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  1. Whitmer Administration Retreats and Rages When Challenged on Policies
  2. Beware Favoritism Behind Tax Credits
  3. 2021: Labor Policy In Review
  4. The 12 Days of Mackinac Christmas
  5. Court Says U-M Must Release Documents Advising Whitmer About 2020 COVID Orders
  6. Massive COVID Funding Cries Out for Creative Uses
  7. 70% of Districts Contract Support Services
  8. Senate Bill 103 Will Lead to Higher Energy Costs
  9. Billion Dollar Subsidy Program, Small Business Tax, Seizure Classes and More
  10. “Public Resources Should be Put to Public Use”
  11. Detroit’s Students Bear the Brunt of Democrats’ Attack on Charters
  12. Rising Electricity Costs Dim Electrification Prospects
  13. Who Owns Public School Students?
  14. Corporate Welfare Bills, Minors in Possession of Tobacco, Lower Age to Serve Alcohol and More
  15. Make Sure Michigan Residents Benefit from State’s Cash Haul
  16. Michigan Again Ranks Low in Economic Freedom
  17. Can Yellow Buses Still Do It Alone?
  18. Break the Barriers to Staffing Michigan’s Classrooms
  19. “I Think Right Now We’re in a Really Good Place to Change Higher Education.”
  20. When Lansing Picks Business Winners, Taxpayers and the Public Lose
  21. Job Announcements Fail to Drive Job Growth
  22. Flint’s Schools Are a Mess
  23. Federal ‘Build Back Better’ Bill Would Increase the Federal Deficit, Give Huge Tax Loophole to Wealthy Homeowners
  24. A Roundup of Corporate Welfare Bills
  25. “It Worked Like in the Textbooks — and Nothing Ever Does.”
  26. Study: Michigan Again Ranks Low in Economic Freedom
  27. Can Yellow Buses Still Do It Alone?
  28. Make Sure Michigan Residents Benefit from State’s Cash Haul
  29. Climate Hustle 2 Movie Screening
  30. IMPACT November/December 2021
  31. The Arguments Against Short-Term Rentals Are Shallow
  32. Beer at Baseball Games, More Corporate Welfare, Animal Cruelty and More
  33. Corporate Welfare: Where's the Outrage?
  34. Why the European Wind Drought Matters to Michigan
  35. Don’t Look Back, Ohio
  36. How Should Policymakers React to Headlines About Business Decisions?
  37. Emergency Powers and Pandemic Mismanagement
  38. Virginia Election Result Highlights Opportunity for Michigan Parent Power
  39. How to Win the Battle for Jobs
  40. Publish Harassment Disclosures, Ban CRT Curriculum, Exclude Car Rebates and More
  41. Gov. Whitmer’s Veto Denies Students Opportunity
  42. “You Just See Policy Failure all Over the Place”
  43. New Law Added To Business Subsidy Scorecard
  44. Rural Subsidies Don’t Add Up
  45. Why the European Wind Drought Matters to Michigan
  46. Lawmakers Favor the University of Michigan over Michigan State University
  47. Bills Would Improve Transparency on Certificate of Need Commission
  48. My Story ... Your Future?
  49. My Story ... Your Future?
  50. My Story ... Your Future?
  51. How Policymakers Should React to Bad Big Business Headlines
  52. “That is not scary. In fact, that is empowering.”
  53. Don’t Look Back, Ohio
  54. Michigan Parents Back Student Opportunity Scholarship Bills
  55. Biden Should 'Follow the (Economic) Science' for Economic Well-being
  56. Whitmer Reinstating Prevailing Wage is Unfair and Unnecessary
  57. Michigan Bill Would Free Barbers to Meet Licensing Hours Through Apprenticeships
  58. Beer at Baseball Games, Opioid Treatment Sources, Subsidies and More
  59. Federal Enticements Drive the Constant Growth in Michigan's Medicaid Spending
  60. Certificate of Need Transparency Bills Bring Patients to the Table About the Future of their Health Care
  61. Michigan’s Budget Was Strong Throughout the Pandemic
  62. Destructive Green Energy Mandates Stifle Growth and Raise Prices
  63. Gov. Whitmer Is Standing In the Way of Health Professionals
  64. A Conversation with Legal Insurrection’s William A. Jacobson
  65. Voter Database, Mental Health Training, Election Reforms
  66. “You Quickly Realize That This is an Injustice and it has to be Fixed.”
