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1. MichiganVotes.org Takes Accountability to a New Level: 16 Years, 30,000 Bills, 26,517 Votes
2. Tourism Promotion Study Criticism Absurd, Ironic
3. 2016 Michigan Energy Roundup: Legislature Writes Obama Utility Scheme Into Michigan Law
4. High Taxes on Cigarettes Increase Smuggling
5. Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Supports Education Initiative
6. Court Rules in Favor of Mackinac Center Clients
7. 2016 Was Good For Michigan
8. High Cigarette Taxes Lead to More Smuggling
9. Why Are Michigan House Republicans Continuing These Union Scams?
10. Legislature Reins In Judges’ Power to Deny Parole
11. Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling: A 2016 Update
12. Plenty of Good Reasons to Oppose Business Subsidies
13. Votes on Electric Regulations, Asset Forfeiture, School Restraint Rules, More
14. Michigan Chips Away at Unjust Forfeiture Process
15. Merit Pay Would Benefit Students
16. Subsidies Bad For Taxpayers
17. Court of Appeals Rules Union and District Violated Right-to-Work Law
18. Time To Fix MPSERS Pension Problem
19. Trump’s Election Could Change Michigan’s Electricity Outlook
20. Licensing Lobbyists Say Rolling Back Interior Designer Rules Will Cost Lives
21. Lawmakers Prohibit Local Bans on Plastic Bags
22. Problems With Estimating the Union Wage Premium
23. A Forced Marriage to Intermediate School Districts
24. Profiles in Courage in Defense of Taxpayers
25. Fixing Michigan's Local Pension Problems
26. IMPACT November/December 2016
27. Mackinac Center Director of Labor Policy Selected for Trump Agency Landing Team
28. December 9, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
29. Michigan's Economy Best In Midwest, And It's Not Just Cars
30. Critic Still Misses Mark on Detroit Charter Research
31. Michigan House Rejects Cronyism Bills
32. House Lawmakers Consider Key Bills
33. Bad Santa: Trump Risks Cronyist Blowout with Carrier Incentives
34. Michigan Legislature Passes Sensible Transportation Reforms
35. Michigan Legislature Set to End Union Schemes
36. Why School Choice is So Valuable
37. Infrastructure Funding Principles
38. Michigan’s Licensing Laws Prevent Poor from Accessing Health Care
39. Roll Ridesharing Regulations Across the Finish Line
40. Free Trade Agreements Have Been Good For America
41. Don’t Impose Granholm-era Mandates on Michigan Energy
42. Michigan’s Pension Bureaucrats Mislead Policymakers and the Public
43. Pension Officials Mislead Lawmakers
44. December 2, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
45. Mackinac Center Receives $500,000 Education Research Grant
46. Mackinac Scholars Challenge Tourism Officials to Debate
47. Tourism Officials Invited To Debate Efficacy of Pure Michigan
48. How the New York Times Distorts the Performance of Detroit Charters
49. School Choice on the National Stage
50. Policy Experts Available to Discuss Key Lame Duck Bills
51. Pistons Move to Downtown Comes With Big Taxpayer Price Tag
52. Mackinac Center President’s Statement on Betsy DeVos Nomination
53. Unions Fight their Members’ Interests on Pensions
54. How to Revamp Michigan’s School Rating System
55. Study: New Sports Facilities Do Not Increase New Business Openings
56. After Election Season, Economic Liberty Please
57. Un-Making a Murderer
58. State Not Transparent with Effectiveness of Multi-Million-Dollar Program
59. Ballot-Selfie Ban Stands In Way of Free Speech
60. Labor Reform Wins Big on Election Day
61. Michigan Employers Create Thousands of Jobs without the Aid of Politicians
62. Voters Reject Transit Tax Proposal in Wayne County
63. Legacy Society Luncheon: The Morality of Capitalism
64. Friday, November 11, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
65. Some Proposals for Criminal Justice Reform in the Legislature
66. Mackinac Center Welcomes New Scholars
67. Recommended Reading: A New Look at “The Bet”
68. Back to the Drawing Board on Energy Policy
69. Voters Reject Detroit-Area Transit Boondoggle
70. Worker Freedom Won Tuesday
71. Tax Hike Vote in Kent County Expensive, Unnecessary
72. The Double Standard in Environmental Protection
73. Let Dentists Hire Licensed Dental Therapists
74. Individualized Solutions for Juvenile Justice Can Help Reduce Mass Incarceration
75. Friday, November 4, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
76. Senate Proposes Broad Criminal Justice Reforms
