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1. Happy New Year: The Center Looks Back and Looks Forward
2. Vernuccio on Fox Business
3. Great News for Michigan on Migration Front!
4. Success for ‘Liberty Changes Lives!’
5. Center Responds to AFL-CIO Attack
6. Top 25 for 2013
7. Missed Votes Report Now Available
8. LaFaive Cited in Detroit News Editorial
9. Legislators Miss 1,093 Votes in 2013
10. The Public School Market in Michigan: An Analysis of Schools of Choice
11. New Study Examines Michigan’s Public School Market
12. The Public School Market in Michigan: An Analysis of Schools of Choice
13. RTW Possible in Three More States
14. The Ghosts of Christmases Past
15. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 17, 2013
16. Helping the Little Guy: Relieve Occupational Licensing Requirements and Fees
17. Unions Claim RTW Is 'Slavery'
18. Labor Policy Expert in Lansing State Journal
19. The Highland Park Transformation
20. A New Turnaround Model: Michigan's Highland Park Goes Charter
21. New Policy Brief and Documentary Highlight Changes in Highland Park Schools
22. Mackinac Center on Sean Hannity Show
23. December 13, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
24. Direct Cash Grants: Anti-Crony Capitalism Policies Fall Short
25. MCLF Featured in National Review Online
26. Minimum Wage in Michigan
27. Right-to-Work in Michigan
28. Teamsters Local 214 Capitulates on Discriminatory Policy Against Dearborn Employees Who Exercised Worker Freedom Rights
29. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 10, 2013
30. Taxpayers Lose $10.5B on GM Bailout
31. Criminal Minds: Defining Culpability in Michigan Criminal Law
32. New Policy Brief Recommends Reforms to Protect Individual Rights and Improve Clarity of Criminal Statutes
33. Criminal Minds: The Importance of Defining Intent in Criminal Statutes
34. Center Research on Cigarette Smuggling Cited
35. Michigan and the Higher Education Bubble
36. Michigan’s Baby Bust Will Hurt Taxpayers if Schools Don’t Cut Back
37. Amtrak and the Michigan State Budget
38. December 6, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
39. Commentary: Education: U.S. Spends More, Gets Less
40. Today in History
41. Does the MEA Believe in 'Sanctity of Contracts?'
42. Spalding Co-Authors Commentary in Bridge
43. Center Experts Cited on Detroit Bankruptcy
44. Legislators Worried About Beer Logos
45. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST December 3, 2013
46. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case
47. School Choice: Good for Students, Good for Democracy
48. Have a Happy Turkey Day
49. Michigan Land Bank Demolishes Eminem's Childhood Home
50. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 26, 2013
51. At Times Legislation Just Disappears
52. Black Friday Protests and Union Front Groups
53. November 22, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
54. Center Research Cited in Five Hearst Papers
55. Higher Minimum Wage Hurts Low-Skill Workers
56. Exhibits List for Sherry Loar, Michelle Berry and Paulette Silverson v. Michigan Department of Human Services
57. A Tax Hike Al Capone Could Have Loved
58. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 19, 2013
59. Exemptions, Navigators and New Members
60. November 15, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
61. Vernuccio Commentary on Townhall.com Today
62. IMPACT November/December 2013
63. Supreme Court Should End Union Collusion and Intimidation Tactic
64. Media Expose Progress Michigan Plagiarism
65. School Employees Testify at Senate Hearing
66. Public Sector Wants More From Taxpayers
67. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 12, 2013
68. Legislature Looking at Licensing Requirements
69. Brewers Should Be Careful What They Wish For
70. November 8, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
71. Vernuccio in American Spectator
72. Don't Extend Granholm's 'Blown Away' Program
73. Audrey Spalding Testimony on House Bill 5112
74. House Chips Away at Licensing Mandates
75. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST November 5, 2013
76. November 1, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
77. Michigan Needs Electricity Competition
78. Labor Expert Discusses Boeing Move
79. Legislature Considers Two Center Ideas
80. Electricity Choice Policies in Michigan: Comment on "Readying Michigan to Make Good Energy Decisions: Electric Choice"
81. Databases
82. Obamacare Opponents Need to Show a Way Out
83. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 29, 2013
84. Inconsistent Licensing Requirements
85. MCLF Client Featured in Oakland Press
86. Michigan Auto Insurance Reform a Must
87. Center Attorney on FOX2 Detroit
88. October 25, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
89. UAW Flier Short on Facts
90. Center Attorney Discusses Complaints Against MEA
91. Center FOIA Expert Cited in Detroit News
92. Bankruptcy Court Needs History Lesson
93. Unions are the Freeloaders
94. Media Highlight Teachers' Complaints Against MEA
95. Saginaw Teachers: Caught by the "August Window"
96. Michigan Should Change School Grading Method
97. Michigan's Higher Ed Bubble
98. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Client a Possible Plaintiff in Challenging MEA’s Opt Out Process for Agency Fee Payers
99. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 22, 2013
100. William "Ray" Arthur: MCLF Client
101. The Higher Ed Bubble: Finding Financial Sanity on Campus
102. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Unfair Labor Practice Complaints at Michigan Employment Relations Commission on Behalf of Eight Public School Teachers Against MEA Affiliates
103. Securing Teachers’ Right to Work
104. October 18, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
105. Bringing Benefits in Balance to Michigan
106. Benefits in Balance: Benchmarking Public Sector Employee Benefits in Michigan
107. Benefits in Balance: Benchmarking Public Sector Employee Benefits in Michigan
108. Michigan Taxpayers Could Save $5.8 Billion Annually if Public Sector Benefits were Benchmarked to Private Sector Averages