  67. David Sole v. MEDC
  68. Whitmer’s Prevailing Wage Move Favors Unions Over Taxpayers
  69. How to Decide What Science is Real
  70. Invest in Children or the K-12 System?
  71. Michigan Law Denies Educational Choices to Families
  72. Licensing Law Means Michigan Cosmetologists Have Unnecessary Debt
  73. Lawmakers Can Lower Tax Rates to Encourage Growth
  74. IMPACT September/October 2021
  75. Michigan Supreme Court Should Demand Transparency in Corporate Welfare Case
  76. $3.5 Trillion Federal Spending Bill Includes Incentive to Smuggle Smokes
  77. How Cities Can Effectively Spend Influx of Funding for Broadband
  78. Ineffective, Expensive and Unfair: Corporate Handouts are an Unsuccessful Tool for Economic Development
  79. A Broadband Toolkit for Local Governments
  80. New Department of Health and Human Services Rule Would Reinstate Dues Skim
  81. Proposed Legislation Would Have Workers Pay Their Bosses
  82. Grand Rapids Fingerprinting Policy is Wrong, Unconstitutional
  83. “Wouldn’t we all be Happier if we Didn’t Have to Listen to and Talk about Blaine Amendments? But They Exist.”
  84. Families Sue State Over Education Choice Restrictions
  85. Let Kids Learn
  86. Destructive Green Energy Mandates Stifle Growth and Raise Prices
  87. Whitmer Is Standing In the Way of Health Professionals
  88. Michigan’s Budget Was Strong Throughout the Pandemic
  89. School Officials Should Look to Improve Student Outcomes with Extra Stimulus Cash
  90. How Many Students Will Return to District Schools?
  91. Why All Politicians Love Job Training Programs
  92. States Should Ban the Bans on Short-term Rentals
  93. Say No To More Business Subsidies
  94. Michigan Budget Continues to Grow Through Pandemic
  95. Corporate Handouts: Lansing Politicians Should Care About the Science
  96. Honor Parents by Funding Students
  97. Stop Scapegoating Online Charter Schools
  98. Pension Tax, Dangerous Dogs, Corporate Welfare and More
  99. “Their Vision of Unionization in the 21st Century Comes From the 1930s.”
  100. Are Michigan Households Better Off Economically Since the Great Recession?
  101. Planning for Life Workshop
  102. Special Education Funding Serves Districts—Not Students
  103. Mackinac Center Mourns the Passing of James M. Rodney
  104. Emergency Notice, Gas Cans and More
  105. Kids and COVID: Data Does Not Support Health Officials’ Fixation With Coronavirus
  106. Masks in School and Misplaced Priorities
  107. Corporate Handouts: Lansing Politicians Should Care About the Science
  108. Nessel’s Approach to Higher Energy Costs
  109. Grand Rapids’ Forced Fingerprinting Policy is Unconstitutional
  110. Restrict Access to Voter Database, Railroad Improvement Grants and More
  111. “It Was Almost Like They Were Looking at our Number or Something”
  112. Repealing Indiana’s Union Wage Mandate Was a Win-Win
  113. Michigan Budget Continues to Grow Through Pandemic
  114. It’s Time to Expand School Choice Law for Special Education Students
  115. Emergency Powers and Pandemic Mismanagement
  116. The Great Lakes’ Reliance on Salmon is Changing
  117. Honor Parents, Fund Students
  118. 'CON Laws' Limit the Health Care Competition Biden Aims to Deliver
  119. Seven Principles of Sound Environmental Policy
  120. Recent K-12 Education Bill Proposals
  121. “Lansing is Like High School”
  122. Free Markets and Free People Policy Forum
  123. ALICE Report Provides Poor Measure of Poverty
  124. Burying Michigan’s Unconstitutional Emergency Powers Law
  125. CDC School Mask Guidelines Roil Parents
  126. Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling
  127. An Assessment of ALICE: A Misleading Measure of Poverty
  128. Planning for Life Workshop
  129. IMPACT July/August 2021
  130. Michigan’s Unreliable Business Subsidies
  131. Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling
  132. Working to Retain Reliable Energy
  133. Emergency Powers and Pandemic Mismanagement
  134. “Basically, We Created a Powder Keg”
  135. Successful Stories: Books by Past Interns
  136. CDC School Mask Guidelines Roil Parents
  137. How the Auditor General Should Investigate Nursing Home Deaths
  138. U-M and the Mackinac Center Public Records Lawsuit Dismissed
  139. Planning for Life Workshop
  140. Emergency Powers Law Repealed; Village Term Limits and More
  141. Whitmer Veto Undercuts Struggling Young Readers
  142. Managing Michigan’s Wolves
  143. Repealing Emergency Powers Law Safeguards the Public
  144. Burying Michigan’s Unconstitutional Emergency Powers Law
  145. Mackinac Center Legal Victory Covered in State and National Outlets
  146. Planning for Life Workshop
  147. Michigan Attorney Will Appeal State Bar Dues Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
  148. You Shouldn’t Need a License to Work as a Property Manager
  149. “Let’s pass the compact! Let’s make these things illegal!”
