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1. The market speaks — against electric vehicles
2. Michigan government can afford to spend more on roads
3. Michigan Supreme Court Fails to Rein In Excessive Emergency Powers
4. Gratitude is an antidote to political outrage
5. Unions licensed to deceive the vulnerable as dues skim returns to Michigan
6. Right-to-work States Do Not Have Lower Wages
7. Worker wages better in right-to-work states
8. Right-to-Work States Do Not Have Lower Wages
9. ‘Not just a healthcare issue’
10. Renaissance Center demolition latest state subsidy threat
11. How Do You Get Ahead In Michigan? New Study Has Suggestions
12. Social Mobility in Michigan
13. IMPACT November/December 2024
14. America will continue to shine on
15. Lawmakers must reform FOIA during lame duck
16. What a legal showdown taught me about professional respect
17. City of Detroit Police & Fire Retiree Health Care Trust v. Department of Labor and Economic Development (response)
18. An XPRIZE mindset could spur statewide innovation
19. It’s Time to Enact FOIA Reform in Michigan
20. Michigan Supreme Court must guard Headlee Amendment’s taxpayer protections
21. Michigan drug bills would shift profits to hospitals without helping the poor
22. Michigan Supreme Court Punts on abuse of emergency powers
23. ‘Stories change the culture’
24. Film subsidies encourage youth smoking and cancer
25. Recycling bill would place pointless burden on families, businesses, economy
26. It’s Time to Build
27. Incoming FCC chairman seeks to end ‘censorship cartel’
28. Michigan’s Corporate Welfare Failure: Only 1 in 11 Jobs Promised Were Created
29. Front Page Failures
30. Michigan government can afford to spend more on roads
31. Prison Education Programs Reduce Recidivism, Boost Employment
32. How States Can Improve Education Programs in Prisons
33. State Ranking of Prison Education Programs
34. Mackinac deep dive: Government incentives put energy at risk
35. Forcing internet companies to use union labor is stalling broadband
36. Don’t believe false claims about charter school financial transparency
37. 'Hold the powerful accountable’
38. Have some standards, will you?
39. The market speaks – against electric vehicles
40. School Board Members Should Put Students First
41. Michigan Senate bills target charter schools
42. Innovators and entrepreneurs: XPRIZE as catalyst
43. A generation of subsidies hasn’t created auto jobs in Michigan
44. Open the books in Michigan schools
45. What to watch in the lame-duck session
46. Michigan needs a better playbook for funding universities
47. Why is Michigan trying to revive its failed state-run venture capital fund?
48. One year after the UAW strike, Michigan is worse off
49. Lawmakers Shouldn’t Discriminate Against Charter Schools With Unfair Regulations
50. Protect Michigan's Presidential Votes
51. Corporate subsidies are out of control
52. GM looks to revitalize itself in Europe with direct sales, which Michigan makes illegal
53. ‘Protect the reliability of the grid’
54. Michigan Democrats’ top priority has been special business favors
55. MEDC Releases Documents After Lawsuit
56. Lawmakers shouldn’t take vows of silence
57. Innovation under siege: Federal regulations threaten Michigan colleges
58. Innovators and entrepreneurs: XPRIZE as catalyst
59. Compulsory charity isn't charity
60. Protect Michigan from federal overreach
61. Biden followed FDR's lead in tampering with SCOTUS
62. Mackinac Center Unveils 101 Recommendations to Revitalize Michigan
63. 101 Recommendations to Revitalize Michigan
64. Whitmer’s 2,000 days of FOIA inaction
65. Court ruling conceals local government records from the public
66. Eliminate laws that stifle innovation
67. Movie Screening: Freedom Hair
68. How to create more housing
69. Michigan development program not a pretty site
70. Michigan lawmakers trying to establish unnecessary interior design license
71. ‘Low carbon, high costs’ report sounds alert on dangerous standard
72. Michigan needs new ideas for high absenteeism and falling student scores
73. ‘When the government selects who wins, everyone loses’
74. City of Detroit Police & Fire Retiree Health Care Trust v. Department of Labor and Economic Development
75. Going in Reverse
76. Six ways to analyze campaign ideas
77. How to create more housing
