupils
36. An Open Letter to Sen. Gretchen Whitmer
37. Michigan Becomes 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation
38. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 11, 2012
39. The Intellectual Firepower Against Right-to-Work
40. Labor Expert on Fox News, CNN Discussing RTW
41. Obama Voters Break Ranks on Labor Policy
42. Taxpayer-Funded Stadiums a Lose-Lose Proposition
43. A Tale of Two Stalins
44. Labor Expert Explains Right-to-Work in Bay City Times
45. School Officials Fearful of 'Segregation'
46. The Human Side of Right-to-Work Legislation
47. December 7, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
48. Vernuccio Cited on CNN About Right-to-Work
49. Right-to-Work Right for Business
50. Michigan Legislature Passes Right-to-Work Bills
51. Vernuccio Op-Ed in USA Today on Right-to-Work
52. Vernuccio Cited in Wall Street Journal
53. Work Slowdowns and 'Free Riders'
54. Wall Street Journal Cites Center on RTW Statistics
55. Vernuccio in Reuters, on Fox Business Talking RTW
56. Union Intimidation at Michigan Capitol
57. Legislation Announced to Make Michigan the 24th Right-to-Work State in the Nation
58. Governor: Bill Will Be Introduced To Make Michigan 24th Right-To-Work State
59. Michigan Still Worse Economically Than RTW Oklahoma
60. Teachers Shouldn't Be Fired For Not Joining Union
61. Follow the Money
62. Right-to-Work Draws Attention
63. Major Newspapers Highlight Center RTW Video
64. Right-to-Work Laws Influence Migration
65. Vernuccio on Economic Benefits of Right-to-Work
66. LaFaive: Put Subsidies for Detroit Red Wings on Ice
67. The Voices of Right-to-Work
68. WSJ Cites Center on Detroit's Fiscal Problems
69. The 'Pro Big Business' Myth Put to Rest
70. Media Shouldn't Whitewash Big Labor's Past
71. Vernuccio Explains Right-to-Work in Detroit News
72. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 4, 2012
73. Another Look at Hydraulic Fracturing
74. State Budget Issues Big and Small
75. Stealth Unionization: The Walking Dead
76. Why Michigan Needs a Right-to-Work Law
77. Schools Put Unions Ahead of Teachers on Right-to-Work
78. November 30, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
79. State, National Media Cite Center on Right-to-Work
80. MEA Misleads on Oklahoma Right-to-Work Numbers
81. What Is Right-to-Work?
82. Unions On The Offensive Against Possible Right-To-Work Bill in Michigan
83. What Is Right-to-Work?
84. Right-to-Work and the Mackinac Center
85. Michigan Could Become 24th Right-to-Work State
86. A Quick Lesson on School Vouchers
87. Another GOP Gov. Refuses Obamacare Exchange
88. Grand Rapids TV Viewers May Experience Blackouts
89. WSJ: Legislators as Obamacare 'Fall Guys'
90. Van Beek Discusses Education Reform
91. Media Plays Into 'Unfounded Hysteria' Over School Reforms
92. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 27, 2012
93. Vernuccio on Fox Business Black Friday
94. Ideas For Fixing the Financial Manager Law
95. November 23, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
96. There'd Be No Thanksgiving Without the Profit Motive
97. The V-Word
98. No State Obamacare Exchange Still Best Choice
99. Court Rules in Favor of Land Bank
100. How to Fix the Emergency Manager Law
101. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 20, 2012
102. Police Called to Monitor Dam Removal Meeting
103. Connecticut Now Struggling With Caregiver Unionization Efforts
104. Red Dawn Finally Rising In Michigan
105. Vernuccio Talks Prop 2 on Fox Business
106. Proposal 2 Power Grab Demands Review of Government Unionism
107. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 13, 2012
108. Michigan Would Fall Hardest Over 'Fiscal Cliff'
109. Families Forced Into SEIU Scheme Relieved and Thankful After Proposal 4 Defeat
110. November 9, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
111. Only Two Counties Voted for Proposal 2
112. NYT: Prop 2 'An Embarrassing Loss for Labor'
113. Voters Avert Disaster by Rejecting Proposal 2
114. An End Finally in Sight for the SEIU Dues Skim
115. LaFaive Discusses Ballot Failures
116. Prop 1 Defeat a Loss for Struggling School Districts
117. All Five Constitutional Amendments Soundly Defeated
118. Labor Expert in Chicago Tribune
119. The Michigan 'Truth Squad' Problem With Facts
120. Prop 2 a Desperate Power Grab by Government Unions
121. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 6, 2012
122. Vernuccio on Prop 2 in Forbes
123. Why Statewide Education Policy Is Limited
124. Real Merit Pay for Michigan Teachers
125. Shouldn’t Enhancing Your Neighborhood Be Up to You?
126. Media Resoundingly Rejects Prop 2, Prop 4
127. Behind the Campaign to Lure Businesses to Support Proposal 2
128. MLive Prop 4 Live Chat Transcript
129. Vernuccio on Prop 2 in Huffington Post
130. Center Expert Cited by State, National Media
131. Union Electrician and Wife: 'The SEIU Never Did Anything For Us'
132. Vernuccio in The Daily Caller
133. Prop 2 Supporters Misled on Other States
134. Jacques Barzun, R.I.P.
135. Do Teachers Really Need More 'Protection?'
136. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 30, 2012
137. Unions Rig Proposal 2 Business 'Support' List
138. Archive of webinar on Michigan's Ballot Proposals
139. Key Word Missing from Prop 2: Mandatory
140. Prop 3: A Push Backward
141. Center Experts Address Props 1, 2 and 4
142. Prop 4 Not About Home Care
143. Mackinac Center on Fox Business: The Union Battle for Michigan
144. Don’t Forget the Supreme Court Races
145. October 26, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
146. Prop 2 Supporters Putting Out Questionable Info
147. Vernuccio in L.A. Times, New York Times
148. Michigan Governed by 'Political Careerists'
149. What Would Proposal 5 Do?
150. Proposal 5 of 2012: An Assessment of the Supermajority Tax Vote Requirement
151. Proposal 5 Likely to Help Limit State Taxes and Improve State’s Economy
152. Prop 3 Will Cost Michigan
153. IMPACT Fall 2012
154. Super-Seniority
155. 'Protect Working Families' Lists Proposal 2 Business Supporters Without Their Knowledge
156. Proposal 5: Raw Media Soundbites with Michael LaFaive
157. 'Non-Teaching' Staff Up 702 Percent Since 1950
158. Prop 3 Can't Change the Laws of Economics
159. Prop 2 Means More Arbitrary Teacher Placements
160. Michigan Press Association Questions Prop 2
161. Free Press Live Chat on Prop 4
162. Union Member Says Proposal 2 is an 'Over-reaching Power Grab'
163. SEIU Members Protest SEIU Healthcare Michigan
164. New Graduation Requirements Mean Fewer Grads
165. Michigan Press Association and Mackinac Center Joint Statement on Proposal 2 and the Freedom of Information Act
166. Proposal 1 of 2012: The Referendum on Public Act 4
167. An Analysis of Proposal 4 of 2012: The Unionization of In-Home Caregivers
168. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 23, 2012
169. 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
170. Proposal 2 Is Not Simply About Collective Bargaining
171. Michigan 4th-Greatest 'Wage Gap' in US? Hardly
172. October 19, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
173. Prop 4 Op-Ed in Detroit Free Press Ungrounded
174. Schools Ignoring Merit Pay Law
175. Another One: Stimulus-Backed Battery Company Workers With No Work To Do — Playing Cards, Watching Movies, Reading Magazines