77. Key Criminal Justice Bills Working Their Way Through the Legislature
78. The State Claims ‘Pure Michigan’ is Worth Tens of Millions. It Isn’t.
79. Let Them Take Selfies: Explaining Michigan’s Law
80. Pure Michigan’s ‘Budget Justification’
81. Study: Pure Michigan a Poor Investment
82. Research Is Clear When It Comes To School Choice
83. An Analysis of State-Funded Tourism Promotion
84. The Spookiest Policy Ideas Threatening Michigan
85. Northridge Academy Still Growing Strong
86. Michigan Local Government Revenues Strong Despite Complaints
87. Friday, October 28, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
88. Labor Reform Efforts Still Big Issue In Michigan, Across Country
89. Climate Activists Endanger Lives by Tampering with Pipelines
90. Michiganders Want Electricity Choice But Bill Would End It
91. An Opportunity to Improve School Funding Equity?
92. State Health Policy Toolkit
93. Defined-Contribution Plans Help State Credit
94. RTA Transit Tax Focuses on Old Technology, Ignores Opportunity
95. October 21, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
96. Tilt from Tax Cutting to Corporate Welfare Renews Failed Approach to Economic Growth
97. Michigan Considers Freeing Up Uber and Taxis
98. Young Entrepreneurs Set Up Shop In Detroit
99. Detroit’s Taxes, Regulations Keeping It Down
100. Superintendent Compensation Available Online
101. $1 Billion of Tax Money Thrown Into a Growing Deficit
102. Government Official Denigrates Citizen for Seeking Public Information
103. How Saginaw Prep Turned Around Academically
104. Flashy Projects Won’t Save Detroit: Here’s What is Hampering Recovery
105. October 14, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
106. Here's Why You Deserve a State Income Tax Cut
107. First Detroit Children’s Business Fair This Saturday
108. Back to the Future for Taxpayer Stadium Funding in Detroit
109. Dental Therapists Would Relieve Michigan’s Dentist Shortage
110. Worker’s Choice: Freedom for Employees and Unions
111. October 7, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
112. IMPACT September/October 2016
113. Mackinac Center Dismisses Tourism Tax Suit After Resort Owner Sells Property
114. What is 'Electricity Choice'?
115. Education Union Should Be Voice For Pension Reform
116. Putting Too Many People in Prison Puts Michigan at Risk
117. Voters Support School Choice
118. Michigan and Ontario Governments Agree to Promote Crony Capitalism Together
119. Michigan Legislature Can End 2016 Strong by Acting on Key Issues
120. The Lose-Lose Situation in Pension Funding
121. September 30, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
122. Closest Thing to Immortality? Government Programs
123. State Policies Created School Pension Pain
124. Here are the Issues Facing Detroit Schools
125. Dental Therapists Would Improve Access to Care
126. Working in Detroit
127. Dental Therapists: A Proposal to Expand Access to Dental Care in Michigan
128. This Week in Fiscal Policy News
129. Michigan Counties on the Verge of Pension Crisis
130. Time to End the 21st Century Jobs Fund
131. Obama’s Overtime Rule Would Hurt Those It’s Intended To Help
132. Proposed Beer Tax Hike Would Hurt Brewers
133. September 23, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
134. Lawsuit Filed to Fight Michigan’s Ban on Tesla Sales
135. There Will Be Harsh Consequences for Raising North Dakota’s Tobacco Tax
136. Union Survey: Michigan Teachers Want Pension Reform
137. Superintendent Pay, Contract Database Updated
138. Pugsley Correctional Facility to Close
139. Calling All Young Entrepreneurs to the First Detroit Children’s Business Fair
140. More to Charter Special Ed Gap than Meets the Eye
141. Worker’s Choice: Freeing Unions and Workers From Forced Representation
142. September 19, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
143. Study Recommends Ending Michigan’s 21st Century Jobs Fund
144. Michigan Must Stop Keeping Peoples’ Property Without Conviction
145. An Evaluation of Michigan's 21st Century Jobs Fund
146. How Pensions Are Bankrupting Cities and States and How to Fix It
147. An Opening for Michigan Licensing Reform
148. Worker’s Choice: Freeing Unions and Workers From Forced Representation
149. Markets, Not Politicians, Slow State Oil and Gas Production
150. Michigan’s Quiet Success in Containing Retiree Health Care Costs
151. Flashy Projects Generate Taxpayer Losses
152. What You Owe for Pensions