  150. Repeal Emergency Powers, Two Year License Plate Renewals, Drag Racing and More
  151. Mackinac Center Wins FOIA Lawsuit Against the University of Michigan
  152. Air Quality Unchanged Despite Significant Reduction in Vehicle Traffic
  153. There Are Ethical Concerns Surrounding Solar Energy
  154. Michigan Should Toss Business Subsidies With Interstate Compact
  155. Michigan’s School Aid Budget Soars Again
  156. While Michigan’s Electricity Rates Increase, Reliability Suffers
  157. Why the State Should Stop Subsidizing Select Businesses
  158. Concerned About a Michigan Teacher Shortage? Make it Easier to Become a Teacher
  159. Why We Keep A Scorecard of Business Subsidies
  160. Supreme Court Protects Privacy of Nonprofit Supporters
  161. “We fought really hard. We worked really hard. We lost a lot.”
  162. Auto Insurance Costs, Phone Books, Nursing Home Deaths and More
  163. Lawyers Deserve First Amendment Protections
  164. New Vote Added to Business Subsidy Scorecard
  165. Concerned About a Michigan Teacher 'Shortage?' Make It Easier To Be A Teacher
  166. Why the State Should Stop Subsidizing Select Businesses
  167. Michigan Has 14th Highest Cigarette Smuggling Rate in the Nation
  168. America’s Illicit Smokes Market Set to Get Larger
  169. Clearing Up the Record on Michigan Charter Schools
  170. Mackinac Center Praises Healthcare Transparency Efforts
  171. Mackinac Center in WSJ: The Problem With Film Subsidies
  172. “Federal, State and Local Lawmakers: You Need to get Ahead of This. The Lawsuits are Coming.”
  173. House Bill Could Help Michigan Get Back to Normal
  174. Voter ID, Tax Breaks, Knife Carry and More
  175. An Intriguing Proposal For High-Speed Internet in Metro Detroit
  176. State Lawmakers Need to Get Better Outcomes With Newfound Federal Cash
  177. Open Records Lawsuit Reveals State Undercounting of COVID Deaths in Eldercare Facilities
  178. Whitmer Persists With Line 5 Closure As East Coast Experiences Fuel Shortages
  179. Governor’s Pandemic Response Was Rarely Backed by Science
  180. What Michigan Residents Got For Their Increased Road Spending
  181. While Michigan’s Electricity Rates Increase, Reliability Suffers
  182. Governor Overshoots Demand for State-Funded Pre-K
  183. Waive Late Fees, Tax Breaks for Businesses, Wolf Council and More
  184. Giving Michigan Universities More Money is Not a Good Return on Investment
  185. Mackinac Center Stands Behind Interstate Compact
  186. The Problem With Michigan’s Numbers on COVID-19 Deaths at Nursing Homes
  187. Michigan Unwisely Moving to Add New Licensing Requirements on Solar Panel Installers
  188. Michigan Families Flock to Charter Schools During COVID
  189. Fanning the Flames
  190. What Do We Know About the Impact of Prevailing Wage Laws?
  191. “It was an idea whose time had come in West Virginia”
  192. Vaccine Passport Ban, Gravel Mining, Online Gambling and More
  193. A Full Accounting of Michigan’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths
  194. For Most People, Coronavirus Presents Similar Risks as Car Accidents
  195. Michigan Democrats Propose Mass Spending for Government-Run Broadband Networks
  196. Time to Dream of Bigger Opportunities for Students
  197. Absentee Ballot Fraud, Substitute Teachers, Vaccinating Minors and More
  198. Healthy Teenagers are Not COVID Threats
  199. To Fight Airbnb, Local Government Groups Falsely Say No One Has Banned Them
  200. Bad Information About the Prevailing Wage Abounds
  201. Farmington Seeks New Broadband Network
  202. Four Reforms Every State Should Adopt to Help its Workforce
  203. Federal Funding is a Poor Plan to Improve Infrastructure
  204. Why Business Subsidies Fail to Drive Economic Growth
  205. IMPACT May/June 2021
  206. One Year After the Edenville Dam Failure
  207. Pipelines, Free Enterprise, Bird Feeders and More
  208. “Uber Really Exploded the Window”