176. Dead Batteries
177. Legislators Propose More Corporate Welfare
178. Collective Bargaining a 'Right' to Coerce
179. Who's Cheating Who?
180. About Those Judicial Candidates
181. Lawsuit Filed Against Kent County Land Bank
182. While Helping Out Injured Ex-Wife, Man Forced Into Union
183. Media Looks to Center on A123 Bankruptcy
184. New High School Performance Database
185. A123 Files for Bankruptcy
186. Analyst Cited on Prop 1
187. The Murky Role of MERC in SEIU Scheme
188. Districts Ignoring Merit-Pay Law
189. Are Caregiving Relatives 'Public Employees'?
190. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 16, 2012
191. Prop 2 Analysis Gets State, National Coverage
192. What's in a Teachers Union Contract?
193. Nearly 80 Percent of School Districts Appear in Violation of Michigan's Merit-Pay Law
194. Prop 4 Supporter Calls Dad 'An Idiot'
195. Proposal 6: Who Is Right About New Bridge?
196. Proposal 4 Ads: Fact or Fiction?
197. Paying for Performance, Two Schools Ink New Deals
198. School Districts Value Best Teachers $1 More Than The Worst
199. Making Sense of Michigan's Ballot Proposals
200. October 12, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
201. MEDC's Lack of Transparency Goes National
202. The Easiest Way to Fire a Teacher
203. Merit Pay Survey
204. Prop 5: Protecting Taxpayers from the Government
205. Schools Create Their Own FOIA Interpretation
206. Prop 2 Would Change at Least 170 Laws
207. Prop 4 Would Put Union Scam in Constitution
208. Michigan Ballot Proposals Grid
209. Renewable Energy Mandate Backers Have Deep 'Green' Pockets
210. More Windmill-Related Environmental Concerns
211. Video Confirms Negative Union Stereotypes
212. Prop 3 Would Cost Taxpayers Billions
213. 'Concerned Scientists' Not Very Scientific
214. Labor Expert on Fox Business, in Washington Times
215. Merit Pay in Mattawan
216. Proposal 2: More Power for Government Unions
217. Pontiac Phoenix Center in Ashes
218. Labor Director Vinnie Vernuccio on Fox Business's 'Cavuto' Show
219. What Would Proposal 4 Do?
220. Proposal 1: Raw Media Soundbites with Michael LaFaive
221. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 9, 2012
222. Proposal 4 Would Lock Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers Into Michigan Constitution
223. MEDC Removes Video of Obama, Top Dems Praising Failed Battery Company
224. Proposal 1 a Referendum on PA 4
225. Prop 4 a 'Money Grab'
226. A123 Video Shows President Obama, Top Politicians Praising Failed Green Company
227. School District Allows Union, Employees To Exclude Material From FOIA Requests
228. $1.6 Billion in Savings Lost Under Prop 2
229. Prop 2 May Put FOIA on Ice for Media, Others
230. What the Emergency Manager Referendum is About
231. Vernuccio Discusses Prop 2 in Marquette County
232. Freep Cites Fiscal Expert on Prop 5
233. October 5, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
234. Prop 2: An End to Teacher Tenure?
235. What Would '25 x 25' Do?
236. Emergency Manager Law Makes Pontiac Reforms Possible
237. Why Statewide Education Policy Fails
238. Exhibits List for Patricia Haynes and Steven Glossop v. Service Employees International Union Healthcare Michigan and the Michigan Quality Community Care Council
239. Counting on Us for Count Day
240. NEA Recognizes Need for STEM Teachers
241. Sticky Data in Item Pricing 'Study'
242. Raw Comments for Media Use Proposal 3
243. Predators Back In the Classroom? It Could Happen
244. Complaints About 'Parent Trigger' Miss the Mark
245. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 2, 2012
246. ‘Won’t Back Down’ Triggers Petty Responses
247. Center's Prop 3 Study Cited
248. Proposal 2 Would Allow Government Union Contracts to Invalidate Existing and Future State Laws
249. State, National Media Turn to Mackinac Center Analysts and Research for Details, Comments on Proposal 2
250. Center Work on Prop 4 Cited
251. Is the Horseshoer on Strike?
252. Proposal 2 of 2012: An Assessment
253. September 28, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
254. Sunshine Review Touts LaFaive Op-Ed on Prop 2
255. Wind Subsidies Upon Mandates Upon Subsidies
256. Union Contract: Teachers Can Be Caught in School Drunk Five Times and On Drugs Three Times Before Being Fired
257. Proposal 1 Has Nothing to Do With Local Control
258. UAW Video Shows Political Influence
259. From Feminism to FOIA
260. Students' ZIP Code Should Not Limit School Choice
261. Littmann Calculates Cost of NHL Lockout
262. Stop the Presses! All of Michigan's Problems Solved
263. Van Beek Discusses Teacher Evaluations
264. Is 5076 Montauk Blighted?
265. Who Is Rep. Ken Yonker?
266. Placing School Bureaucrats Before Children
267. State, Nation Have a Long Way to Go
268. Raw Soundbites for Media Use Proposal 2
269. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 25, 2012
270. The Perils of Politicians' Promises
271. Deciphering Michigan's Ballot Proposals
272. WJR: Beckmann Radio Interview with Michael LaFaive
273. Mackinac Center: Vinnie Vernuccio Highlights on Ballot Proposals, Part 2
274. Mackinac Center: Vinnie Vernuccio Highlights on Ballot Proposals
275. The Projected Economic Impact of Proposal 3 and Michigan’s Renewable Energy Standard
276. 'It's hard to believe the union could get away with something like this'
277. News from Lake Wobegon:
278. September 21, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
279. Prop 3’s Renewable Energy Standard Could Cost Michigan 10,540 Jobs, According to New Mackinac Center-Beacon Hill Institute Study
280. Study: Proposal 3 Would Result in Lost Jobs, Higher Costs
281. Center Legal Expert Discusses SEIU Case
282. Vernuccio Cited in Investor's Business Daily
283. Home Help Providers Saved From Illegal Dues
284. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks MERC to Reverse Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers
285. Raw Soundbites for MERC Legal Case
286. Glossop Family Caregiver Wants Out of SEIU
287. Legal Foundation Seeks End to Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers
288. LaFaive Discusses Prop 5
289. Prop 2 Supporters Change Name
290. Commentary: Prop 4 Supporters Promise Programs That Already Exist
291. Vernuccio Discusses Prop 2 on 'The Big Show'
292. Do Prop 4 Supporters Know What It's About?
293. They Said, We Said: Claim and Reply
294. Roscommon teachers leave Michigan Education Association
295. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 18, 2012
296. Time to Rethink ISDs
297. Which Ballot Proposals Are 'Grassroots'?
298. $1.6 Billion in Savings Lost Under Prop 2
299. DPS teachers awarded bonuses
300. Achievement Gaps the Wrong 'Focus'
301. Detroit high school students to try virtual learning
302. Chicago strike sparks discussion about teacher evaluations
303. Liberty Seminar canceled
304. Economic Development a Campaign Tool
305. Grosse Pointe's Costly Nonresident Crackdown
306. September 14, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
307. College stats in for Kalamazoo Promise’s first class
308. Most of Michigan is 'Poor' or 'Marginal' For Wind Energy
309. How Not to Measure Charter School Quality
310. School District Requiring Parents To Pay For Magazine Subscription May Be Breaking State Law
311. Excuses Don't Change Facts
312. Roscommon Teachers Quit MEA
313. Raw Soundbites for Media Use with Patrick Wright
314. 'They Are A Bureaucratic Machine That Got Out of Control'
315. Roscommon Teachers Vote to Decertify From the MEA
316. Proposal 6: The International Bridge/Tunnel Voting Requirement
317. Vernuccio on Fox Business
318. Count Day Could Become an Outdated Gimmick
319. Sweeping collective bargaining proposal on November ballot
320. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 11, 2012
321. What the Emergency Manager Referendum is About
322. SEIU Draws Attention Over Dues Skim
323. Granholm's DNC Performance Full of Tall Tales
324. F. Vincent Vernuccio on Varney & Co Fox Business 9/10/2012
325. Teacher pension reform law signed
326. Teacher pension reform law signed
327. On Being Designated ‘Focus Schools’
328. Highland Park student plaintiffs return to school
329. Number of Michigan charter public schools continues to grow
330. SEIU Dues Skim All About Politics
331. Prop. 1: Emergency Manager Repeal
332. Some Flint students begin year without class assignments
333. 'Protect Our Jobs' Could Increase Gov't Secrecy
334. VIDEO: Vinnie Vernuccio on Supreme Court Decision
335. Voters Face Tough Decision on POJA
336. Nathan's First Day of Business
337. POJA Supreme Court Decision
338. Supreme Court Rules: Union Power Grab Proposal Will Be On Ballot
339. ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Approved by State Supreme Court
340. 'Protect Our Jobs' Draws National Scrutiny
341. Vincent Vernuccio on Michigan Unions' POJA Power-Play
342. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 4, 2012
343. School Districts Increase Taxes On Residents Without A Vote
344. LaFaive: Why Michigan Needs a Right-to-Work Law
345. Sorry Kids — Say Goodbye to Count Day Goodies
346. Tax Limitation Amendment May Greet Voters in November
347. School Support Services Contracting Increases to 61 Percent of Districts
348. School District Imposes Taxation Without Representation
349. State Spends $42.8 Million on Disability Payments, Recipients' Afflictions Unknown
350. Meaningful School Reform Needed
351. Vernuccio on WPHM AM1380
352. Happy Birthday Indeed for Saginaw Fire Department Union Members
353. Center Attorney on Zoning, Economic Prosperity
354. School tax rates in Kalamazoo County go up without a vote
355. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 28, 2012
356. ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Approved by Court of Appeals; State Supreme Court May Have Final Say
357. SEIU Ballot Language Disconnected From Reality
358. 'Protect Our Jobs' Doesn't Protect Taxpayers
359. Center Scholar in Free Press
360. Oxford district’s AstroTurf could cost some their homes
361. Whitehall saves by switching to high-deductible health plan
362. Michigan districts start testing teacher evaluation methods
363. August 24, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
364. Audit alleges Genesee district administrator misspent funds
365. Teen Entrepreneur's 'New Challenge Is Ahead of Him'
366. Gov. Snyder's Obamacare 'Partnership' Misguided
367. Nathan's Hot Dog Stand Back in Business
368. Analysis: 25 by 2025 'Green Energy' Studies Ignore Costs
369. 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur to Reopen Hot Dog Stand in Holland, Mich., Thursday Morning
370. GQ Hit Piece on GR ArtPrize
371. Land Bank Powers Abused, Costly to Taxpayers
372. 13-Year-Old to Reopen Hot Dog Cart
373. CapCon Story Goes Viral
374. Teaching Teachout on the DIA Deception
375. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 21, 2012
376. Raw Soundbites for Media Use
377. What Would 'Protect Our Jobs' Do?
378. Most tax increases pass, increases for schools least popular
379. Inconvenient Truths on School Choice
380. Appeals court rules against deduction for teacher health costs
381. No Horses, But Detroit Water Department Employs 'Horseshoer'
382. Blended learning school to open in Detroit this fall
383. DPS shakeups continue, split power between board and manager
384. August 17, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
385. Debt Program for Public Schools Has Gone Too Far
386. Madison Heights district settles with teachers union
387. A Welcome First Step in Holland
388. Let Online Learning Flourish
389. Center Expert in Chicago Tribune
390. Legislature passes school pension reform
391. The 'Collective Bargaining' Amendment
392. Detroit Makes Lemons Out of Lemonade
393. School Privatization Up, According to Freep
394. ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Proposal Is Not Certified by State Board of Canvassers; Court May Have Final Say
395. Michigan Ballot Proposals
396. Per-Pupil Spending Little To Do With Performance
397. GOP Fumbles: On Verge of Giving MEA Huge Pension Win
398. Center’s 2012 School Privatization Survey Shows Largest Increase Ever; State ‘Best Practices’ Incentives May Be Working
399. Film Subsidy Money Has to Come From Somewhere
400. NEW VIDEO - Homeless Teen and Family Struggle After City of Holland Shuts Down His Hot Dog Cart
401. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 14, 2012
402. Center Coverage Draws Nat'l, Internat'l Attention
403. Really? A 150 Percent Business Tax Hike?
404. 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur vs. City Hall
405. School Support Services Contracting Increases to 61 Percent of Districts
406. August 10, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
407. BREAKING NEWS - Boy Whose Hot Dog Cart Was Shut Down by the City of Holland Now Homeless
408. Michigan Legislators vs. Liberty and Human Flourishing
409. Commentary: A Different Kind of 'Waste'
410. High-Scoring High Schools
411. Detroit Tries to Salvage Water Department
412. Unnecessary State Rule Enriches Crony Capitalists
413. Van Beek on WJR With Beckmann
414. Instead of Focusing on Gaps, Focus on Growth
415. Scaffolding for Plunder Part II
416. Top 10 Charter High Schools
417. Proposal 3: The '25 x 25' Renewable Energy Standard
418. Top 10 Conventional High Schools
419. Attorney General: ‘Protect Our Jobs’ should be kept off ballot
420. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 7, 2012
421. Dr. Paul McCracken, RIP
422. Standard Fair
423. Michigan Department of Education releases school grades
424. Ballot Proposal Would Exploit Disabled Medicaid Recipients for Union’s Political Agenda
425. Emergency Managers: A Distasteful Necessity
426. ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Would Make Union Bosses the Most Powerful People in Michigan
