All 2015 Publications

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1. Put Parents in the Drivers Seat of Detroit School Reform
2. How Local Governments Advocate for Tax Increases
3. Mackinac Center Releases Report Highlighting Lawmakers’ Missed Votes
4. Government as Santa
5. Americans are Moving to Right-to-Work States
6. Archaic Prevailing Wage Law Should Be Repealed
7. Mackinac Center Research Featured in The Detroit News
8. December 18, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
9. Michigan Legislature Unanimously Passes Criminal Intent Reform
10. Mackinac Center Praises Michigan Legislature’s Passage of Criminal Intent Bill
11. Government Officials to Pick Lodging Industry Winners and Losers?
12. Do You Feel Endangered When You Travel Out of State?
13. Survey Reveals How Schools in Different States Compare in Privatizing Services
14. Don’t Blame Employees for Pension Underfunding
15. Economic Freedom Matters
16. School Support Service Privatization: A Five-State Survey
17. 'We’re Number 10' in School Choice
18. Legislature Hoping for Improbable Federal Rescue of Medicaid Expansion
19. LaFaive Op-Ed Published in The Detroit News
20. December 11, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
21. Why is it Better to be Middle Class Than Upper Class?
22. Yet Another 'Photo Cop' Traffic Ticket Scheme
23. Skip Industry Breaks, Lower All Taxes
24. GOP Helping Big Spending Public School Lobby
25. Addition by Subtraction
26. Acton Lecture Series: 'Excuse Me Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism'
27. Pension Underfunding Has a Cause — But it is Not Smaller Workforces
28. IMPACT November/December 2015
29. Criminal Intent Reform: Lessons from Ohio
30. Criminal Intent Reform Bill Clears Senate Committee
31. Dan Crane Op-ed Published in Lansing State Journal
32. Don’t Subsidize Billionaires’ Hobbies; Take Away the Copyright
33. If You Can’t Expect People to Know About a Crime, Don’t Prosecute Them for It
34. Fixing Detroit Schools – Five Principles
35. December 4, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
36. Republicans Backtracking on Previous Good Tax Work
37. The MEDC’s Pure Michigan Puffery: Part II
38. MEDC’s Pure Michigan Puffery: Part I
39. Why Can’t Tesla Sell Cars in Michigan?
40. Misdiagnosing the Cause of Pension Problems
41. Criminal Intent Op-ed in the Detroit News
42. Union Recertification
43. Forbes publishes Vernuccio op-ed on minimum wage protests
44. $1 Cigarette Tax Hike Helps Smugglers, Not Health Outcomes
45. ChoosingCharters.com Highlights Power of School Choice in Michigan
46. Teri Leigh Olson Memorial Scholarship
47. November 20, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
48. Make a gift of stock or appreciated securities
49. Lawmakers Rushing Through Special Tax Breaks
50. Capping Retirement Contributions Changes Few District Incentives
51. State Pension Plans Are Unsustainable
52. Wright Joins Beckmann to Discuss August Window Win
53. Will Republicans Backtrack on Corporate Welfare Cuts?
54. What's Stopping Tesla from Selling Cars in Michigan?
55. Do Not Assume Economic Development Spending is Effective
56. Court of Appeals Denies MEA’s Request to Keep ‘August Window’
57. November 13, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
58. Ode to Shrode
59. Fixing Detroit Schools – Five Principles
60. Stopping Special Union Deals in Michigan
61. Union Time on the Taxpayer Dime in Michigan
62. Beware Claims of State Budget Cuts
63. Michigan Must Seize Opportunities for Criminal Justice Reform
64. November 6, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
65. A Lesson from the Land of Lincoln: Electricity Competition Works
66. MLive quotes James Hohman on House roads funding package
67. China’s One-Child Policy and the ‘Ultimate Resource’
68. Keeping Government Entities on Track
69. October 30, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
70. Legacy Society Luncheon
71. Legislature Examines Overcriminalization
72. Pension Predictions Fall Short
73. Beware 'Wimpy' Tax Cut Promises
74. Praise for REI and Also Retailers Open On Black Friday
75. Video Revealing Electoral Success of Legislators Who Support Labor Reforms Released
76. October 23, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
77. House Road Bill Could Be Better, but a Step in the Right Direction
78. The Politics of Speed Limits
79. The Case for Energy Competition
80. Planning for Life Workshop
81. Gov. Snyder Signs Forfeiture Reform Bills