  209. Michigan Cannot Determine Whether Some COVID-19 Deaths Originated at Nursing Homes
  210. What Happens to Public Works Employment after a Prevailing Wage Mandate Ends?
  211. Parents Want Better Than Business-as-Usual in Education
  212. Striking a Balance to Preserve Property Rights and Prevent Public Nuisances
  213. A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb
  214. Whitmer Persists With Line 5 Closure As East Coast Experiences Fuel Shortages
  215. The Weak Case Against Repealing Prevailing Wage
  216. Estimating Some Costs of Closing Line 5
  217. The Pure Michigan COVID-19 Virus: Why Invite it for a Visit?
  218. What Local Government Should Do with Their Stimulus Checks
  219. Michigan Bureaucrats Want Permanent COVID Regulations
  220. Prepare For A Fight on Major Legislation After COVID-19
  221. CO2 Tax Support is Based in Myth: Taxing Essential Energy Harms More Than it Helps
  222. Whitmer Bears Blame for COVID-19 Order Compliance
  223. Banning State Severance Pay, Graduation Ceremonies, Car Dealerships and More
  224. “So We Sued Over This”
  225. Do Construction Wages Fall after Ending a Prevailing Wage Mandate?
  226. Metrics for Michigan: Slow Rolling to Normal
  227. Is ‘Vacc to Normal’ Back to Normal?
  228. Flex Learning Offers New Opportunities for Teachers, Too
  229. Daylight Savings Time, Smoke Detectors, Child Abuse Registry and More
  230. There’s a Reason Recycling Has to be Mandated
  231. Stop Testing Teenagers
  232. Are Lockdowns Effective?: How to Measure the Impact of COVID-19 Policies
  233. How States Can Answer the Corporate Welfare Trick Question
  234. The Pure Michigan COVID-19 Virus: Why Invite it for a Visit?
  235. “It is remarkable how many blatant falsehoods are propagated about qualified immunity.”
  236. Michigan May Finally See Some Fairness in the Way it Funds Colleges
  237. Defrauding Drug Tests, Tax Breaks for Home Buyers, Subpoenas and More
  238. An Unconstitutional Local Tax Grab
  239. Detroit District Buries Charters in Federal COVID Relief
  240. Earth Day 2021
  241. Indiana Further Protects Worker Freedom
  242. Texas Energy Crisis a Wake-Up Call for Michigan
  243. Data Does Not Support Whitmer’s Mask Mandate for Toddlers
  244. Line 5 Mediation Process Begins
  245. Extra COVID Revenue for Schools Averages $4,600 Per Student
  246. Adding Up the Extra COVID-19 Funding for Michigan Public Schools
  247. Will Congress’s State Spending Spree Continue When COVID is Over?
  248. M-STEP and Benchmark Tests Both Have Value
  249. Highland Park Sued Over Refusal to Release Records on Alleged Corrupt Cop
  250. Michigan Bureaucrats Want Permanent COVID Regulations
  251. Stun Guns, Tax Deadlines, Taps and More
  252. The Costs of Michigan's Second Lockdown
  253. New Report Shows Cost of Michigan’s Second Lockdown
  254. Mackinac Center Joins Coalition Supporting Direct Sale of Automobiles
  255. Open Automobile Markets to Vehicle Competition
  256. Five Ways To Tackle Unnecessary Licensing Restrictions
  257. The Captured Economy: How Government Rules Slow Economic Mobility
  258. Hold Political Opinionmakers Accountable for Fabricated Evidence
  259. Expand Bottle Bill, COVID-19 Risk Metrics, National Guard Limits and More
  260. “It is one of the most important public health tools known to man.”