427. New charter public school focused on entrepreneurial education
428. Is the National Education Association facing a pension crisis?
429. Dearborn district must provide transportation to better schools
430. Grand Traverse Residents 'Occupy' the Boardman
431. August 3, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
432. Kent County Taxpayers Question Land Bank
433. Top 10 Rural High Schools
434. Center Pension Analysis in Oakland Press
435. Back-to-School Shopping
436. Top 10 Town High Schools
437. Proposal 5: The Two-Thirds Majority Tax Limitation
438. Tax Limitation Amendment May Greet Voters in November
439. Proposal 1: Referendum on the Emergency Manager Law
440. Proposal 4: The Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers
441. Henry Payne Explains the Greatness of Friedman
442. Poll: Voters Support Senate Pension Reform
443. Affordable HSA Insurance Growing
444. Time to Give Up Golf Courses, Pools
445. A Better Choice, Less Than a Mile Away
446. Top 10 Suburban High Schools
447. Michigan Chamber president opposes POJA
448. Mackinac Center Interns Celebrate Milton Friedman
449. Friedman Sets Phil Donahue Straight
450. Top 10 City High Schools
451. Milton Friedman and School Choice
452. Center's Vinnie Vernuccio on Fox Business
453. AFT wants to end to ‘high-stakes testing,’ increase taxes
454. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 31, 2012
455. A Personal Statement About ‘Free to Choose’
456. School Performance Analyses Useful
457. Center Expert Cited in Chicago Tribune
458. Center Scholar in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
459. Teachers unions give $1 million to 'Protect Our Jobs' initiative
460. Who pays the most for minimum wage?
461. City Shuts Down Teen's Hot Dog Vendor Cart!
462. Should U.S. math curriculum and standards be revised?
463. Michigan’s teaching population aging
464. Overton Window Cited in WSJ
465. July 27, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
466. Michigan’s Teaching Population Aging
467. Center Story Goes National
468. Ann Arbor district balks at written superintendent evaluation
469. More Money and More Problems
470. Green Energy Mandate Supporter Claims Individuals 'Do Not Have Rights to Quiet'
471. Detroit Charters Outperform DPS
472. Vernuccio on Fox Business
473. Capitalism and Feminism Not Mutually Exclusive
474. SEIU Ballot Proposal Raises Questions
475. Legislature fails to pass school pension reform
476. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 24, 2012
477. Lehman: No Rush on Obamacare
478. Michigan granted NCLB waiver
479. Detroit targets vacant buildings near schools for demolition
480. MSU study: Americans support local control of school districts
481. 'Master'-ing Compensation for Michigan Teachers
482. July 20, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
483. Michigan Media Busy Reading 'CAP' Scores
484. Highland Park Schools the Best Alternative?
485. Work group begins updating education finance laws
486. New School Report Card Produces 'Apples-to-Apples' Comparison of Michigan Public High School Performance by Adjusting for Student Family Poverty Levels
487. Battle Creek's Player's Dilemma
488. City Shuts Down Teen's Hot Dog Vendor Cart
489. The 2012 Michigan Public High School Context and Performance Report Card
490. Charterized school system contract details posted
491. Official Calls Obamacare Implementation “A Mess”
492. $131,000 for Five Students?
493. Public Pensions — Lemons, Leaky Basements and a Losing Bet
494. Policymakers Still Tripped Up By Pension Transition Costs
495. Is Agriculture One of Michigan's "Big 3"?
496. Teacher's Pet
497. Fox News Cites Center Analyst
498. Highland Park Reform May Have to Begin With Finances
499. July 13, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
500. MLive Reports on Center Blog Post
501. Governor's Letter Reveals Obamacare Drowning
502. Center Scholar in Freep
503. Why 'What' Is Where It's At
504. Emergency Managers Are Bad, Bankruptcy Far Worse
505. Top 5 Reasons to Repeal Obamacare
506. Ballot Proposal to Exploit Disabled Medicaid Recipients
507. Can Charter Public School Operator Improve Student Performance?
508. House GOP, Pension Officials Scheme to Dupe Investors
509. Muskegon ISD school board supports emergency manager’s reforms
510. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 10, 2012
511. State’s Alcohol Reform Ideas are Diamonds in a Very Big Rough
512. SEIU Skim Scheme Draws Media Attention
513. Reforming School Employee Pensions
514. Center Study Cited by Fox Business News
515. Canada offers international school choice to Michigan students
516. ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Would Protect the 3 Percent at the Expense of the 97 Percent
517. Emergency Managers Fill the Role of Modern-Day Cincinnatus
518. The Legislature Must Fix Teacher Pensions the Right Way
519. DPS union president says union won’t honor new contract
520. Achievement gap grows for Michigan high school students
521. Wind Noise Dispute Pits Scientists Against State Officials
522. July 6, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
523. Watch Jonah Goldberg Live!
524. An Evening With the Mackinac Center: Featuring Jonah Goldberg
525. National Education Association director criticizes Gov. Snyder
526. Union Health Care Ballot Supporters Say They Have Enough Signatures for a Vote
527. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: Featuring Jonah Goldberg
528. IMPACT Summer 2012
529. Center Analyst Discusses Obamacare
530. Liberal Clichés 101: Abstract Democracy and Unity
531. Ballot Petition Signatures Submitted in Home Health Aide Scheme
532. State Spending More to Take Your Tax Dollars
533. Rockets' Red Glare
534. Teacher Pension Reform: The Myth of 'Transition Costs'
535. Jonah Goldberg on WJR with Frank Beckmann
536. Fix the Real Problem of the Pension System
537. Center Analyst in Detroit News
538. DPS chief implements new contract
539. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 3, 2012
540. Center Analyst Cited in Detroit Free Press
541. Liberal Clichés 101: Dogmatism
542. Manchester looking for alternatives to MESSA
543. Battle Creek could privatize busing
544. Michigan denied NCLB waiver
545. State sets new list of ‘best practices’
546. What the Obamacare Decision Means for You
547. What the Obamacare Decision Means for You
548. Let Michigan Jobs "Bloom"
549. Michigan Per-Pupil Revenues Hit All-Time High in 2011; $13,400 per Student
550. llegal teacher strike possible in Detroit
551. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 26, 2012
552. Are You Prepared for 'Taxmageddon'?
553. Merit-Based Teacher Pay Rewards Everyone
554. Hudson cuts teacher pay 6 percent
555. Galesburg-August considers privatization to save money
556. Highland Park could charterize district
557. MPSERS and MSERS: Three Pension Policy Briefs
558. Public-Sector Pension Reform
559. June 22, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
560. School Takeovers: Much Criticism, No Solutions
561. Mount Pleasant alternative school could go online
562. School Funding at All-Time High
563. Littmann: Detroit Finances Need Stability
564. SEIU Dues Skim Continues
565. Commentary: Health Care Exchange Issue Won't Go Away
566. Lessons from Allen Park
567. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: Featuring Arthur Brooks