82. October 16, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
83. Beware Claims of State Budget Cuts
84. Forfeiture: What Next?
85. Cigarette Taxes Bad for Pennsylvania Businesses
86. Union Transparency: How to Make Michigan Public Unions More Accountable
87. Federal Government Mirrors Michigan Overcriminalization Efforts
88. October 9, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
89. Finding Agreement in Criminal Justice Reform
90. Senate Votes for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
91. Unanimous Forfeiture Vote Brings Greater Transparency and Accountability
92. Why Believers in Limited Government Should Support Forfeiture Reform
93. We Can Have a Clean Environment and Good Paying Jobs
94. Stretch Taxpayer Dollars and Promote Equality in Government: Repeal the Prevailing Wage
95. School Privatization Survey: Michigan Rates Increase Again
96. State Media Covers Push for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
97. October 2, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
98. IMPACT September/October 2015
99. ACLU, Mackinac Center Report Calls on State to End Civil Forfeiture
100. Civil Forfeiture in Michigan: A Review and Recommendations for Reforms
101. September 25, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
102. Incentives and the Electricity Industry in Michigan
103. How to Improve Economic Development Transparency
104. State Media Features Overcriminalization Fight
105. Skorup Joins Steve Gruber for Forfeiture Discussion
106. Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act
107. Civil Forfeiture
108. Frank Beckmann Features VoteSpotter
109. September 18, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
110. Reitz Testifies on Overcriminalization, Mens Rea
111. MERC Decision Publicized in State Media
112. Vernuccio and Bowman Author Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
113. Proposed Legislation Could Change 'Strict Liability' Standard
114. MEA’s ‘August Window’ ruled Illegal; union must change bylaws and accept resignations
115. Michigan Taxpayers Spend Over $3 Million a Year on Union Release Time
116. Vernuccio Quoted In Washington Examiner
117. The Detroit News Points to Mackinac Center Research
118. Economic Freedom of the World Index: America’s Worrisome Decline
119. Midland Daily News Features Mackinac Center Partnerships
120. Courser's and Gamrat's 'Orphan Bills'
121. September 11, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
122. Vernuccio Quoted on UAW Opt Out in The Detroit News
123. Health Care Law’s “Employer Mandate” Puts Squeeze on Public School Budgets and Staff
124. Aramark Contract: It Takes Two
125. Regulations Gone Awry: The War Over Uber
126. September 4, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
127. Watch Vernuccio Discuss Labor Reform at Heritage
128. New Survey Says Texas Schools Behind Contracting Curve
129. California Tax Bills Asking for Trouble
130. You’re in the 1 Percent
131. Survey: Pennsylvania is School Contracting Leader
132. Schoolchildren, Teachers, Taxpayers Harmed When Pension Managers Assume Too Much
133. August 28, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
134. Mackinac Center Survey Finds One-Third of Ga. School Districts Contract Out Services
135. Raiding Car Crash Victim Insurance Reserves No Way to Fund Roads
136. Unions Should Get Serious About Pension Underfunding
137. Government Price Controllers Can’t Make Up Their Minds
138. Michigan House Passes Package Repealing Outdated Laws
139. Vernuccio Interviewed for Ohio Watchdog
140. MEA Opt Out Address Change Featured in State and National Media
141. August 21, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
142. Michigan’s Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
143. Business Tax Hike Ballot Proposal Could Bring Back Michigan’s “Lost Decade”
144. MEA Changes Opt-out Address, Keeps Members in the Dark
145. Reitz Quoted on Criminal Justice Reform Efforts
146. Senate Judiciary Passes Forfeiture Transparency Bills
147. Results of Privatization Survey Published in State Media
148. Mackinac Center Director of Research to Debate Lansing Mayor on Economic Development
149. Aramark Contract: It Takes Two
150. Employees Need a Choice
151. School Support Service Contracting Reaches 70.8 percent
152. Number of Michigan Schools Privatizing Services Grows to 70 Percent
153. Actually, Michiganders are Better off Than Their Parents
154. What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Subsidized Sports