153. September 9, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
154. Should Michigan Cities Be Allowed to Ban Pit Bulls?
155. New Study Calls for More Spending to Provide Nothing
156. Mackinac Center Research Topic of Council Meeting
157. An Inspiration for Expanding Detroit’s Educational Choices
158. Michigan Lawmaker Introduces Worker’s Choice Bill
159. Privatization Remains a Popular Practice with School Districts
160. Reform Occupational Licensing Laws to Prevent Crime
161. Do Michigan Criminal Penalties Make Sense? No One Knows
162. An 'Exclusive' Private School, But Not Like You Think
163. Mackinac Center Offers Labor Reform Ideas in Time for Labor Day
164. September 2, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
165. Multiplier Analyses Are Prone to Abuse
166. Plastic Bag Tax Hurts Consumers, Businesses and Does Little for the Environment
167. Michigan’s Looming Dentist Shortage?
168. Top Labor Reforms for Michigan
169. Detroit Should Lessen Licensing Requirements
170. Praise, Not Criticism for Companies That Follow Rules
171. Voters’ Support for School Choice Remains Strong
172. New Survey Finds Broad Support For School Choice In Michigan
173. Trump and Clinton are Both Wrong: Free Trade is Good for People
174. Michigan and Ontario Governments Agree to Promote Crony Capitalism Together
175. Charter School-Prison Comparison Misses the Mark
176. August 26, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
177. Petty Restrictions on Tobacco Endanger Respect for Law
178. Government Held to Different Standard in Environmental Matters
179. Key Part of Civil Asset Forfeiture Law Ruled Unconstitutional
180. August 19, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
181. Putting School Funding Inequity in Perspective
182. Worker’s Choice Popular in Michigan, Nationwide
183. Cigarette tax hike initiative a bridge too far
184. Lessons from Muskegon Heights School Overhaul
185. Recycling Pop Cans Shouldn’t Make You a Felon
186. Seventy Percent of School Districts Contract Out for Food, Custodial or Transportation Services
187. Couple Could Lose Their Home Through Civil Forfeiture
188. "Rich States, Poor States" Presentation – Traverse City, MI
189. Survey: Most Union Members Support Worker’s Choice
190. Michigan’s Highest Taxpayers Could Soon Pay More
191. Michigan School Privatization Survey 2016
192. Business Climate, Not Cronyism, Key to Michigan’s Future Growth
193. August 12, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
194. Study: Ontario Should Look to Michigan
195. State 'Post and Hold' Rules Economically Unsound
196. Corporate Welfare’s Strange Allure for Politicians
197. You Have My Permission to Speak … Unless
198. Michigan Adequacy Study Shows the State Already Spends Plenty on Education
199. How a Government Transparency Request Can Take Months
200. August 5, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
201. Smuggling Would Rise Along with Tobacco Tax
202. Honest Education Discussion Requires Counting All the Dollars
203. Michigan’s Auto Sales Regulations Lead to Higher Prices
204. Addressing the Shortcomings of Probation and Parole
205. School Choice Benefits All Students
206. Economic Freedom and Well-Being Noticed by Top Official
207. DNC Email Leak Reveals Party’s Feelings on Unions
208. July 29, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
209. Friedman Legacy Day
210. A Quick Brief on the Housing Recovery in Michigan
211. Calls to Expand Michigan’s Economic Development Programs Fall Short
212. The union wage premium: Difficult to calculate, likely overblown
213. Michigan Crushes Korea in Corporate Welfare Handouts
214. Union Should Secure the Retirement of Their Members
215. IMPACT July/August 2016
216. July 22, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
217. Counting Government Workers Tells Little About the Quality of Government
218. Planning for Life Workshop – Suttons Bay, MI
219. A Federal Bill to Loosen Licensing Requirements
220. Department of Environmental Quality Must Be Transparent
221. Criminal Justice in a Free Society
222. 10th Annual Milton Friedman Legacy Day Celebration to Be Held in Midland
223. Imaginary Murder Pets Versus Michelle Obama
224. July 15, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
225. Reforming No-Fault Insurance Would Lower Costs, Reduce Uninsured Cars
226. Vet Saves Dog's Life, Family is Happy – State Sanctions Him