568. An Evening With the Mackinac Center: Featuring Arthur Brooks in Birmingham
569. Million-Dollar Beer Babies
570. School Union Asks For Members' Bank Account, Credit Card Numbers to Guarantee Dues Payments
571. Schools Aren't a 'Jobs Program'
572. Illinois Cigarette Tax Hike Raises Concerns
573. Center Analyst Discusses Michigan Jobs
574. Remembering Vincent Chin
575. Unions Push to Protect the 3 Percent
576. Black charter school students top host district counterparts
577. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 19, 2012
578. Legislature Should Be Bold on Tax Cuts
579. The Lottery: Really Helping Schools?
580. DPS to lose $4 million due to low attendance
581. DeWitt to sell timber to help solve overspending crisis
582. Lear gives $1.5 million to Detroit tutoring program
583. June 15, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
584. Cost Recovery Fees a Double-Edged Sword
585. Senate opts not to vote on school pension reform bill
586. House GOP Hides Behind Rigged 'Study'
587. Jobs Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
588. National Media Cites Center Analyst
589. The Shortage of Generic Sterile Injectable Drugs: Diagnosis and Solutions
590. Million-Dollar Beer Babies
591. Outsourcing Isn't the Problem
592. Center Research Cited in Wall Street Journal
593. ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Backers Submit Petition Signatures
594. Comparing Apples to Lemons in Pension Reform
595. House Pension Reform Savings are Phony
596. An Evening with the Mackinac Center: Featuring Arthur Brooks
597. An Evening With the Mackinac Center: Featuring Arthur Brooks in Grand Rapids
598. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 12, 2012
599. Governor backs $4 million teacher evaluation pilot program
600. Michigan Needs Different Tack on Alcohol Control
601. Utah Incurred No Pension Reform ‘Transition Costs’
602. Detroit teachers union threatens lawsuit over hiring practices
603. Unemployment fraud uncovered at Detroit Public Schools
604. Zeeland superintendent suspended for plagiarism
605. A 'Business as Usual' Comeback?
606. June 8, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
607. Minimum Wage, Maximum Harm
608. Snyder Recall Leader Pushing 'Protect Our Jobs'
609. Muskegon Heights could become charter district
610. Mackinac Center President Invites Bob King to Debate ‘Protect Our Jobs’ Ballot Proposal After UAW Chief a No-Show at Policy Conference Debate