109. Why Does the State License Barbers?
110. Spalding Discusses New Study
111. Former Mackinac Center Intern Aces LSAT
112. Obamacare: One Blind Bet After Another
113. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 15, 2013
114. More College Subsidies a Poor Investment
115. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks Appeals Court to Correct Michigan Employment Relations Commission Error
116. October 11, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
117. Legal Foundation Defends Clients Caught in a Catch-22
118. Michigan's Top-to-Bottom Ranking: A Measure of School Quality or Student Poverty?
119. New Mackinac Center Study Reveals Flaws in State’s ‘Top-to-Bottom’ School Rankings
120. Media Highlights Center's 4th Amendment Story
121. Improving Education: Highland Park and Thirkell Elementary
122. Michigan's Top-to-Bottom Ranking: A Measure of School Quality or Student Poverty?
123. Celebrating the Past, Looking Forward
124. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 8, 2013
125. Center President on WJR with Frank Beckmann
126. Michigan Tax Assessor Attempts Interior Home Inspections
127. Right-to-Work Laws Improve Growth Prospects
128. College Subsidies a Growing Problem
129. 25th Anniversary Celebration featuring John Mackey of Whole Foods Market
130. October 4, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
131. State Fairgrounds to be Sold
132. Alternative News Media
133. It's Time to Take Teaching Seriously
134. U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide if Forced Unionization Violates Constitution
135. Private Group Helps Fill Gap During Slowdown
136. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 1, 2013
137. Mackinac Center President Joseph G. Lehman Honored with 2013 Roe Award at State Policy Network Annual Meeting
138. September 27, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
139. Affirmative Action for Kindergartners
140. Affirmative Action for Kindergartners
141. Media Ignoring Facts on Obamacare Rates
142. Media Plays Catch Up to CapCon Again
143. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 24, 2013
144. Open Gov't Group Supports MCPP Lawsuit
145. September 20, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
146. Center Attorneys Discuss FOIA Lawsuit
147. Mackinac Center Sues City of Westland Over FOIA Fee Structure
148. City Drops Its Illegal Fees after MCLF Suit
149. Flawed Study Says Michigan Cut School Funding
150. SEIU Under Investigation over Prop 4
151. City of Westland Overcharging for FOIA Requests
152. McMoney: Big Labor's Cash Flow
153. What Does College Really Cost?
154. Detroit's 'Operation Compliance' Shows the Dangers of Too Many Regulations
155. Center a Finalist for Templeton Freedom Award
156. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 17, 2013
157. Economic Freedom Benefits the Poor the Most
158. Sept. 17 is Constitution Day
159. September 13, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
160. Limiting Public Access to Records
161. Republicans Backsliding After Solid Reforms
162. From Here to Eternity?
163. Union's Specious Claim in Indiana RTW Case
164. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 10, 2013
165. College Subsidies a Growing Problem
166. Union Front Organizations the New Face of Big Labor
167. Fast Food Wages and Fabian Follies
168. September 6, 2013, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report
169. Protestors Arrested at Policy Forum
170. State Should Boost 'Parent Power'
171. State 'Super' Sizes Movie with Subsidy
172. IMPACT September/October 2013
173. Unionization for the 21st Century
174. Michigan Medicaid Expansion Heading To The Governor
175. Implementing Obamacare
176. GOP's 'Collective Guilt' on Medicaid Expansion
177. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST September 3, 2013
178. It's About the Children, Not the System
179. Corporate Welfare Won't Save Detroit
180. Center Analysts in Labor Day Media Coverage
181. State House Passes Medicaid Expansion; Will Cost Taxpayers $1.3 Billion over Next Decade
182. Berrien Springs: Leading School Choice Policy
183. Regulatory Roadblocks Hurt the Poor
184. In Defense of Liberty: Unions, Right-to-Work and Majority Rule
185. Labor Policy Expert in Lansing State Journal
186. Corporate Welfare Awarded for Superhero Movie
187. Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
188. Center Scholar Interview in Wall Street Journal
189. Center Scholar Discusses New RTW Study on WJR