155. August 7, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
156. Rural School Districts Hit Hard by Federal Health Care Mandate
157. Pension FAQs
158. IMPACT July/August 2015
159. More Government Spending Equals Higher Prices
160. An Election for More than Just Mayor
161. Film Incentives Clearly Hurt
162. Fox News Features Fight Against Release Time
163. Senate Heart in Right Place, Execution Worrisome
164. Generations of Inspiration
165. Right-to-Work Could Come to Public Employment
166. Protecting Detroit School Choice is Critical
167. Michigan Should Reconsider Anticompetitive Certificate of Need Laws
168. Health Care Law Squeezes Public School Budgets
169. Reitz Letter to the Editor Published in The Detroit News
170. July 31 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
171. Friedman Legacy Day
172. Wright Discusses Right-to-Work Decision with State Media
173. Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Right-to-Work for State Employees
174. Mackinac Center Policy Analyst, Congressman Walberg Discuss Civil Forfeiture
175. New White House Report Highlights Occupational Licensing Problems
176. Repressive Ride-sharing Regulations Beaten Back in the Big Apple
177. Washington Examiner Quotes Vernuccio on Proposed Labor Reform
178. The Fight Over Energy Mandates
179. Excess of Laws Entangle Law-respecting People
180. So Long Film Subsidies
181. July 24 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
182. Labor Reform Not a Death Knell for Legislators After All
183. Planning for Life Workshop
184. The Rise and Regulation of Craft Beer
185. Planning for Life Workshop
186. 'Learning In Progress' on Legislative Roads Proposals
187. Reason Quotes LaFaive on Sin Taxes
188. Reitz Quoted on Transparency in Michigan Press
189. July 17 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
190. A Victory for Political Free Speech
191. Mackinac Center Reveals Interactive Webpage Detailing Labor Reforms and Political Outcomes
192. Contracting Survey 2015: A Five State Report
193. Article on Worker's Choice in Forbes
194. Mia's Story Shows Private Schools Can Help When Other Schools Have Failed
195. Skorup Quoted in Lansing State Journal
196. State Press Covers the End of Film Subsidies
197. Gov. Rick Snyder Signs Bill Ending Film Subsidies
198. July 10, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
199. Michigan Radio Features Fight Against Forfeiture
200. Progressive State Income Tax Would Damage Michigan’s Economy
201. National Group Gives Michigan a ‘D’ for Forfeiture Laws
202. Economic Protectionism and Consumer Safety
203. Albion Superintendent Wrongly Tries to Stop Students From Leaving
204. There is Plenty of Money in the Budget for Roads
205. LaFaive Interview on Economic Freedom
206. MLive Gets Senate Roads Plan Wrong
207. Time to Give Workers a Full Choice
208. Cut Corporate Welfare, Shift Money to Road Repair for Economic Growth
209. Five Road Funding Principles
210. Labor Reform in the States
211. July 2, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
212. Remembering Sir Nicholas Winton
213. Idaho Lawmakers Embrace Open Meetings, Michigan Still Waiting for Transparency
214. Skorup Film Subsidy Op-Ed Published in Wall Street Journal
215. How a Common Application Could Work for Detroit Parents
216. Mackinac Legal Expert Quoted in Detroit News
217. Michigan House Wise to Shift Corporate Welfare Spending to Roads
218. United States Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Declare Agency Fees for Public Employees Unconstitutional
219. Bringing Financial Transparency to Michigan's Public Sector Unions
220. Union Transparency Study Featured in Daily Caller
221. June 25, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
222. Skorup Quoted on Release Time
223. A Possible Uber Setback for Ride-sharing in California
224. DPS Emergency Manager Could Make Big Changes
225. GOP Group Calls for Eliminating Civil Forfeiture
226. Money in Politics: How Much Should Be Disclosed?
227. It is Fine to Get Detroit Out of the School Pension System
228. The Real-World Costs of Union Release Time
229. Debate on Money in Politics Featured in Media
230. The Fight for Free Speech
231. IMPACT May/June 2015
232. June 19, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
233. A Look Back at Michigan's Battery Subsidies
234. MEDC vs. Road Spending Poll Featured in Daily Caller
235. Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Debate on Money in Politics: How Much Should Be Disclosed?