227. Mackinac Center Files Open Records Lawsuit Against State Government Over Flint Water Documents
228. No Easy Answers in Highland Park
229. Blown Away By Flawed Research on Jobs Program
230. Mackinac Center Defends Resort Owner’s Free Speech Right
231. Workers Could Feel Pinch of Obama’s Overtime Rule
232. State Government Up to Its Eyeballs in Pension Debt
233. Uber Disrupts Organized Labor and a Union may get More Dues Paying Members
234. Private Schools Could Save Michigan $750 Million a Year
235. July 1, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
236. Michigan Adequacy Study Shows the State Already Spends Plenty on Education
237. Mackinac Center Weighs in on State’s Education Adequacy Study
238. Independence Day
239. Northern Michigan Resort Owner Files Lawsuit Against Tourism Board to Reclaim His First Amendment Rights
240. Mackinac Center Weighs In On State’s Education Adequacy Study
241. I Don’t Have Answers to These Questions
242. Commemorating the Repeal of the Stamp Act
243. Planning for Life Workshop – Grand Rapids, MI
244. New Evidence: Film Incentives Still Don’t Work
245. A $4.6 Billion Transit Millage Is a Tax Too Far for Detroit
246. June 24, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
247. Snyder’s Veto of Aftermarket Auto Parts Bill a Win for Consumers
248. MSU Scholar Ignores School Revenue Sources
249. More School Spending is Still Unlikely to Boost Achievement
250. Clarifying Detroit Schools Release Time Policy
251. Tackle Licensing for Good Policy in Michigan
252. Gov. Snyder Vetoes Bill Limiting Consumer Auto Parts Choices
253. State Government Up to Its Eyeballs in Pension Debt
254. June 17, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
255. Taxpayers Spend Millions A Year on Union Activities
256. June 10, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
257. IMPACT May/June 2016
258. Uber May Be Opening Door for 21st Century Unionization
259. Time for The MEA To Recognize Right-To-Work
260. New Study Shows Positive Effects of Ridesharing
261. House Refuses to Ration School Choice for Detroit Parents, Children
262. House Republicans 'No Way' on Detroit School Choice Restrictions
263. Cut Corporate Welfare to Help Balance State Budget
264. Lawmakers Must Preserve Choice in DPS Bailout
265. Detroit’s Economic Fortunes Won’t Get a Kick Out of Subsidizing a New Soccer Stadium
266. Pure Michigan: An Economic Development Program That Doesn’t Create Any Development
267. As Right-to-Work Expands, So Do Union Membership Rolls
268. Legislature Makes it More Difficult to Use Inexpensive Car Parts
269. June 3, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
270. Rumors of Taxpayer Spending
271. The Boundaries of Educational Choice: Surveying Michigan's Private School Landscape
272. Municipal Revenues Up Despite Arguments to the Contrary
273. Freedom for Nations, States and Cities
274. Worker's Choice
275. The Mackinac Center at the 2016 Mackinac Policy Conference
276. May 27, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
277. Detroit Charter Schools Spend Way Less Money and Get Way Better Results
278. The State of Private Schools in Michigan
279. History Shows Delayed Adequacy Study Will Call for More Money
280. A Survey of Michigan's Private Education Sector
281. Transparency Bills A “Significant Step Forward”
282. A Life in Perspectives
283. Managed Competition Versus the Free Market, In One Photo
284. Local Governments Cry Poor but Act Rich
285. May 20, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
286. An Uber Driver Shares His Story
287. Taxpayers Should Not Be on the Hook for Stadiums
288. Contracting Non-Instructional Services Can Help Students
289. High Taxes Lack a Guarantee of Quality Services: See Detroit
290. Mackinac Center Will Represent Teacher Suing MEA For Keeping Him In Union
291. Group Hired To Assess Michigan Education Spending Always Recommends More
292. Ridesharing Drivers Tell Their Stories
293. Free Market Solutions to Problems in Health Care
294. How Forfeiture Should Work in Michigan
295. Mackinac Center and Sierra Club Call For More Transparency in Michigan Government
296. Economic Interference Week
297. May 13, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
298. School Choice Opponents Pick Institutions Over Special Needs Families
299. Let Consumers Use Plastic Bags
300. The Evidence is Clear: State Spending on Colleges is Wasteful
301. Planning for Life Workshop – Detroit, MI
302. Right-to-Work Makes Unions Stronger