  261. Mackinac Center Sues Highland Park for Policy Personnel and Salary Records
  262. What Local Government Should Do with Their Stimulus Checks
  263. Indiana Considers Worker Freedom
  264. Putting Patients First
  265. Michigan Should Consider A ‘Regulatory Sandbox’
  266. When Will Gov. Whitmer Relinquish Unilateral Control of Michigan Society?
  267. Young Workers Harmed the Most by Minimum Wage Increases
  268. Invest COVID-19 Relief in Michigan's Financial Future
  269. Corporate Welfare Agencies Need Greater Transparency, Accountability
  270. Require Union Dues, Expand Administrative Powers, Tax Breaks for Home Buyers and More
  271. Giving Missouri’s Workers A Choice
  272. IMPACT March/April 2021
  273. Pandemic Shutdown? Pay Up Anyway, Says Utility
  274. Mackinac Center Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Union Agency Fee Case
  275. It's Time to Eliminate Bureaucratic Barriers to Health Care Access
  276. Limit Epidemic Orders, Caps on Insulin, Broadband Exemptions and More
  277. “It Was a Little Bittersweet”
  278. Mackinac Center Sues U-M Over Public Salary Information
  279. Mackinac Center Sues University of Michigan Over Salary FOIA
  280. Michigan Supreme Court, Lawmakers Have the Chance to Straighten Out Short-Term Rental Issues
  281. Gov. Whitmer’s Inadequate Line 5 Replacement Plan
  282. Get Creative with Federal Education Dollars
  283. Mackinac Center Signs on to Federal Coalition Letter Regarding Biden Spending Plan
  284. When Will Gov. Whitmer Relinquish Unilateral Control of Michigan Society?
  285. Coalition Letter Urges Fiscally Sound Approach to Federal Funds
  286. City of Flint Sued After Failing to Respond to FOIA Request
  287. Michigan Should Consider A ‘Regulatory Sandbox’
  288. Mackinac Center Sues City of Flint for Public Salaries
  289. Expand Open Records Law, Cancer Liability, Later Liquor Licenses and More
  290. Holland Restaurant Owner Arrested Over COVID Orders
  291. Locking in Lockdowns: New State Pandemic Plans Now Recommend Gov. Whitmer’s Shutdowns
  292. Mackinac Center Files Amicus Brief Supporting Worker Freedom
  293. Transparency Laws are Designed to Keep the Government Accountable. But do They?
  294. Use Michigan’s Newfound Federal Cash To Put State in Better Position
  295. State Corporate Handout Programs Need More, Not Less Transparency
  296. Pandemic Doesn’t Slow Down School Funding Gains
  297. States Should Reform Emergency Laws
  298. Dodgy Metrics, No Real Accountability At Tax-Funded Tourism Marketing Program
  299. “Sometimes You Need to Drink Goat Milk To Keep the Trade in it Legal”
  300. Veto Overrides, Emergency Order Limits, Virus Spending and More
  301. Michigan Per-Pupil Revenues Reach All-Time High
  302. We're in a Minimum Wage Debate Loop
  303. Michigan Transmission Monopolies Raise Prices And Stifle Market Innovation
  304. Lawmakers Want to Be More Careful With Pension Funds
  305. Michigan Should Use the Powers of (Tax) Deduction for Business Equipment
  306. Cyber School Students Should Get Equal Funding
  307. Mackinac Center Sues State for Data on Nursing Home Deaths
  308. Biden Blowout: Spending Bill Unnecessary and Harmful
  309. The Blackouts Have Only Just Begun
  310. Biden Antitrust Agenda Ignores States' Complicity on Health Care Monopolies
  311. More Epidemic Spending, Rules and Requirements
  312. Let the Plastic Bag Bans Rest in Peace
  313. Gov. Whitmer’s Impossible COVID Goals
  314. Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Led to Huge Drop in Union Membership
  315. Private Schools Set Standard for In-Person Instruction
  316. Mackinac Center Sues MDHHS For Data on COVID-19 Deaths
  317. Indefinite Emergency Powers Are Unconstitutional
  318. City Sued For Violating Public Records Law
  319. Lawmakers Want to Be More Careful With Pension Funds
  320. Mackinac Center Sues the City of Warren over Salary FOIA
  321. More Epidemic Response Spending, Lame Duck Voting, ‘Faux’ Government Services
  322. “It’s a Very Small Club”
  323. Ten Rules for Responding to Pandemic Emergencies
  324. 10 Rules for Responding to Pandemics
  325. Money for Nothing: Most Federal COVID Relief Went to Closed Classrooms
  326. Governor’s Budget Shows That There is No Need for Further Federal Bailout
  327. Maine Cigarette Tax Hike Would Enrich Smugglers
  328. Texas Energy Crisis is a Warning
  329. Michigan’s Film Incentives Produced Nothing More Than a Job Blip
  330. Why College Costs So Much and What States Can Do About It
  331. Texas Energy Crisis a Warning for Michigan
  332. Six Reasons to Oppose a $15 Federal Minimum Wage
  333. Electricity in Michigan: A Primer
  334. New Report Explains How Electricity Grid Works to Deliver Power to Your Home
  335. Balancing Michigan’s Fishing Interests – Part 2
  336. “I am still trying to make sense out of Washington.”