78. How Free Are We? Where Michigan Ranks on the Freedom Scale
79. IMPACT September/October 2024
80. Michigan development program not a pretty site
81. Cut taxes to make Michigan more attractive
82. Licensing reforms would ease Michigan’s pain
83. Michigan needs new ideas for high absenteeism and falling student scores
84. ‘We have to fight for the commanding heights of American culture’
85. Michigan lawmakers trying to establish unnecessary interior design license
86. New members join Mackinac Center Board of Scholars
87. The New York Times should apply its pay gap skepticism to its own coverage
88. Caregiver unionization exploits needy families
89. U.S. Supreme Court Denies Blaine Amendment Challenge
90. Fear keeps nuclear power from crossing the threshold
91. The real Fukushima aftermath was not what you think
92. Michigan Mom Continuing Lawsuit Against Chippewa Valley School Board
93. Argentina scraps rent control while Michigan lawmakers want to add it
94. Michigan’s Blueprint for a Brighter Future
95. Policy favors for unions threaten Michigan’s competitiveness
96. ‘Low carbon, high costs’ report sounds alert on dangerous standard
97. State of Missouri v. Joseph R. Biden
98. Rhode Island School District Settles Suit With Teacher Denied Tenure After Leaving Union
99. The return of the spoils system
100. How to get rich in 1,000 simple steps: Basic advice on work, budgets and investing
101. More trouble ahead for government-funded internet
102. Support policy, not politics
103. Government Transparency Upended After Michigan Supreme Court Denial
104. ‘There’s a bigger strategy at play’
105. Price signals, not price gouging
106. SEIU dues skim shows lingering power of organized labor
107. Michigan is falling behind
108. Michigan House Should Reject SEIU’s Grotesque Scheme
109. Mackinac Center President Joseph Lehman Joins I4AW Board of Directors
110. Caregiver bills will hurt caregivers
111. Unnecessary Unionization Should Be Rejected
112. What the movie 'Reagan' tells us about leadership
113. Price gouging bills miss the mark
114. Unpacking ‘Degrowth’
115. Price signals, not price gouging
116. Low Carbon, High Costs
117. Michigan schools are failing students
118. Candidates are running on nothing
119. Proposed Clean Fuel Standard Would Raise Gas Prices With Scant Environmental Benefit
120. More trouble ahead for government-funded internet
121. Challenge to Student Loan Deferment Appealed to the Sixth Circuit
122. Flint residents break bread and share entrepreneurial dreams
123. ‘I want an economic system that pulls billions out of poverty’
124. Freedom of Information Lawsuit Targets Michigan Economic Development Corporation
125. Planning for Life Workshop
126. Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: How To Use Data to Inform Good Public Policy
127. UNDIVIDE US
128. Put down the pitchforks and dig into Frankenfoods
129. UNDIVIDE US
130. Where high-earning households are moving: It ain’t Michigan
131. Support policy, not politics
132. Public sector unions should only speak for their members
133. Michigan Taxpayers Lose Permanent Tax Cut
134. ‘Everybody’s got to read my book and believe it’
135. Mackinaw Area Tourist Bureau vs. Village of Mackinaw City
136. Supreme Court Halts Biden Student Loan Plan
137. IMPACT July/August 2024
138. Students Falling Behind Were Denied Additional Help
139. Better batteries won’t save the energy grid
140. Occupational licensing guarantees higher prices
141. Unions are bad for cities
142. The misplaced overspending of Michigan’s 2025 budget
143. Workers Should Not Be Forced Into Exclusive Union Representation
144. Michigan secretary of state flirts with censorship in new ‘honest dialogue’ plan
145. Occupational licensing guarantees higher prices
146. ‘We’re putting a face and a name on the issue’
147. Net Zero Plans Threaten Reliable Energy in the Great Lakes Region
148. Unions are bad for cities
149. How to Get Michigan Growing Again
150. How to Get Michigan Growing Again
151. Shorting the Great Lakes Grid
152. Earmarks: shrouded in secrecy, bad for Michigan
153. The misplaced overspending of Michigan’s 2025 budget
154. Why strategic infrastructure beats mass beta testing
155. SpaceX ruling has deep implications for worker freedom
156. ‘Certificate of Need laws are a public policy failure’