611. Ray Bradbury: Poet of Science and Sanity
612. Lehman Invites UAW Boss to Debate
613. Center Scholar Testifies Before Congress
614. Public-Private Education Partnership: Unlikely Consensus, Promising Result
615. Constitutional Pension Reform, 50 Years On
616. State Lawmakers Invite a Local Emergency Manager by Disregarding Michigan’s History
617. Telling Tales Out of School
618. Michigan Already Diverges From GASB Rules
619. Walker Lesson: We Can Stand Up To Big Unions
620. President Joseph G. Lehman Debates 'Protect Our Jobs' Ballot Proposal at the Mackinac Policy Conference
621. Retail Alcohol Density and Public Safety
622. Freep, MLive Cover Lehman Debate
623. Gifts for You on Keynes' Birthday
624. Governor backs $4 million teacher evaluation pilot program
625. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 5, 2012
626. Center Study Cited in Huffington Post
627. Center Cited on Belle Isle, New Windsor Bridge
628. Detroit News Cites Center on 'Release Time'
629. Detroit teachers union threatens lawsuit over hiring practices
630. Unemployment fraud uncovered at Detroit Public Schools
631. Zeeland superintendent suspended for plagiarism
632. Battle With 'Overzealous' Tax Hunters Continues
633. June 1, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
634. Teacher Pension Underfunding Hits $22B
635. Lansing Builds a 'Scaffolding for Plunder'
636. Muskegon Heights could become charter district
637. Commentary: Michigan Licensing Laws Must Change
638. Lehman Debates Union Power Grab
639. Union Uses Students as Pawns
640. Taxpayers Pay Twice for Union 'Release Time'
641. SEIU Sues State, Governor to Keep Home Health Care 'Dues Skim' Money Flowing
642. Governor’s Occupation Reform Proposals Sound
643. The Big Lie of Government Pensions
644. 'Green' Energy Agenda Exposed
645. Michigan Pension Underfunding Gaps Widen
646. The Longest Yard
647. Paint by Numbers
648. Cheeseheads Agree: 401(k)s for New Hires
649. Goodrich refuses to outsource, cuts 17 teachers
650. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 29, 2012
651. Playing Chicken With the World’s Economies
652. Bill would require teachers unions to pay for union work
653. School leaders scared of competition from online charters
654. SEIU Dues Scheme Must End
655. Senate bill would change kindergarten cutoff
656. McHugh Reponds to Chuck Moss on Pension Reform
657. May 25, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
658. Littmann Lays Out Teacher Pension Reform Facts
659. Center Analysis Cited in Detroit News
660. AEI: 'Pension Industrial Complex'
661. Flexible charter public school increases test scores
662. Attorney General Orders Home Health Dues Skim to End
663. GOP Budget Spends More on Film Subsidies
664. Gov. Snyder, Gov. Wise Talk Online Learning
665. Union's Scare Tactics Exposed
666. Tecumseh schools spending tax dollars on tourism campaign
667. Improve Michigan’s Economy with Alcohol Sales at Farmers Markets
668. Ecorse: Regaining Control
669. The Online Learning Revolution
670. Former Center Chairman Honored by JA
671. House GOP on Verge of Surrendering to MEA
672. House GOP Would Stick Taxpayers With Billions
673. Muskegon Heights emergency manager says no consolidation
674. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 22, 2012
675. Michigan Lags Nation on School Choice
676. Former W.Va. Gov. Bob Wise in Freep
677. Van Beek Explains How Flipped Classrooms Work
678. Senate passes school employee pension reform
679. Intimidation, Threats Take Place of Civil Discourse
680. State to rate school performance using colors
681. Utica schools to save millions with private custodians
682. May 18, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
683. Two Cheers for Teacher Pension Reform Bill
684. DFT: Ignore district interview procedures
685. Michigan Senate Takes Up Bill to Ban Government Union Stewards Working on Taxpayers' Dime
686. There Are Options to Address 'Transition Costs'
687. SEIU's Vicious Circle
688. Sen. Richardville: 'Tell the Mackinac Center that, OK?'
689. Littmann Cited on Michigan's Unemployment Rate
690. Commentary: Productivity Leads To Prosperity
691. Pennies on the Dollar
692. Quo Vadis, Michigan?
693. Gov. Snyder clarifies, vows to enforce higher cyber charter cap
694. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 15, 2012
695. There's No School Retiree Health Benefit 'Entitlement'
696. Alcohol Control Reform and Public Health and Safety
697. Ypsilanti school board approves deficit-elimination plan
698. International Academy named 5th best high school in country
699. Alcohol-Market Controls Like Michigan’s Do Not Appear to Advance Public Health and Safety, Study Finds
700. How CapCon Uses Transparency Laws to Hold Government Accountable
701. Grand Rapids expects enrollment to decline by 400 to 600
702. Van Buren public schools raises athletic GPA requirement to 2.0
703. May 11, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
704. Occupy to Protest Mackinac Center
705. Corporate Welfare Backers Change Tune
706. Oxford Community Schools: The Great Recession — and the 'Greatest Gift'
707. Taylor, Huizenga Join Center Board
708. Teacher Made Over $80K Per Year, Retires With a Pension of Over $40K — Claims 'Violation of Trust'
709. Mackinac Center Speaker on WJR
710. CapCon Story Draws National Attention
711. Revenue vs. Profits
712. Mackinac Center Hosting Arthur Brooks in June
713. Crime Hinders Economic Development
714. Congressman Dave Camp's Speech at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy
715. Bill raising cyber charter cap moves to senate
716. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 8, 2012
717. Carnac Predicts:
718. Center Scholars Featured in Free Press
719. Michigan's Job Loss Apocalypse Averted!
720. Detroit Consent Agreement: Another Kick of the Can?
721. The Public School Pension Fund’s Problem Is Not Charter Schools
722. Making the Whole Class Flip: The Online Learning Revolution
723. Grand Rapids charter school to focus on fine, performing arts
724. MEA PAC is fourth biggest political fundraiser in 2012
725. Former Pontiac administrator accused of spending $300K
726. Snyder/Wise Private Luncheon
727. 'Skim Tracker' Hits $30 Million
728. May 4, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
729. Michigan Poets
730. Few People Stay Poor
731. Preliminary financial review for Pontiac schools
732. School Pension Contributions Hurt Taxpayers
733. There Are Alternatives to PA4 ...
734. 'Free' College Tuition Plan Questioned
735. Renewable Energy Standard Driving Prices Higher in States, Europe
736. Former Center Scholar in 'Governing' Magazine
737. PLAs, Student Loans, Welfare Subsidies
738. Lawmakers, Governor Seeking To Get Project Labor Agreement Ban Back In Place
739. Madison teachers threaten lawsuit over retroactive pay cuts
740. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 1, 2012
741. Movie Reviews
742. McHugh on Legislators' Benefits
743. Flint-area teachers ‘flip’ their classrooms
744. Two Michigan schools on federal ‘Green Ribbon Schools’ list
745. Flint charter public school to lose authorization
746. April 27, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
747. Spencer Discusses SEIU Dues Skim
748. Educrats Spin Conspiracy Theories
749. More Charter Public School Expansion
750. Trenton schools now accepting schools of choice students
751. House Votes To Raise Cyber School Cap
752. Prisons Not an 'Economic Development' Program
753. Fact Checking the MEA President
754. SEIU Dues Skim Scheme Continues
755. Wright on WJR With Beckmann
756. School Employee Retirement Benefits
757. State Supreme Court lets DPS emergency manager stay
758. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 24, 2012
759. Union Lawsuit Claims 'Slavery'
760. Littmann to Speak on $58M School Bond Vote
761. Some Michigan teachers could receive $1,600 bonuses
762. Adrian teachers reject contract proposed by mediator
763. 4,100 DPS teachers get layoff slips
764. Missouri House Votes to 'Nullify' Obamacare
765. CapCon Highlights Teachers' 'Issues'
766. April 20, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
767. Fowlerville considers privatization to avoid budget deficit
768. 'Stranded Costs' Will Always Be Paid by Taxpayers
769. CapCon Story Gets National Attention
770. Van Beek on Schools' Long-Term Debt
771. Center Scholars Cited in Detroit News
772. Teacher Upset She Can't Retire at 47
773. Center Analyst in Investor's Business Daily
774. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 17, 2012
775. Financial emergency declared in Muskegon Heights
776. Where A Pay Freeze Is a Pay Raise
777. Hohman Op-Ed in Free Press
778. Gas Prices Are Complex, but Not Mysterious
779. Crystal Falls students to compete in robotics championship
780. 1,200 Hours To Be a Lawyer, But 2,000 To Be a Barber
781. Ann Arbor school to host Michigan’s first Muslim spelling bee
782. Ypsilanti, Willow Creek discuss district consolidation
783. April 13, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
784. Flashy Projects Flash Back
785. Same Old Story on Energy Policy
786. DPS to experiment with 10 ‘self-governing’ high schools
787. Charter Schools Average Smaller Class Sizes
788. There's No Such Thing as Free Parking
789. Pontiac's Fiscal Revolution
790. Allen Park Residents Call for Change
791. Union Workers Would be Better Off With a 401(k)