190. Right-to-Work Laws Work
191. Economic Growth and Right-to-Work Laws
192. Right-to-Work Laws Improve Economic Well-Being
193. Right-to-Work Laws Produce Greater Economic Growth
194. Hospitals: Careful What You Wish for on Medicaid
195. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 27, 2013
196. At Thirkell, State Grade Doesn't Match Up
197. Center Dominates Free Press Opinion Page
198. Florida Holds Lessons for Michigan to Improve Education
199. Medicaid Expansion not the Answer
200. Judicial Nominating Commission Should be Rejected
201. New Mackinac Center Study Cautions Against Relying on ‘Waivers’ to Reform Medicaid
202. Medicaid: Waivers are Temporary, Expansion is Forever
203. MCLF Lawsuit Draws Massive Media Attention
204. Town Hall Meeting on Government Transparency
205. CMU Public Radio on 'Teacher Freedom Month'
206. More Reasons to Like the Upper Peninsula
207. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit Against Teamsters Local 214 on Behalf of Four City of Dearborn Employees over Policy Charging Special Fees to Those Who Exercise Worker Freedom Rights
208. Teamsters Discriminate Against Dearborn Workers
209. Township Supervisor: 'I Want People to Know Where Their Money is Going'
210. Experts: Earthquakes, Water Usage Not Concerns With Fracking in Michigan
211. McHugh on CBS Show Exploring Obamacare
212. Lawsuit Forces Teamsters To Drop Anti-RTW Policy
213. State, Media Encourage Playing the Lottery
214. Putting Politics Above People
215. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 20, 2013
216. August 16, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
217. Top 10 School Lists
218. 'Low Winter Sun' Buzz Ignores Taxpayer Subsidies
219. Berrien Springs: Leading the Way
220. Regulatory Roadblocks Hurt the Poor
221. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 13, 2013
222. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Appeals Circuit Court Dismissal of Lawsuit Related to 10-year Forced Dues Agreement
223. Why Detroit's Pension Funds Failed
224. Pension 'Assumptions' are the Problem in Detroit, Statewide
225. Brain Surgery Required After Medicaid Issues Delayed Dental Care
226. August 9, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
227. Skorup Discusses Minimum Wage Laws
228. MSN on Ideas to Save Detroit Billions
229. Medicaid Pays Below What It Costs To Take Care of Patients
230. Pontiac School District’s Financial Crisis Due to Poor Management, not Lack of Money
231. Medicaid Client in ICU After Being Denied Routine Care
232. Michigan Doctor Against Medicaid Expansion
233. Escaping the Scandal in Rose City
234. MEA Should Support Teacher Evaluations
235. Open Government/FOIA Town Hall Meeting in Troy
236. LaFaive Cited in Macomb Daily
237. Hohman Cited in LSJ on Wage Gap
238. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST August 6, 2013
239. Right-to-Work: The Form to be Free
240. The New Face of Big Labor
241. School Consolidation Won’t Save Much
242. More Corporate Welfare for Detroit
243. Higher Taxes in Allen Park Not the Solution
244. WingsWorld on Fox Business
245. August 2, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
246. Berrien Springs Public Schools: Reinventing School — Becoming a District of Choices
247. Supreme Court Justice Keynote Speaker on Milton Friedman Legacy Day
248. Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra Keynote for Friedman Legacy Day
249. Governmental Culture, A Tough Nut To Crack
250. Commentary: Rethinking Common Core
251. Politicians Cannot Be Trusted To Properly Fund Pensions
252. Medicaid Expansion 101
253. Medicaid Expansion 101
254. Open Government/FOIA Town Hall Meeting in Traverse City
255. Detroit Success Story: Cesar Chavez Charter School
256. Allen Park "Unity" Rally
257. Medicaid Expansion Explained
258. Friedman Legacy Day
259. Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman
260. Milton Friedman's Education Ideas Still Relevant Today
261. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 30, 2013
262. Avik Roy in Grand Rapids
263. July 26, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
264. Rod Lockwood Interviewed by John Stossel
265. Lansing Pols Recycle Press Releases
266. The Real Patients of Medicaid: Rebecca
267. The Real Patients of Medicaid: Teraca
268. More Corporate Welfare for Detroit
269. Dodge Discusses Detroit Bankruptcy on WILS
270. One More Time: Minimum Wage Laws Hurt People