236. Incomplete Analysis of Pension Scheme Bill Paints False Picture
237. National Conservative Groups Push to End Civil Asset Forfeiture
238. Coverage of Steve Cook Pension Spiking in Detroit News
239. Requiring Unions to Pay for Their Own Employees Saves Taxpayer Money
240. Michigan Film Incentives ‘All But Dead’
241. State-Based Obamacare Exchanges Cause More Pain Than Help
242. Two-thirds of Respondents Want Tax Dollars To Go To Roads Rather Than Corporate Welfare
243. June 12, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
244. How Not to Regulate the Innovation Sector
245. CAPPS Report Lays Out Some Solid Criminal Justice Reforms
246. MERC Outlines Future Decision Outlawing ‘August Window’ and Stopping Collections
247. The Problem of Corporate Welfare
248. Vernuccio Joins New York Times 'Room for Debate'
249. Vernuccio Talks Tenure on Fox Business
250. House Road Plan Secures Road Funding
251. Michigan’s Economic Recovery More Than Just the Auto Industry
252. Auto Insurance Reforms a Good Start
253. Film Tax Credits Don’t Grow the Economy
254. LaFaive Tourism OpEd Published in the Times Herald
255. Vernuccio Co-Authors Op-Ed in Washington Times
256. Overcriminalization Study in The Detroit News
257. Government Spending on Universities Rise, Tuition Hikes Follow
258. June 5, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
259. Tying Teacher Evaluations to Student Achievement Would Be Major Reform
260. Note to Michigan's Tourism Lobbyist: GEICO Pays For Its Own Advertising and You Should Too
261. House Republicans Should be Applauded for Trying to Cut ‘21st Century Jobs Fund’
262. Graduated Income Tax Won’t Help Income Inequality
263. Skorup Joins Pat Johnston for Prevailing Wage Discussion
264. Worker’s Choice Gives Unions and Employees More Freedom
265. Worker's Choice Study Featured in National and State Media
266. Worker's Choice: Freeing Unions and Workers from Forced Representation
267. Tracking the True Cost of Tourism Spending
268. MLive Quotes Mackinac Center President on Road Funding
269. Home Schooling Not to Blame for Tragedy
270. Right-to-Work Lawsuit Featured in Hometown Life
271. Study: State Tourism Promotion Ineffective
272. Five Road Funding Principles
273. May 29, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
274. State Tourism Spending Ineffective
275. The More Information Voters Have the Less They Support Film Subsidies
276. Skorup Discusses Civil Asset Forfeiture on WPHM
277. House Judiciary Passes Civil Forfeiture Reform Bills
278. Mackinac Center President Serves as Panelist at Mackinac Policy Conference
279. Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Appeals Right-To-Work Case Involving Novi Special Education Teacher
280. What You Need to Know About the Initiative to Repeal Prevailing Wage
281. Unfunded State Employee Pension Liabilities Remain at $6.2 Billion
282. You Don’t Need $92,000 a Year to be 'Economically Stable'
283. Assistant Fiscal Policy Director Analyses Michigan's Historic Unemployment Drop
284. May 22, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
285. Frank Beckmann Show Highlights Mackinac Center/Michigan Chamber Poll
286. Gov. Snyder Announces Criminal Justice Reforms
287. Mackinac Center Event Featured in Media
288. Michigan's Economic Recovery More Than Just the Auto Industry
289. Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Redirecting Film Subsidies to Roads