792. Breaking News!
793. SEIU Scheme Ends
794. The Source of Schools' Pension Problems
795. Hohman on Teacher Pensions in Detroit News
796. Union Members Down, Money For SEIU Up
797. An Answer to the MEA's Lawsuit
798. New Law Frees Home Health Care Providers From Stealth Unionization, Dues Skim
799. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 10, 2012
800. Pfizer Story Cited
801. Collective Bargaining Initiative Is About Power, Not Rights
802. Close the State School Employee Pension Fund
803. Reform Needed to Curb Rising School District Debt Levels
804. Prison Spending Ripe for Reform
805. Hohman Commentary in Dearborn Paper
806. CapCon Coverage Gets National Media Attention
807. You Had to Figure This Would Happen...
808. April 5, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
809. Kersey Cited on Right-to-Work Laws
810. Advanced Search Help
811. University Budget Transparency vs. Secret 'Appropriations Mud Pit'
812. Other Big State Universities Tighten Their Belts — U-M Has Much To Learn
813. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 3, 2012
814. Don’t Milk Charter Schools for Pension Contributions
815. Director of Labor Policy Cited on CNBC.com
816. Commentary: Country Cannot Afford Obamacare
817. March 30, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
818. Two Bills, Two Standards
819. Center Cited in National Review
820. David Littmann on Fox Business News
821. Center Analyst on Pension Reform
822. Lehman: U.S. Can't Afford Obamacare
823. 'Flipped Classrooms' Aid Student Learning
824. Flipped Classrooms Underline Student Learning
825. Center Cited on Tourism Subsidies
826. Tuition Subsidies Offer Too Few Benefits
827. Detroit Unions Dislike Manager Law?
828. Unions in Perpetuity
829. Commentary: Tourism Study Flawed
830. Center Analyst Discusses Right-to-Work Issues
831. Justices' Questions Provide Insight In Obamacare Debate
832. IMPACT Spring 2012
833. Center Analyst Cited on Early Spring
834. DFT: Up to 900 Detroit teachers expected to retire this summer
835. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 27, 2012
836. Detroit Bankruptcy: America’s Leading Indicator?
837. Stockbridge students use underwater robot to search for remains
838. Populist 'Free Gas' Bill Comes At A High Cost
839. State approves Pontiac deficit elimination plan
840. Next round of EduJobs funding to be dispersed next month
841. Governments Already Impose Hunger Games
842. March 23, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
843. Center Legal Analyst on WJR
844. Highland Park EM ‘fully expects’ district to be open next year
845. State Senate Passes Legislation to Define Home Health Care Providers as Private Individuals
846. The Alliance for Retired Americans
847. BREAKING NEWS: Michigan Senate Stops Home Health Care 'Dues Skim'
848. Land Banking: An Old Idea With A Poor Track Record
849. Center Cited on Student Victory
850. LaFaive Viewpoint Garners Media Attention
851. Legal Analyst: 'Monitoring' SEIU
852. East Detroit opens to Wayne County ‘schools of choice’ students
853. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 20, 2012
854. Michigan Should Reform School Lending System
855. Commentary: Bailout of Student Loan Debt Is Not the Answer
856. How Cost Effective Are Michigan’s Universities?
857. Analyst Talks About Michigan Gas Tax
858. Center Analyst: College Subsidy Plan Won't Work
859. Schools can decline ‘pink slime’ beef next year
860. Stealth Unionization Scheme Bleeds Medicaid
861. Flanagan receives vote of confidence, contract extension
862. Teacher concessions will save Marysville $950,000
863. March 16, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
864. The Economic Opportunity Institute
865. James Hohman On Teacher Retirement System
866. Ypsilanti public schools facing $14 million deficit
867. Oakridge Schools Lets the Sunshine In
868. Kos Media
869. Center Analyst Discusses Union Ballot Proposal
870. Do Government Unions Really Need All That Money?
871. The Edward M. Kennedy Institute
872. Victory for U-M Grad Students
873. Closing the School Employee Retirement Fund
874. Cigarette Tax Hike Brings Smuggling, Other Unintended Consequences
875. Jobs with Justice
876. Mackinac Center releases study on closing underfunded MPSERS
877. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 13, 2012
878. Law Signed by Gov. Snyder Confirms Legal Precedent, Protects Graduate Student Research Assistants From Forced Unionization
879. Study Discusses Five Ways to Close State’s Badly Underfunded Public School Employee Pension Plan
880. Why Don’t Superintendents Have Tenure?
881. Five Options for Addressing ‘Transition Costs’ When Closing the MPSERS Pension Plan
882. The Center for American Progress Action Fund
883. Dim Bulbs
884. House committee considers increased number of count days
885. Gov. Snyder calls for renewed efforts to reduce truancy
886. Muskegon Heights may close without emergency manager
887. Bill prohibits schools from collecting union dues
888. March 9, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
889. Americans United for Change
890. Why the 'Michigan2020' Plan is a Poor Investment
891. U-M Graduate Students Blue Over Unionization
892. Benenson Strategy Group
893. Center Analysts Discuss Illegal Unionization
894. School Districts in Deficit are Top Heavy
895. Free Press Writer Praises Center Scholar
896. Colorado WINS
897. Paul Kersey Discusses New Labor Proposal
898. Self-Centered and Reckless
899. Kersey: Union Ballot Plan a 'Power Grab'
900. Mackinac Center Video Posted at Breitbart.com
901. A Tale of Two States: Indiana and Michigan
902. America Votes
903. DPS to run Highland Park’s nonteaching services
904. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 6, 2012
905. Exports Critical For Michigan's Recovery
906. The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
907. Increasing Tobacco Taxes Brings Negative Results
908. GM Suspends Volt Production
909. Health Care Caps Will Help Students
910. Bad Axe hires consulting firm to boost test scores
911. Time to Scotch Michigan’s Wholesale Alcohol Monopolies
912. Nation’s Highest Gas Tax Coming to Michigan?
913. Michigan Senate Should Help End Illegal Unionization
914. House bill requires board members physically attend meetings
915. Muskegon Heights deficit plan called unrealistic
916. SEIU Healthcare Michigan
917. March 2, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
918. MCLF Joins Supreme Court Brief
919. SEIU Dues Skim Explained
920. DPS sees decrease in violent crime
921. Remove Needless Mandates on Teachers
922. Change.org
923. Analyst Questions Democracy of Unions
924. Littmann Discusses '9-9-9' Tax Reform Plan
925. Do We Let Unions Bankrupt Governments?
926. Public School Welcomes All
927. Center Analysts Discuss Emergency Manager Law
928. The Atlas Project
929. According to Beneficiaries, All Government Spending Is Worth the Investment
930. Train Wreck: Amtrak Is a Case Study in Government Waste
931. The Brave New Foundation
932. LaFaive Cited on Government Golf Courses
933. Niles teachers protest contract offer
934. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 28, 2012
935. GOP Hopefuls Square Off
936. Analyst Cited on GM Bankruptcy
937. The Applied Research Center
938. Bill to ban grad student unionization moves to Senate floor
939. School claims township implementing ‘neo-Jim Crow’ in lawsuit
940. State grants emergency $4 million for Highland Park students
941. Feb. 24, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
942. ‘Change that Works’
943. Endowments up at Michigan colleges and universities
944. Upside-Downside of “9-9-9” Income Tax Reform
945. Celebrating Black History Month
946. The Clean Economy Development Center
947. Center Expert Discusses Genesee School Lawsuits
948. Detroit News Editorial Supports GSRA Autonomy
949. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 21, 2012
950. All “MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call Report” Votes for 2012
951. Unemployment Rate Not as Rosy as It Appears
952. Digital Learning Day
953. Prohibition by Price
954. Michigan's First Digital Learning Day
955. Despite Deficit, Some Dearborn Top Officials Got Boosts in Pay
956. Feb. 17, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
957. Michigan Vulnerable to Indiana
958. Center Analyst Discusses Gas Taxes
959. Center Cited on Fox Business
960. MEA's Hyperbole About Cyber Charter Schools
961. Dividing Ourselves From All That
962. Editorial Cites Hohman on Chevy Volt Subsidies
963. Online Charter School Spending Trends
964. Center Expert Outlines Right-to-Work Issue
965. Would Michigan Have Been Better Off if the Sit-Down Strike had Failed?
966. Illinois Woman Charged With Making Death Threats Against Mackinac Center
967. Detroit to close some schools, turn others into charters
968. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 14, 2012
969. Detroit Could Sell Off Assets to Avoid Insolvency
970. Wright Discusses SEIU Scheme
971. Center Expert Cited on UAW Politics
972. Magnet programs drive increased enrollment in Jackson
973. Bill to expand cyber school choice passes house committee
974. Kalamazoo-area schools shift to full-day kindergarten
975. Tax Foundation Rates Michigan
976. Feb. 10, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
977. 'Best Article on Wind Farms You Will Ever Read'