271. Open Government/FOIA Town Hall Meeting
272. Lehman in Reuters: 'Detroit Needs a Game Changer'
273. A Look at Michigan’s June Spike in Unemployment Rate
274. LaFaive Cited Again on Detroit Bankruptcy
275. Open Government Town Hall in Grand Rapids
276. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 23, 2013
277. July 22, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
278. The Real Patients of Medicaid: Julie
279. Media Tap Center Experts
280. Detroit Bankruptcy
281. Licensing Lunacy
282. Open Government/FOIA Town Hall Meeting
283. Center Cited by Fox News
284. CapCon Featured in Columbia Journalism Review
285. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 16, 2013
286. July 12, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
287. North Huron Schools: CAP Success Story
288. Financial Literacy the Key to Independence
289. Spalding Weighs in on School Consolidation
290. Center Op-Ed on Medicaid in Detroit News
291. First Rule of Medicaid Expansion: Do No Harm
292. Center Hosting FOIA Town Hall Meetings
293. Center in Detroit Media Spotlight
294. Jeffers High School: CAP Success Story
295. School Consolidation Won't Save Much
296. Garage Band
297. Judge Rules She Lacks Jurisdiction to Decide Lawsuit Filed by Three Taylor Teachers Against Union and School District Over Forced Dues Extension
298. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 9, 2013
299. Top 10 Rural Elementary and Middle Schools
300. Snyder Administration Pushing To Distance Medicaid Expansion From Obamacare
301. Court Ruling Impacts Civil Service Employees
302. Center Cited on School Consolidation
303. Report Card Identifies Top-Performing Schools; Ranks DPS Elementary #1
304. Not Too Late to Close the Pension System
305. Michigan’s Unionized Workers Need to Know Their Rights
306. Top 10 Town Elementary and Middle Schools
307. July 5, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
308. Media Highlight New School Report Card
309. Delay Strengthens 'No Medicaid Expansion' Case
310. How Obamacare Is Vulnerable
311. Charters May Help Solve Detroit's Education Woes
312. Do We Celebrate Freedom and Liberty?
313. Hospital Lobby Driving Medicaid Expansion
314. Top 10 Suburban Elementary and Middle Schools
315. In Their Own Words: Calumet High School
316. Top 10 City Elementary and Middle Schools
317. Calumet High School: CAP Success Story
318. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST July 2, 2013
319. It’s no Secret, Hard Work Pays Off
320. IMPACT July/August 2013
321. Obamacare Medicaid: Facts, Figures, Background
322. Top 10 Elementary and Middle Schools
323. Bin Ban: City Pushes To Ban Select Charitable Collections
324. John Adams Repents in Heaven
325. June 28, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
326. The Michigan Context and Performance Report Card: Public Elementary and Middle Schools, 2013
327. Legislator, Union Want Tenured Teachers From Dissolved Districts Hired First In Other Schools
328. Study: New Report Card Measures Elementary and Middle School Performance by Adjusting for Student Family Income
329. Interview With Audrey Spalding: CAP Scores in Michigan
330. Despite Media Claims, Michigan Among Highest Job Growth States
331. Targeted Incentives Have Gone Too Far
332. Thirkell Elementary: A Detroit Public School Success Story
333. Medicaid Expansion: A Battle Over Two Views
334. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 25, 2013
335. June 21, 2013 Michigan Legislature Roll Call Report
336. An Analysis of the Proposed Medicaid Expansion in Michigan
337. Stopping Medicaid Expansion In Its Tracks
338. We're Still a 'Donor State' with Medicaid Expansion
339. Stalking Students in Grosse Pointe
340. Corporate Welfare a Continual Failure
341. Medicaid Now a 'Reform-Proof' Entitlement
342. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 18, 2013
343. Lehman on Gov. Snyder's 'Dashboards'
344. Spalding: Student Background a Part of Performance
345. Gov. Rick Snyder's Performance Dashboards:
346. Majority of Fastest-Growing U.S. Cities Are In Right-to-Work States
347. Land Bank May Take 163+ Properties
348. James Hohman on CNBC
349. June 14, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
350. State 'Favor' to Jackson County Costs Millions
351. Worker Freedom in Michigan: The Road Ahead
352. Study: Lure of Federal Medicaid-Expansion Subsidies Should Not Lead Policymakers to Underestimate Medicaid’s Drawbacks or Overlook Other Viable Insurance Options