290. Critics of Growth Projections in House Road Plan Should Be Unnerved by Pension Underfunding
291. Civil Asset Forfeiture: How Government Seizes Private Property from Innocent Citizens
292. Schools of Choice Program Causes Greater Competition
293. Mackinac Center Cited on Dangers of Targeted Tax Breaks
294. Mackinac Center Event Panelist on Frank Beckmann Show
295. Hohman Quoted on Proposal 1 Defeat
296. Prevailing Wage Repeal is Sound Policy
297. Mackinac Expert Talks Film Incentives on NPR
298. May 15, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
299. Pure Michigan Scare Tactics
300. House Road Plan Relies on Reality
301. FTC to Michigan Legislature: End Car Protectionism
302. Interpreting Proposal 1’s Loss
303. Michigan Incentive Policies Fooled by Job Turnover
304. Mackinac Center Road Solutions Prescribed in Detroit News
305. Not As Good As You Think: Why Middle-Class Parents in Michigan Should be Concerned about Their Local Public Schools
306. Michigan Income Taxes Already Progressive
307. May 8, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
308. Michael LaFaive and Todd Nesbit: R.I. set to lose tobacco revenue
309. Mackinac Center Experts Show Cigarette Tax Increase is Counterproductive
310. Prevailing Wage Research Cited in Detroit News
311. Snug as an Official Bug in a Rug
312. Guest Post: Kansas Excise Tax Hike Proposal a Bad Choice
313. Not As Good As You Think: How Michigan’s Wealthier Schools Escape Scrutiny
314. Gov. Snyder’s Much-Needed Move on Licensing
315. Choice in Electricity: A Good Idea Michigan Abandoned
316. Obamacare Exchange: Michigan Dodged a Bullet
317. May 1, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
318. IMPACT March/April 2015
319. Auto Insurance Reforms a Good Start
320. Fix Disparities in Public University Funding in Michigan
321. Reasons to Reason
322. April 24, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
323. Film Incentive Supporters Ignore the Facts
324. Michigan’s Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Exceeds Projections by 22 Percent
325. The Disparity in Michigan University Funding
326. Why Michigan Should Compact for a Federal Balanced Budget Amendment
327. Michigan Supreme Court: Pension Reforms were Constitutional
328. Michigan Property Tax Revenues Up
329. April 17, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
330. Proposal 1: What It Is and How It Affects Taxpayers
331. Open Letter to Steve Inskeep of National Public Radio
332. Cigarette Tax Hikes Cause Unintended Consequences
333. Detroit News Exposes MEDC Secrecy
334. Facts About Road Safety in Michigan
335. Charter School Parent 'Grateful' to Have a Choice
336. Meet Toya Putnam, Charter School Parent
337. Is Big Business a Danger to Economic Liberty?
338. MCPP Experts Take Down Film Program in MLive
339. Mackinac Center Work on Prop 1 Gets Wide Coverage
340. April 10, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
341. Poll Suggests Strong Turnout for May 5 Ballot Proposal
342. Court of Appeals Orders Wayne County Circuit Court to Hear Claim Related to Union’s End Run of Right-to-Work
343. Mackinac Expert Debates Civil Asset Forfeiture
344. Amendment’s Effects on Higher Ed are Uncertain
345. Detroit Coalition Plan Would Lead to More Schools Outside of Detroit
346. Our Children. Our Choice.
347. The Cost of the Proposal 1: The May Tax Vote
348. Cigarette Smuggling Still Rampant, Problematic
349. Charter Schools’ Record of Doing More With Less Validated by Stanford Report
350. April 3, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
351. Read This: FEE Interview With Larry Reed
352. And the Answer is … 'Something a College Freshman Might Say'
353. Coalition's Vision for Detroit: More Bureaucracy; Less Innovation
354. Spalding Quoted in The Detroit News
355. In Memory of Bob Crowner
356. Proposal 1 Would Pay Michigan's Road Debt Hangover
357. LaFaive Quoted on State Board Meeting Spending
358. Hooray for Gov. Snyder on Occupational Licensure
359. Mackinac Analyst on Frank Beckman Show
360. March 27, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
361. WSJ: Pension Reform 'Transition Cost' Claim More Bogus than Ever
362. How Right-to-Work Can Make Unions Stronger
363. House Considers Repealing Outdated Crimes
364. New Study Analyzes Impact of Proposal 1 on Taxpayers
365. Proposal 1 of 2015: An Analysis
366. March 20, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
367. Automatic Tax Increases are Not Good Policy
368. Media Covers MEA President’s Public Pension
369. Detroit Free Press Follows Up Story Broken by CapCon
370. Mackinac Research Featured in Wall Street Journal
371. Smuggling Rampant in Minnesota
372. A Conversation About Private School Choice with Dr. Michael Q. McShane and Bruce Braun
373. Letter to the Detroit Free Press on Film Subsidies
374. Mackinac Center Gets FOIA Charges Reduced from $1,550 to $50
375. Detroit News Highlights Mackinac FOIA Fee Case
376. March 13, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
377. Washington Examiner Quotes Vernuccio
378. House Vote on Terminating Michigan Film Producer Subsidies
379. Three Reasons Why Michigan Should End Film Incentives