978. Corporate Welfare to Increase $20M
979. Governor ties increased school funding to district performance
980. A growing list of things the staff likes
981. Elementary Students Forced to Write Advocacy Letters to Governor Criticizing Education Cuts
982. Center Experts on School Spending
983. Center Analyst Discusses Gas Tax
984. Myth 5: The Unequal Funding Myth
985. Benefit Costs Sunk Benton Harbor's Finances
986. Pete Hoekstra Ad Misses the Mark
987. Rep. Ray Franz: Hero of Home Repair Tradesmen
988. Beaverton teachers drop MESSA for Blue Cross Blue Shield
989. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 7, 2012
990. Right to Work: Right for Oregon, Right for Michigan
991. The Unequal School Funding Myth
992. LaFaive Cited on Indiana Right-to-Work Law
993. Comcast expands eligibility for ‘Internet Essentials’
994. Research Shows Right-to-Work Laws the Right Way to Go
995. State Behind on School Employee Pension Reform
996. How Corporate Welfare Hurts People
997. What Right-to-Work Means for Indiana
998. Portage declines to fully privatize custodial work
999. The Price of Government Unions (It's High)
1000. MCLF Attorney Discusses U-M Case
1001. Portage Schools Turns Down $270K Savings
1002. Taxpayer Costs For Average State Employee Increased From $79K in 2001 to $95K in 2011
1003. The Unstoppable Teacher Pension Fund Monster
1004. If the Monopoly Title Fits, Wear It
1005. Center Pension Study Cited
1006. Comcast expands eligibility for ‘Internet Essentials’
1007. Award-Winning Reporter, Editor Joins Michigan Capitol Confidential as Managing Editor
1008. Nation’s Highest Gas Tax Coming To Michigan?
1009. It's Official: Indiana Is a Right-to-Work State
1010. Indiana Governor Signs Right-to-Work Law; Michigan’s Fragile Economy Faces New Competition
1011. Landmark Right-to-Work Bill Passes in Indiana House
1012. Universities extend application window for new charter schools
1013. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 31, 2012
1014. Virtual Learning Can Improve Outcomes and Save Money
1015. Right-to-Work-for-Yadda-Yadda-Yadda
1016. Catholic Schools Week
1017. Muskegon Heights privatizes some positions, saves $1.2 million
1018. Center Scholar, Wife, Pen New Book
1019. Niles secretaries take 2.5 percent pay cut
1020. Saline will wait for state decision on ‘Pledge’ mandate
1021. Bringing Freedom to Afghanistan
1022. Jan. 27, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
1023. The Debate About Online Charter Schools
1024. Kersey Cited in Wall Street Journal
1025. 'Birthday Tax' Unveiled in Lansing
1026. Congressman Addresses Mackinac Center Audience
1027. Some CMU faculty suspicious about union contract vote
1028. Court Denies U-M Students Their Say
1029. Happy Birthday, Michigan!
1030. Center Scholar's Commentary in Financial Post
1031. Loar v. Michigan Department of Human Services Brief
1032. INDIANA HOUSE PASSES RIGHT-TO-WORK BILL
1033. What You Should Know About School Choice
1034. Online Revolution: Grand Rapids
1035. Online Revolution: Grand Traverse
1036. Online Revolution: Southeastern Michigan
1037. Catching Up With an Old Friend
1038. Issues & Ideas Forum: The Future of Unionized Government
1039. Issues and Ideas Forum: The Future of Oil and Gas
1040. Indiana Right-to-Work Bill Still Stalled
1041. Michigan's Solyndra?
1042. Bay City Repeals Prevailing Wage Ordinance
1043. Michigan celebrates 'School Choice Week'
1044. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 24, 2012
1045. National School Choice Week
1046. Individual districts can now ‘Race to the Top’
1047. Center Analysts' Op-Eds Address Right-to-Work Law, Charter Public School Discrimination
1048. Michigan school’s ‘flipped classrooms’ featured on CNN
1049. Center Analyst in CS Monitor
1050. Schools funding increases tied to improvement
1051. Center Expert Gives Economic Forecast
1052. Jan. 20, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
1053. Workers Are Wonderful, But Where's the Union?
1054. Center Analyst in Free Press on Film Subsidy Failure
1055. LaFaive Cited on Emergency Manager Law
1056. What a Right-to-Work Law Will Mean For Indiana
1057. LaFaive Cited in Bloomberg Businessweek
1058. Lehman Cited on Gov. Snyder's First Year
1059. CapCon Cited in Muskegon Chronicle
1060. Michigan public universities have $4.2 billion in unrestricted assets
1061. Gov. Snyder’s 2012 State of the State Address Included Five Proposed Government Expansions, One Limitation
1062. Count of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Available Wednesday Night
1063. Detroit Public Schools trying to keep Children’s Museum open
1064. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 17, 2012
1065. MEDC Consultant Busted for ‘Recycling’ Reports
1066. Trust Us, We Won
1067. Center Analyst on State of the State Address
1068. LaFaive Cited on Indiana Right-to-Work Battle
1069. Saline schools considers mandating ‘Pledge of Allegiance’
1070. 48 districts post budget deficits, 22 larger than $1 million
1071. Jan. 13, 2012 MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
1072. Number of charter schools to increase slowly
1073. Opposition to Online Charters Misguided
1074. A Digital Learning Success Story
1075. Senator Wants to Track Legislators' Voting Records
1076. Financial emergency declared in Highland Park School District
1077. District Refuses to Sell Unused Building to Public Charter School — Despite Receiving $250K Asking Price
1078. Taxpayers Fund Bureaucratic Back Slapping
1079. Bay City Amends Prevailing Wage Ordinance
1080. Congress Mandates the Impossible
1081. Hohman Cited by Fox on Chevy Volt
1082. Award-Winning Investigative Reporter Anne Schieber Joins Mackinac Center Communications Team
1083. Emergency manager needed for Highland Park Schools
1084. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 10, 2012
1085. How Long Is Too Long For Unemployment Benefits?
1086. Breaking News!
1087. Kersey: End Prevailing Wage
1088. Carpenters Union Targets Builder Again
1089. What a Right-to-Work Law Will Mean for Indiana — and Michigan
1090. Schools Should Fund Learning, Not Insurance Companies
1091. The Puzzling Differences Between Michigan and Indiana in This Recession
1092. State Alcohol Control Law Expensive, Unfair, Ineffective
1093. Charter public schools save state $36 million to $52 million
1094. Michigan public universities under scrutiny
1095. Bill introduced to expand physical education requirements
1096. Indiana Leads the Manufacturing Belt
1097. Federal Judge Rules Against Day Care Owners
1098. Members named to school quality workgroup
1099. GlobalWatt: How Corporate Welfare Hurts Real People
1100. University of Michigan: More Staff, Higher Revenue, Higher Pay ... Wants More Money From Taxpayers
1101. Kersey Talks RTW on Beckmann
1102. Book Highlights Failings of Enviro Trends
1103. LaFaive Op-Ed on State of the State Address
1104. Every Roll Call Vote by Every State Legislator Tallied for 2011
1105. Strong Support for Right-to-Work Measures in the Michigan Legislature
1106. Connecticut School Leaders Propose Bold Reforms
1107. Surplus, or Excess?
1108. Michigan's Migration Status Improves
1109. State halts takeover of Benton Harbor schools
1110. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 4, 2012
1111. Right-to-Work Legislation Possible in Indiana
1112. 'It Really Is Up to the Companies'
1113. Center Quoted in Wall Street Journal
1114. LaFaive Cited on GlobalWatt Eviction
1115. MichiganVotes.org Cited by Several Media Outlets
1116. Gov. Snyder: School cuts ending
1117. Schools of choice has led to improved opportunities
1118. Charter public school cap lifted