353. The Dirty Secret of GOP Obamacare Capitulation
354. Republican Ploy to Stop Medicaid Expansion?
355. The Cellphone 'Sin Tax'
356. Cornerstone Charter Schools
357. Michigan Outspends Florida on Education But Does Worse Than The Sunshine State
358. Cities ‘Double Dipping’ with Cost Recovery Fees
359. Common Core Clarification
360. Center Analyst Testifies on Medicaid Expansion
361. What others are saying about the Mackinac Center
362. Jack McHugh Testimony on Medicaid Expansion Bill
363. National Media Highlight CapCon Story
364. Capitalism Kills ... Poverty
365. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 11, 2013
366. Resolution for 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' Introduced
367. Michigan vs. Florida
368. Medicaid's Roach Motel Coming to Michigan?
369. Summer Issue of IMPACT Coming Soon
370. June 7, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
371. Films or Potholes?
372. Reitz Cited in Wall Street Journal
373. Manager of the 'City That Outsourced Everything' Says Privatization Can Help Michigan
374. Michigan Red Light Cameras
375. Michigan Should Look to Florida to Improve Public Education
376. Defenders Of Public School Monopoly Slam 'Big Profit' Competitors; Haul In Big Money For Themselves
377. National Employee Freedom Week Announced
378. Michigan GOP Medicaid 'Reform' Proposals
379. Yet Another Lansing 'Scaffolding for Plunder?'
380. Huffington Post Gets it Wrong ... Again
381. Gov. Snyder Calls On Obamacare Advocate No. 1
382. The Contract City Concept: How Public/Private Partnerships Can Save Michigan Cities with Oliver Porter
383. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 4, 2013
384. Michigan's Job Growth Is More Than Just Auto-Related
385. Oliver Porter on Privatization in Detroit News
386. Close Dysfunctional Schools
387. Governor’s Auto Insurance Proposal Worth Considering
388. A ‘Common’ Debate: Common Core Curriculum Standards Are Promising But Dangerous
389. May 31, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
390. 'Cost Recovery' Schemes Uncovered
391. Big Labor Throwing Retirees Under the Bus
392. Medicaid Expansion
393. Open Government Links
394. Riches for Unions, but not Their Retirees
395. Average Teacher Salaries Climb
396. Center Focusing on Government Transparency
397. DIA Gins Up PR Battle Against Kevyn Orr
398. Superintendent Bashes Parental School Choice
399. Cities Double Dip on Drunk Driving Arrests
400. Promise of Profit Can Help Neediest Students
401. Nicholas Winton Still Touching Lives of Children
402. Oliver Porter Interview in The Freeman
403. Government Entities Stymie FOIA Requests To Hide Information
404. Of Course Merit Pay Is a Good Idea
405. Reasons not to Expand Medicaid
406. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 28, 2013
407. May 24, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
408. Forever With Us All: A Memorial Day Remembrance
409. Indy Land Bank Officials Indicted
410. Cable Unbundling Bill a Bad Bet
411. Oakland Schools and the Tri-County Alliance
412. No Link Between Charters, Segregation
413. Cost Recovery Fees Allow Cities to Double Tax
414. No Free Lunch: $15 an Hour Fast Food Workers Would Lead to Lost Jobs
415. Head Start a False Start
416. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 21, 2013
417. Center Education Policy Expert in Wall Street Journal
418. Center Expert Cited by State Journal, WZZM
419. What Michigan's Charter Schools can Teach the Country
420. Attorney: Taylor District Violated Contract Law to Lock In 10-Year Union Agreement
421. May 17, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
422. Movie Made in Israel Gets Michigan Tax Dollars
423. Focusing on the Big Picture
424. Close Dysfunctional Schools
425. Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Wrong Even with Reforms
426. LaFaive on Taxes and Road Funding
427. Vernuccio Op-Ed in Detroit Free Press
428. Don't Force Workers into Unwanted Union Representation
429. Spalding Discusses Land Bank Issues
430. Governor’s Auto Insurance Proposal Worth Considering
431. Education Policy Expert Cited by MLive
432. Two Charter Public Schools Being Closed
433. Center Legal Experts Cited on MEA Court Loss
434. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 14, 2013
435. What Do Moms Want? School Choice
436. Wolfram in Lansing State Journal on Auto Insurance
437. MichiganVotes: House GOP Medicaid Expansion Plan Faces Hurdles
438. May 10, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report
439. Tax Breaks vs. Corporate Welfare
440. MEA Loses Court Battle
441. Students Shut Out of School After District, Union Agree to Unrealistic Contract