303. That’s What We Said
304. Communities Consider Risky Municipal Broadband
305. Pension Costs Are Crowding Out Public Safety
306. Michigan Parents Deserve a Statewide Report Card for Schools
307. Despite a Setback, Right-to-Work is Advancing Across America
308. Get Uninsured Cars Off the Road Through Reforming No-Fault
309. May 6, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
310. Job Churn Shows Why Targeted Tax Favors Do Not Work
311. Detroit Charters Face All of the Obstacles of Detroit Public Schools – And Overcome Them
312. Vernuccio: Teacher Sickouts Hurt Kids
313. Detroit Public Schools Debt Largely Not Supported By Additional Taxpayer Dollars
314. Can I Catch a Ride?: Regulating Uber and Lyft in Michigan
315. What’s Your Bubble? A Think Tank Checks Its Privilege
316. Michigan Needs To Stop Charging Residents To Get Their Property Back
317. April 29, 2015 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
318. How Two Similar School Districts Get Such Different Results
319. Education Spending Not Tied To Success
320. West Virginia Right-to-Work May Turn on Supreme Court Race
321. Cigarette tax hike will increase criminal activity
322. Stopping University Tuition Hikes Would Cost Nearly $3 Billion
323. April 22, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
324. New 'Rich States, Poor States' Index Released
325. The Many Benefits of Ridesharing
326. Detroit Mayor Says His Commission Will Be Independent While His City Discriminates
327. Worker’s Choice Solves Free-/Forced-Rider Problem in Wisconsin
328. Ann Arbor Crackdown Illustrates Need for Statewide Ridesharing Framework
329. Detroit Free Press, USA Today Publish Letter Dispelling Charter School Myth
330. Pure Michigan Campaign Ineffective, Needs To End
331. Pope Francis Favors School Choice
332. April 15, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
333. New Study: No Correlation Between School Spending and Student Outcomes
334. Closing Pensions for State Employees in 1990s Saved Michigan Millions Today
335. School Spending and Student Achievement in Michigan: What's the Relationship?
336. Mackinac Center Names New Vice President of Marketing and Communications
337. Pure Flummery: Seeing Double on Corporate Welfare Spin
338. Trust Parents with Schools of Choice
339. April 8, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
340. Reasons to be Optimistic Abound in Michigan Economy
341. How to Ease the Coming Physician Shortage
342. It's Time for Scope of Practice Reform
343. Detroit Children Need Choice, Not Bureaucracy
344. Ride Sharing
345. Why Michigan Needs Electioneering Reform
346. Healthy Charter Sector Belies Need for Commission, Extra Regulation
347. Michigan Should Make Detroit Public Schools an All-Charter System
348. End the 21st Century Jobs Fund
349. April 1 Michigan Legislature Weekly Roll Call Report
350. Mackinac Video Featured in The Washington Post
351. 'Pure Michigan or Pure Puffery?' Op-ed Published In The Times Herald
352. Hung Supreme Court Delays Freedom for Public Employees
353. Hohman in LSJ: Road Tax Hike to Fund Medicaid Expansion
354. A Hopeful Vision for Education in Detroit
355. Are Michigan's Record Labor Force Gains Real?
356. Skorup in Midland Daily News on Occupational Licensure
357. R.I. Cigarette Tax Hike Proposal to Cost State Money
358. Mackinac Center Director of Education Policy on Senate Passage of DPS Bills
359. Michigan House Passes Bill Eliminating Forfeiture Bonding
360. Holding Back Social Promotion: Florida’s Example Promises Stronger Readers
361. Detroit Receives Friendly Airbnb Ranking
362. March 18, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
363. March Madness Betting Pools are Illegal in Michigan
364. Acton Wins Tax Dispute in Grand Rapids
365. IMPACT March/April 2016
366. New Bill Fixes a Pension Problem, Leaves Major Problem Untouched
367. Flint Shows Importance of Open Government
368. State Licensing Laws Affecting Where People Choose to Live
369. Screening of 'Poverty, Inc.'
370. March 11, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
371. Vernuccio Joined WXYZ for Primary Night
372. Healthy Charter Sector Belies Need for Commission, Extra Regulation
373. Despite Candidate Rhetoric, Michigan Exports to Mexico Continue to Gain
374. UNION RECERTIFICATION
375. DeGrow Letter Published in Wall Street Journal
376. NPR Quotes Hohman to Correct Sanders
377. Michigan Corporate Welfare’s Secret Giveaway: $1 Billion in 2016