  337. Time to Fund Cyber School Students Fairly — Again
  338. Tax Breaks, Vaccine Objectors and More
  339. Recent Study Ranks U.S. and Mexican States by Economic Freedom
  340. Nuevo estudio clasifica a los estados de México y Estados Unidos por su libertad económica
  341. Biden Should Keep the New Commonsense Independent Contractor Rule
  342. Mackinac Center Policy Recommendations 2021
  343. Mackinac Center Announces Policy Priorities for 2021
  344. Pandemic Policies and the Michigan Economy: Scholarly Research and Writing
  345. Beat COVID-19 by Making Temporary Pandemic Responses Permanent
  346. All That is Not Permitted is Prohibited
  347. Don’t Double Down on Misguided School Funding Strategy
  348. A Timeline of Inconsistency
  349. Will Indiana Encourage Its People, Others to Smuggle More Cigarettes?
  350. Balancing Michigan’s Fishing Interests – Part 1
  351. The “American Ideal” of National Popular Vote?
  352. Did Gov. Whitmer’s Holiday ‘Pause to Save Lives’ Work?
  353. Use Michigan's Budget Surplus to Pay Back Teacher Pension Debt
  354. Will This Year Smoke Out Cigarette Tax Hikes?
  355. Reject Latest Calls to Waste Taxpayer Money on Movies
  356. Mackinac Center Signs onto Letter Opposing $15 Minimum Wage
  357. Appropriate Federal Coronavirus Relief Dollars and More
  358. No Proof ‘Pause’ Worked
  359. Mackinac Center Once Again Among Top Think Tanks in the Country
  360. Flex Learning: A Customized Approach for Michigan Students
  361. Don’t Double Down on Misguided School Funding Strategy
  362. What Does a Think Tank Do? A Chat
  363. “I didn’t know how controversial this one was going to be.”
  364. School District Funding, Lame Duck Sessions and More
  365. The Mackinac Center Sues on Behalf of a University of Michigan Donor
  366. COVID-19 Shows Why Michigan Families Need Education Options
  367. U-M Won’t Produce Records Showing How It Spent Alumni Donations
  368. All That is Not Permitted is Prohibited
  369. For Second Straight State of the State, Whitmer Offers Only Government Expansions
  370. Powers of Deduction
  371. The Consequences of COVID Lockdowns
  372. IMPACT January/February 2021
  373. Gov. Whitmer Falsely Claims Corporate Handouts Helped Develop the Pfizer Vaccine
  374. Governor Whitmer Calls for More Corporate Handouts
  375. Closing Classrooms May Cost School Districts Thousands of Students for Years to Come
  376. Don’t Leverage COVID-19 Vaccine for More Business Subsidies
  377. Gov. Whitmer’s Switcheroo on Schools
  378. Take Federal Education Funds into Account
  379. Talking Michigan Taxes: Potential Increases and Reforms in 2021
  380. Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ Should Be Thrown Overboard
  381. Impending Federal Labor Policies Will Harm Workers
  382. Mackinac Center Adds Greg George to Legislative Affairs Staff
  383. Futures for Frontliners Program Has Potential but Needs Outcome-Based Focus
  384. What's Ahead for Labor Policy
  385. Pandemic Response Boosts Michigan Budget
  386. Recently Introduced Bills
  387. Detroit Program Makes It Easier to Get Working As a Teacher, Shoots a Hole in State Certification Rules
  388. Will Restaurants Reopen Feb. 1?
  389. Let’s Cut the Michigan Income Tax
  390. Low-Income Families Still Need Transportation Scholarships
  391. Michigan Lawmakers Should Continue to Minimize Corporate Handouts
  392. Michigan Students Need Flexible and Customized Educational Options
  393. Flex Learning
  394. The 100th Michigan Legislature’s Record on Select Business Subsidies
  395. Severe Lockdowns Show Up In State Unemployment Rates
  396. President Trump Should Denounce Capitol Incursion
  397. New DOL Rule Protects Independent Contractors
  398. Accomplishments
  399. Our Issues

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