442. Education Denied to 15K Walled Lake Students
443. Taxpayer Funded Films Flop With Viewers
444. Fla. Medicaid: Governor Proposes, House Disposes
445. Bridge Magazine Details MEA's Decline
446. MLive Cites Center Education Policy Expert
447. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST May 7, 2013
448. SEIU Tries to Continue Dues Scheme
449. Land Bank Reform Bill Introduced
450. Balance Increased Road Spending with Cuts
451. Bad for Business: Internet Sales Tax Legislation
452. Land Bank Bail-Outs: How State Government Corrupts the Private Market
453. SEIU Lays Out Plan to Try and Continue 'Dues Skim'
454. Film Subsidy Failure Draws Attention
455. May 3, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
456. Oregon Study Suggests Michigan Medicaid Expansion Not Worth the Cost
457. Package Deal Politics
458. Skorup Discusses 'Crazy Laws' on Three Radio Stations
459. IMPACT May/June 2013
460. Will Michigan Legislators Add to National Debt?
461. Stop Giving Tax Dollars to Hollywood
462. 'The Freeman' Interviews Rod Lockwood
463. Why Film Subsidies Must Go
464. Another Film Subsidy Failure
465. Politics Alive and Well in Public Schools
466. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 30, 2013
467. April 26, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
468. School Marketing is A-OK
469. Vernuccio on Fox Business
470. Mackinac Center on Fox Business: Cameras in the Classroom
471. Michigan's Craziest Laws: Don't Seduce An Unmarried Woman or Dance to the National Anthem
472. Tearing Down Steve Earle's Walmart Song
473. EITC 'Improper Payments' Costing Taxpayers
474. House Budget Puts Roads Above Film Subsidies
475. Politics 101: The Art of the Half Truth
476. 'Land Bank Bailout' Is Rep. Kildee's First Bill
477. Ryan to States: Don't Bet on Obama Medicaid Money
478. Public School Lobbying Worse Than 'Skunk Works'
479. Don't Trust Ed-Trust on Charter Schools
480. Editorial Cites Mackinac Center Research
481. "Nicky's Family"
482. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 23, 2013
483. State: School Broke State Campaign Finance Law
484. Time to Overhaul Auto Insurance Laws
485. No Place for Alarmism on Earth Day
486. April 19, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
487. Avik Roy Op-Ed in Detroit News
488. Medicaid, Obamacare and More with Avik Roy
489. MLive to Start MichiganVotes-Style System
490. Dexter Bus Drivers Dump International Union
491. Statewide Survey Shows Underwhelming Support for Expanding Medicaid in Michigan
492. Dozens of School Districts Consider All Teachers the Same
493. Poll: Medicaid Expansion Plan Loses Support When Voters Told of Potential Effects
494. MLive Now Featuring MichiganVotes
495. EAA Could Take Over Successful Schools
496. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 16, 2013
497. Lindsey Dodge on Alleged Gender Pay Gap
498. Shlaes' 'Coolidge' a Must-Read
499. Center Hosting National Health Care Policy Expert
500. April 12, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
501. Subsidies Drive Up College Costs
502. Right-to-Work in Illinois?
503. Breaking Away from the MEA
504. Mini Antennas May Revolutionize TV Viewing
505. Right-to-Work Is Possible in Every State
506. Michigan Employment Relations Commission Fails to Correct Its Own Mistake in Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers
507. Labor Expert Participates in Griffin Policy Form
508. Dodge Cited on Alleged Gender Pay Gap
509. At Least 54 School Districts Have Contracts Dodging Michigan's Right-to-Work Law
510. Trust Not in Obamacare Medicaid Promises
511. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 9, 2013
512. Remembering Margaret Thatcher
513. Thatcher and 1980s Musicians
514. Thatcher's Legacy: Government Isn't the Boss of Me
515. MEA Rehashes 'Report' on Center
516. Medicaid Expansion Bad Bet for Michigan Taxpayers
517. Why You Shouldn’t Care (Much) About Income or Wealth Inequality
518. Taylor Teachers Fight Union Subversion of Right-to-Work Law
519. Griffin Policy Forum: The Future of Labor Unions in Michigan
520. Paul Williams RIP
521. Despite Lack Of Jobs and Repeated Broken Promises, Legislature Proposes Extension Of Corporate Welfare Program
522. April 5, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
523. Research Associate Jarrett Skorup on Tony Conley Show
524. The Preschool Paradox
525. Taylor Teachers' Lawsuit Highlighted
526. Don't Mistake Bridge Claims For Fact
527. New Right-to-Work Website Can Help Union Workers Opt Out of Membership; Provides Information on Benefits of Being a Right-to-Work State