380. Excise Tax Hike on Cigarettes Irrational Choice for Washington
381. Will Michigan GOP Continue Michael Moore Film Subsidies?
382. LaFaive in Los Angeles Times
383. Vernuccio Cited in Forbes
384. What the New Legislature Should Stand For — And What It Should Not
385. Weak Membership Growth Shows Need for New Union
386. A $46,000 Spread in the Cost of Tuition Per Degree at Michigan Universities
387. Right-To-Work For Taylor Teachers Begins Today
388. March 3, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
389. Hohman in Wall Street Journal
390. Michigan Appeals Court Denies Stay in Taylor Teacher Case
391. House Committee Votes to End Michigan Film Incentives
392. Wright on the Beckman Show
393. High Court Should Strike Agency Fees
394. Vernuccio in Washington Times
395. February 27, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
396. Hohman on Film Incentives
397. LaFaive's Minnesota Senate Tax Committee Testimony
398. School District Carries MEA President on its Books, Boosting His Pension
399. Hohman Testimony to House Committee
400. How Occupational Licensing Redistributes Income
401. IMPACT January/February 2015
402. Why Worker Freedom is Right for Wisconsin
403. Vernuccio's Wisconsin Senate Committee Testimony Video
404. The Facts on Electricity Choice
405. Vernuccio Quoted on Illinois "Fair Share Dues"
406. The 'Too Many School Districts' Myth
407. Right to Work Isn't the Only Option
408. Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association Background Data
409. February 20, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
410. The Real Problem With ‘Economic Development’ Programs
411. House Republicans Announce Criminal Justice Reforms
412. LaFaive in National Media
413. Media Covers McHugh's Committee Testimony
414. A History of Corporate Welfare Failure: Mackinac Center Testimony in the Michigan House
415. Impact and How They Voted on May 5 Sales Tax Increase Ballot Measure
416. Public Letter on Direct Automobile Sales
417. Labor Board Says Teacher Union Committed an Unfair Labor Practice and Acted “arbitrarily, indifferent and reckless”
418. February 13, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
419. Reitz on Overcriminalization
420. Vernuccio in Bloomberg Business
421. Ballot Proposal Backers Weighing Strategy
422. Ohio Cigarette Tax Increase Would Bring Unintended Consequences
423. Overcriminalization in Michigan
424. Closing School Retirement System the Right Choice
425. Increased North Dakota Tobacco Taxes Could Lead to Rampant Smuggling
426. The Myth of a Spreading ‘Tax Cut Fever’
427. May Sales Tax Proposal Explained
428. Economic Freedom in Michigan and Beyond
429. House GOP Action Plan Points the Way to Real Reform
430. February 6, 2015, MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call
431. Bipartisan Effort to Reform Licensing Laws
432. Vernuccio Op-Ed in Washington Times
433. Time to Uncork Beer and Wine Reforms?
434. Difference Between Bridge and Center Report Cards
435. Center Study Featured in WZZM Report
436. Michigan Adds, Loses Thousands of Jobs
437. Eight Days, 196 Bills, 12 Constitutional Amendments
438. The End of Hollywood Corporate Welfare?
439. 'Free' Community College
440. A Formula for Happiness with Arthur Brooks
441. Michigan Celebrates National School Choice Week
442. Michigan Turns 178
443. National School Choice Week at the Capitol
444. Spalding Discusses School Choice
445. Two Cheers for Legislators on Licensing
446. Labor Policy Expert Cited on Union Decline
447. 88 New Bills in Four Days — a Sampler
448. Wind Energy Allegations Deserve Hearings
449. State Out Nearly $300M from Cigarette Smuggling
450. Why Not Double the Prevailing Wage?
451. Open Letter to the Liquor Control Commission
452. Mackinac Center Sues Michigan Liquor Control Commission Over FOIA Fees
453. Another Tobacco Store Burglary Today
454. Gov. Snyder’s 2015 State of the State Address Included Six Proposed Government Expansions, One Limitation
455. Feds Take Step Forward on Asset Forfeiture
456. And They’re Off – Jan. 16 Legislature Report
457. 'Big Oil' and Climate Change
458. Center Research Cited in Washington Post
459. Legislature Looks at Repealing Prevailing Wage
460. 'Blown Away' Program Prolonged
461. Analysis: High Cigarette Taxes Contributing to Increased Smuggling Rates in Michigan, Elsewhere
462. Cigarette Smugglers Still Love New York and Michigan, but Illinois Closing In
463. Government Against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences
464. 529 Plans in Michigan
465. Michigan’s Pension Underfunding Problem
466. ‘Tax Cut Fever’ – Never Burning Hot
467. The Mackinac Center, Policy, and Politics
468. LaFaive on WKZO in Kalamazoo
469. Charter School Student Enjoying Success at Stanford
470. Statewide Media Attention for Missed Votes Report
471. Dear Taxpayer: Does This 'Bug' You?
472. Happy New Year! It’s Time for Tax Cuts
473. Center Report Card Puts School Performance in Context
474. Bowl-ing for Dollars
475. In or Out? How is Michigan Doing Among Other States?
476. How Would You Spend an Extra $130?
477. Politicians Don’t Guide the Economy, You Do
478. Happy New Year!