157. State Supreme Court limits asset forfeiture
158. The GOP’s risky flirtation with Big Labor
159. Rent control’s flaws remain even when new construction is exempted
160. America was built on an idea
161. Unanimous Michigan Supreme Court Rules Government Equity Theft Harm is Retroactive
162. Hollywood subsidies fail to meet promises, benefit few
163. A lot of hot air?
164. School budget flunks
165. Leadership is more than just being in charge
166. Court Ruling In SpaceX Case Could Fundamentally Alter Private-Sector Unions
167. Politicians count subsidy chickens before they hatch
168. Rent control: A terrible and counterproductive idea
169. Education Entrepreneurs
170. Michigan needs better policies to keep kids in school
171. ‘I was so distraught; I felt like I had to do something’
172. Why all the hysteria over Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling?
173. Mackinac Center's Student Loan Deferment Lawsuit Dismissed on Standing
174. How to Get Michigan Growing Again
175. How to Get Michigan Growing Again
176. Michigan stylists are over-licensed — and it’s about to get worse
177. Mackinac Center Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Halt Latest Student Loan Payoff
178. The two big mistakes in Michigan’s 2025 budget
179. Planning for Life Workshop
180. Hollywood subsidies fail to meet promises, benefit few
181. A lot of hot air?
182. CON laws bad for Michigan’s health
183. Why government-funded internet isn’t happening, again
184. ‘You have to have a critical mass of people who care about it’
185. Panic! at the fishery
186. School budget flunks
187. Private property rights are more important than ‘local control’
188. Climate panic is an old wine in a new bottle
189. Landmark Ruling Ends Judicial Deference to Bureaucrats
190. N.Y. report shows why Michigan’s top-down Covid response went wrong
191. Happy Janusversary!
192. Minimum wage mandates are bad for the economy
193. Is it a government or a business?
194. Planning for Life Workshop
195. Film credits, SOAR earmarks wrong for Michigan
196. Ask questions when job promises disappear
197. Michigan's electricity forecast looks grim
198. IMPACT May/June 2024
199. There is a disconnect between economic development programs and economic growth
200. ‘We’re not experts,’ says state agency given authority over placement of wind and solar energy installations
201. ‘Equal treatment’ of schools masks a double standard
202. House Budget jeopardizes quality preschool
203. President’s Council Luncheon featuring Joseph G. Lehman and David Bahnsen
204. ‘If the Soviets hate this Milton Friedman guy then he must be good’
205. Attorney General Nessel Smears Fossil Fuel Companies
206. Michigan House Should Protect Teacher Pensions
207. Scientific American takes aim at homeschoolers
208. Business subsidy bill would set new records
209. State economic rankings suggest Michigan’s path to improvement
210. Michigan can learn about sustainable budgeting from other states
211. Smuggled smokes will maul Maryland
212. The growth of environmental anti-humanism
213. State’s Lawsuit Against Amazon a Bad Deal for Customers
214. Michigan’s Lawsuit Against Amazon Fails Econ 101
215. What should have been on the agenda at Mackinac Island
216. Whitmer’s efforts to ‘lower costs’ make us all poorer
217. Stop the Hollywood handouts
218. ‘In the past three years, we’ve made more advancements on school choice than in the preceding three decades’
219. ‘Equal’ treatment of schools masks a double standard
220. There is a disconnect between economic development programs and economic growth
221. ‘We’re not experts,’ says state agency given authority over placements of wind and solar energy installations