528. Is the Problem In Detroit Really A Lack Of Revenue?
529. Internet Sales Tax Legislation
530. Vernuccio Participating in CMU Policy Forum
531. March 29, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
532. Center Cited in Wall Street Journal
533. Center Research Cited on Prevailing Wage Repeal
534. Teacher Merit Pay in India
535. Voices of Right-to-Work: The Mackinac Center Investigates
536. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST April 2, 2013
537. Elkhart Continues its Economic Growth
538. Poll Results Could Be Positive Indicator For Right-to-Work Advocates
539. Higher Scrutiny of Government 'Investments'
540. Right-to-Work Is Here
541. The Dark Side of the Moon
542. MichiganVotes.org Describes 25,000th Bill
543. Commentary: A Milestone for Michigan — Worker Freedom in the 'Big Labor' State
544. Media Covers Schools Skirting RTW Law
545. Van Beek Talks School Funding with Tony Conley
546. Vernuccio to Discuss Right-to-Work
547. Kroger Reaches Deal With Union Postponing Right-to-Work Law
548. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 26, 2013
549. Midland/Auburn Right-to-Work in a Townhall Forum Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity
550. Kent County Considers Land Bank Changes
551. Center Analyst Discusses Film Subsidies
552. SEIU Election Legitimacy Questioned by Some Union Members
553. EAA Bill Has Problems
554. March 22, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
555. It Was 50 Years Ago Today ...
556. Detroit's Emergency Manager Must Enforce Rules City Officials Ignored
557. College Admits Cooperating With Unions To Sidestep Right-to-Work Law
558. 'Transformers 4' Taking $20M from Taxpayers
559. Hollywood Transforms Itself to Milk Multiple States for Movie Money
560. Center Experts Cited on Contract Extensions
561. Tax-and-Spend Interests Pushing Medicaid Expansion
562. New Strategies Needed for Dealing With Blight
563. Motown on the Slab
564. Center Expert on New Detroit EFM
565. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 19, 2013
566. Michigan Airport Home To No Planes Or Hangars Receives Over $150K A Year In Tax Dollars
567. Obamacare Medicaid Expansion a Budget Trap
568. Obamacare Medicaid Expansion a 'Roach Motel?'
569. Despite Claims, Michigan School Funding Higher Than a Decade Ago; Way More Than Decades Past
570. Why You Shouldn’t Care (Much) About Income or Wealth Inequality
571. It's Only (Capitalist) Rock 'n' Roll
572. March 15, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
573. A Look Behind the Curtain
574. Pope Francis and the Free Market
575. National Review Highlights MCLF Lawsuit
576. Commentary: House GOP Not Passing Senate Bill Continues Lansing Tradition Of Underfunding Pension System
577. Medicaid Expansion Costs Michigan Taxpayers
578. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 12, 2013
579. Brighton Right-to-Work in a Townhall Forum Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity
580. Media Ignores Costs In Film Coverage
581. Michigan School Privatization Survey 2012
582. In Pontiac, MEA Local Raises $12K For School Supplies While Union Health Insurance Arm Sues District for $7.8 Million
583. Sunshine Week 2013
584. March 8, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
585. No Grand Rapids Carve-Out under EAA Bill
586. Michigan Gets Flying Monkeys for $40 Million
587. Van Beek Testifies on Great Start Expansion
588. Michigan Taxpayers Already Paid for 'Oz'
589. Center Scholar on WJR With Frank Beckmann
590. Wright Discusses End of SEIU Dues Skim
591. Grand Rapids/Belmont Right-to-Work in a Townhall Forum Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity
592. Taylor Teachers' Lawsuit on Fox Business
593. Medicaid Expansion: The Decisive Obamacare Battle
594. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST March 5, 2013
595. IMPACT March/April 2013
596. SEIU Dues Skim Comes to an End
597. Gas Tax and Fee Discussion Worth Having
598. Five Reasons the Government Shouldn’t Subsidize Higher Education
599. Great Myths About Great Start
600. Legislators Chip Away at Proposal A Property Tax Limits
601. Balance Increased Road Spending with Cuts
602. Time to 'Sequester' Arts Subsidies
603. MCLF Press Conference: Taylor Teachers Sue Union and District
604. Media Covers Taylor Teachers' Lawsuit
605. New Emergency Manager for Detroit?
606. Turnover Low in Highland Park Schools
607. Union Violates Teacher's Right to Leave His Union
608. Union is violating teacher’s right-to-work
609. Taylor Teachers Fight Union Insecurity Clause
610. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit on Behalf of Three Teachers Against Taylor Federation of Teachers and the Taylor School District over Forced Dues Extension