378. Trump, Snyder Agree: More Visas for Foreigners With Degrees
379. A Path to Real Regulatory Reform: Decrease Michigan’s Licensing Burden
380. You Are Paying for Local Government Tax Hike Ads
381. Tax Cuts Beat Selective Favors in Boosting Economic Growth
382. Charter Schools Are Not to Blame for Pension Woes
383. March 4, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
384. Public Records and the Office of the Governor
385. Maryland Cigarette Excise Tax Hike Proposal Irresponsible
386. Don’t Limit Workers’ Right to Work
387. West Virginia Excise Tax Hike Proposal Invites Smugglers
388. February 26, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
389. Wright Discusses Scalia on Let it Rip
390. Cherry-Picking Michigan Charter Data Leads to Wrong Conclusions
391. Mackinac Research Cited by Wall Street Journal
392. Grand Rapids: Michigan's Boomtown
393. New Context and Performance Report Card in the News
394. February Viewpoints
395. The Flint Water Crisis and the Challenge of City Infrastructure
396. February 19, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
397. Free Press Quotes LaFaive on Arena Deal
398. Let Them Work: Solutions for Michigan’s Overbearing Occupational Licensing Laws
399. IMPACT January/February 2016
400. The Best Elementary and Middle Schools in Michigan
401. The Context and Performance Report Card: Public Elementary and Middle Schools, 2015
402. LaFaive and Nesbit Op-ed Published in Lincoln Journal Star
403. Majority of States in Country Are Now Right-to-Work
404. February 12, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
405. Governor’s Budget Pays for Medicaid Expansion with a Gas Tax
406. Higher Education Subsidies: Is College More ‘Affordable’ for Those Who Don’t Go?
407. Andrew Coulson: In Memoriam
408. Vernuccio Interviewed by Wall Street Journal
409. Inequality in Michigan: Not As Bad As You Think
410. Put Parents in the Drivers Seat of Detroit School Reform
411. Michigan Worker’s Compensation Reforms Have Succeeded
412. West Virginia House Vote Could Tip National Scale on Right-to-Work
413. February 5, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
414. Poor Decisions, Not Funding System, Fuel Detroit Schools’ Woes
415. Tax Cuts Beat Selective Favors in Economic Growth
416. Michigan Competitiveness Stuck on Mediocre
417. Nastiest Bumper Sticker Ever
418. Civil Forfeiture Timeline
419. Friends of Freedom
420. School Transportation News Features Center Study
421. Like Taxpayer-Funded Electioneering for Tax Hikes? Here’s a Bill for You
422. College Grads Attracted to Opportunity Before Bike Lanes
423. Taxing Matters: Michigan's Middling Rank
424. Government’s Free Pass to Trespass
425. January 29, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
426. In Memoriam: Bruce Beerbower
427. Vernuccio Testifies on Right-to-Work in West Virginia
428. Sports Stadium Deals Consistently Strike Out
429. Director of Research Speaks at Operation Action U.P.
430. Give Michigan Special-Needs Students Fair Access to the Best Options
431. Mackinac in the News for School Choice Week
432. Myth-Busting the Michigan 'Gag Order' Law
433. It's Time to Expand Public Records Transparency
434. Center Featured in West Virginia Media
435. Pension Reform Failure Cost Michigan Taxpayers $6 Billion or More
436. Michigan Can Do More On Occupational Licensing
437. January 22, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
438. CON Law Restricts Patient Access to Critical Health Care Services
439. January 15, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report
440. Michigan Universities Doing Just Fine
441. The Numbers Behind Upcoming Adequacy Study
442. Statewide Ridesharing Regulations
443. Michigan’s Next Criminal Intent Challenge
444. Unions Do Not Benefit All Employees
445. Vernuccio Op-ed Published on FoxNews.com
446. Mackinac Center Subject of SEIU Protest
447. Fewer Opportunity Seekers Flee Michigan
448. MEA Announces Violation of Right-to-Work Law, Says Members May Leave at Anytime
449. The Real Problem with Government Pensions
450. Weekly Standard Features Mackinac Center Research
451. Vernuccio Quoted on UAW Bullying in The Detroit News
452. Rebecca Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
453. Schools Seek New Property Tax Powers
454. Michigan’s Walkathon Ban: A Repeal 80 Years in the Making
455. Use a Charter School Board to Reorganize Detroit Public Schools