222. The roots of environmental anti-humanism
223. Fossil fuel closures will hollow out the grid
224. Rerun on film subsidies remains ineffective, expensive
225. How can we fix Michigan colleges?
226. Lansing bets on a tax hike
227. Cyber schools should get equal funding
228. Unions must represent all covered workers, even nonmembers, Michigan Supreme Court rules
229. Suggestions for Michigan’s licensing agency
230. ‘If we got to Mach 3, 4, 5…then trillions of dollars could get unlocked’
231. Examine families when deciding how to grow Michigan's population
232. Big Labor Lies: Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair Elections
233. Congressional Testimony Exposes Union Tactics to Undermine Elections
234. Michigan’s data privacy proposal is filled with problems
235. Lansing bets on a tax hike
236. Transform schools with NFL-inspired teacher selection
237. Education Revolution: How an Army of Parents and Lawmakers are Reforming Schools
238. Challenge to Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme Halted at 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
239. Michigan Disconnect: One-third of eligible students already covered
240. Cyber schools should get equal funding
241. Taxpayers soaked to the last drop
242. Has the Ivory Tower Lost its Luster? Rethinking Higher Education in Michigan
243. ‘There’s so much we can learn from polls’
244. How much pork will be in the upcoming state budget?
245. An Evening with the Mackinac Center
246. Unions must represent all covered workers, even nonmembers, Michigan Supreme Court rules
247. Physical therapy licensure compact is good. Universal recognition would be better
248. Return of union dues skim threatens home health workers
249. Proof that wind and solar are disasters, not the energy America really needs
250. From crisis to choice: A modern history of education reform in America
251. AI could make FOIA obsolete
252. College sports’ march toward unionized madness
253. Lessons from COVID-19 school relief spending
254. Taking an inventory of my tax bill
255. Michigan climate policies only help utility giants
256. Are poor urban districts really underfunded?
257. Health scare stories rarely add up
258. Bernie Sanders’ 32-hour work week hypocrisy
259. ‘There’s a wide-open Overton Window, and a lot of people have ideas’
260. Supreme Court should take up Michigan school choice case
261. House Republicans propose bills to limit corporate welfare
262. Michigan’s Film Incentive Program Doesn’t Need a Sequel
263. State takes aim at charter schools
264. Why doesn’t Michigan measure up?
265. Naked Favoritism
266. IMPACT March/April 2024
267. Michigan needs a sustainable budget to unleash prosperity
268. NorthGate: A case study in political development
269. Mackinac Center Hosts Showing of “One Life,” a Film About the Inspirational Sir Nicholas Winton
270. Are poor urban districts really underfunded?
271. It’s Time To Work: State Licensing Reforms Michigan Should Consider
272. New Report Shows How Michigan Schools Spent COVID Funds
273. Covid Cash
274. The realpolitik of state business subsidies
275. ‘If you can make them laugh, they’ll remember things’
276. State Board of Education Resolution Would Strangle School Choice in Michigan
277. "It's the Economy, Stupid": Insights and Perspectives
278. State grant requires taxpayers to subsidize $236,000 per housing unit
279. It’s time for Michigan to demand educational opportunity
280. Don't separate teacher effectiveness from student achievement
281. Mackinac Center Appeals Anti-School Choice Ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
282. Court’s Decision Endangers Freedom of Information Act
283. Health scare stories rarely add up
284. ‘The only way you’re going to get involved is by being involved’