611. 17 for ’12: Legislature Keeps up Reform Pace
612. Freeing Teachers from Decade of Forced Unionism
613. Long Live Rock: Technology Throws a Lifeline
614. Big Business Supports Minimum Wage Hikes
615. Center Experts Cited in Reuters Stories
616. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 26, 2013
617. Cumulative Weekly Roll Call Reports 2013
618. Union Time on Your Dime
619. February 22, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
620. Alcohol Reform on Tap
621. And the Academy Award Goes To ...
622. Looking For Savings In The Corrections Budget
623. Detroit's Problems Not Surprising
624. Variety Isn't Discrimination
625. College Subsidies Redistribute from Poor to Rich
626. Government Funding of 'Scientific' Research
627. Media Quickly Respond to Center's New Database
628. Average Superintendent Compensation in Michigan
629. The Facts on Subsidized College Degrees
630. State Rep. Alleges 'Truancy' Among Homeschoolers
631. Making Michigan Home Again: Rick Wadel's Story
632. New Superintendent Compensation Database Available Online
633. Tall Tales
634. Right-to-Work in Michigan: A Visual Time Line
635. Union Insecurity Clauses
636. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 19, 2013
637. Questions About Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
638. On Breughel and Brussels Sprouts
639. Teachers Unions Locking in Forced Dues
640. UAW President Bob King Admits Proposal 2 Was About Right-to-Work
641. Road Funding or Film Subsidies?
642. Reducing 'Best Practices' Money Best for Taxpayers
643. Low-Salt Diet
644. Bill Wilson Discusses RTW with Frank Beckmann
645. Subsidized Housing for Government Workers
646. More Is Never Enough
647. UAW Prez: SEIU ‘Dues Skim’ More Important Than RTW
648. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 12, 2013
649. Make Blue Cross Like Other Insurers, But Cancel the Health Endowment Fund
650. February 8, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
651. Michigan Teachers Second-Highest Paid in Nation
652. Schools, Teachers, Should Proceed With Caution
653. Union Conservatives On Right-to-Work
654. Medicaid Expansion: Beware of Obamacare 'Gifts'
655. Choice Between Two Tax Hikes No Choice At All
656. Media's Assumption About Government Spending
657. State Report: More Growth for Charter Students
658. Teachers Unions Trying to Circumvent Law
659. LaFaive: Privatize Mail Delivery
660. Post Office Stopping Saturday Delivery
661. Mackinac Center on Fox Business: MEA Contract Extensions
662. Union Membership, Wages, Grow in RTW States
663. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST February 5, 2013
664. Russell Kirk’s 10 Conservative Principles: An Appreciation
665. The Common Ploy for More Funding
666. Robots Are Good
667. Smuggling Undermines Tobacco Tax Hike Goals
668. School Choice Benefits Students
669. School Choice, Funding, in the News
670. School Choice Has Helped Michigan Students
671. Gas Tax and Fee Discussion Worth Having
672. Cesar Chavez Academy: Helping Detroit Students Achieve
673. Cigarette Smuggling Remains High in Michigan, Elsewhere
674. Worker Freedom in Michigan: The Road Ahead
675. Just Say 'No' to Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
676. February 1, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
677. Three Cheers for Michigan House Democrats
678. SEIU Dues Skim Surpasses $34 Million
679. Cigarette Smuggling Study Explained
680. Bridge Magazine on MEDC Audit Problems
681. Heritage Foundation Touts Center on Right-to-Work
682. Unions Fight to Use Dues for Politics
683. Hazards of Long-Term Union Security Agreements
684. DeVos Credits Mackinac Center on RTW Passage
685. Measuring the Value of Charter Schools
686. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 29, 2013
688. National School Choice Week
689. Right-to-Work States Have Higher Incomes
690. January 25, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
691. Tough Road Ahead
692. Charter Schools Produce Huge ROI
693. Minnesota Eyes Higher Tobacco Taxes
694. Huffington Post Blames Charter Schools for Serving Poor Kids
695. Van Beek Discusses Charter Public School Study
696. Is Right-to-Work Racist?
697. Elkhart, Indiana: A Right-to-Work Recovery
698. More Michigan Students Opt for School Choice
699. Huffington Post Gets Charter School Study Wrong
700. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 22, 2013
701. Ethanol Subsidies Costly, Damaging
702. January 18, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
703. Legislative Expert Discusses Auto Dealer Laws
704. State of the State: Union Protests Outside Capitol
705. State of the State: Union Protests Outside Capitol
706. History, Economics and Right-to-Work
707. Ed. Establishment Downplays Charter Study
708. Birmingham Latest District to Exploit Schools of Choice
709. Charter School Market Working
710. Electric Car Owners Get a Free Ride in Ann Arbor
711. Media Skews Charter Public School Study
712. Gov. Snyder’s 2013 State of the State Address Included Eight Proposed Government Expansions, Two Limitations
713. Multiplier Analyses Often Abused
714. Michigan Charter Schools a Smashing Success
715. Labor Expert Addresses Prevailing Wage
716. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 15, 2013
717. Taylor Named New Chairman of Mackinac Center Board of Directors
718. Collapse of Higher-Ed Bubble Draws Near
719. Government Is Different From Unions
720. Plan to Privatize Belle Isle Unveiled
721. Media Cites Center Study on Cigarette Smuggling
722. A Matter of Perspective
723. January 11, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call
724. Movin' On Up: Michigan Improving Its Outmigration Rank
725. Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery
726. County Commissioner Touts Reed's 'Seven Principles'
727. Michigan a Cigarette Smuggling Haven
728. MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST January 8, 2013
729. Analysis: High Cigarette Taxes Contributing to Increased Smuggling Rates in Michigan, Elsewhere
730. Higher Cigarette Taxes Create Lucrative, Dangerous Black Market
731. Iceberg Ahead: Unions May Play Right-to-Work Off on Teachers
732. WingsWorld
733. Government ‘Authorities’ Run Amok
734. Reform Starts in the States, Not in Washington
735. The Conservative Environmentalist
736. Vernuccio Discusses Snyder Recall on Fox Business
737. Warren Mayor Giving Away Anti-RTW Bumper Stickers
738. Right-to-Work Gives Teachers a Choice
739. Michigan Migration in a Holding Pattern
740. Media Highlights 'Missed Votes' Report
741. Lawsuit Against Highland Park Schools Misguided
742. December 27, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call