285. Restarting Nuclear Plant a Good First Step to Right Government’s Wrongs
286. Whatever became of Michigan’s population council?
287. Naked favoritism is becoming Michigan’s economic strategy
288. Mackinac Center Appeals Flawed Income Tax Ruling
289. Happy fourth anniversary, COVID lockdown!
290. Proposed tax hike and flavor prohibition recipe for lawlessness
291. Free community college will cost taxpayers — and hurt students
292. The last thing Michigan needs is rent control for mobile home parks
293. The man who wrestled global hunger to the ground
294. Michigan Could Soon See an Increased Cigarette Smuggling Rate
295. Michigan climate policies only help utility giants
296. Grading the Grid
297. Grading the Grid: Natural Gas and Nuclear Top List of Reliable and Affordable Energy Sources
298. Six charts to change your mind about Michigan
299. Lawmakers Should Adopt a Sustainable Budget
300. Michigan’s budget isn’t sustainable…Yet
301. Michigan’s lawless corporate welfare
302. ‘Basically it was a free market wish list’
303. Proposed tax hike and flavor prohibition recipe for lawlessness
304. Pension debt payments save taxpayers on the state’s largest creditors
305. New Report Shows School Districts Should Thoroughly Review Existing Union Contracts
306. Free community college will cost taxpayers — and hurt students
307. Fiscal policy favoritism hurts everyone
308. Michigan Taxpayers Denied Permanent Tax Cut
309. The Tables Have Turned
310. Michigan housing reform: It’s all about supply
311. How you tax is almost as important as how much you tax
312. The last thing Michigan needs is rent control for mobile home parks
313. ‘It’s a policy shift but also a cultural shift’
314. Don’t redirect pension funds
315. Confound it all with the same old business subsidies
316. Whitmer’s PreK for All Plan is wasteful, unnecessary, unfair
317. House Bill 5025 does not fix any problems, creates new ones
318. Michigan’s renewable energy report card
319. If you seek a pleasant peninsula, U-Haul will take you to Florida
320. In Detroit schools, nothing succeeds like failure
321. IMPACT January/February 2024
322. Big Labor’s death knell in Michigan
323. Failed subsidy idea gets new hearing anyway
324. Prevailing Wage is Poor Economic Policy
325. Don’t redirect pension funds
326. Despite Right-to-Work Repeal in Michigan, Union Workers Still Have Rights
327. Economic Development Deals Should Have Greater Accountability
328. Whitmer’s PreK for All Plan is wasteful, unnecessary, unfair
329. Super-seniors won’t fix Michigan’s population problem
330. Governor pushes for ‘free’ community college, but current results are abysmal
331. ‘This is the unholy intersection of Hollywood and politics’
332. Confound it all with the same old business subsidies
333. Michigan Legislature Should Support Greater Government Transparency
334. FOIA Reforms A Good Start, But Can Go Further
335. Michigan needs statewide zoning reform to bring down housing costs
336. Testimony on House Bill 4907 and 4908
337. Michigan earns dishonorable mention for broadband funding plan
338. Mackinac Center Announces 2024 Policy Priorities
339. Mackinac Center updates business subsidy scorecard
340. Policy Recommendations 2024
341. Governments cite debunked ALICE study to justify welfare spending
342. Michigan Supreme Court Orders Expedited Decision on Income Tax Challenge
343. The Wheels of Power Can Be Set to Reverse
344. Bring back the public benefit
345. Michigan population council says out with the old and…in with the old
346. How will a Michigan homeschool registry make students safer?
347. Michigan students need options
348. How will a Michigan homeschool registry make students safer?
349. Michigan’s grand plan for blackouts and massive utility bills
350. ‘The dealers are protecting themselves, not protecting consumers’
351. Governor Seeks Money for Nothing in State of the State Address
352. “Good Jobs” Program Produced No Jobs for Michigan
353. Michigan’s government has not earned your money
354. Michigan Supreme Court Should Hear Challenge to $714 Million a Year Tax Hike
355. Michigan deserves the 3.9% income tax rate
356. National School Choice Week
357. The mirage that’s driving mass transit expansion
358. Hawaii offers a case study on the inadequacies of wind and solar
359. Growing Michigan Together’s report highlights licensing and immigration reform
360. Biden subsidizes Carmageddon
361. Bring back the public benefit
362. ‘There’s no good outcome here’
363. Alaska’s fight for worker rights
364. Michigan makes list of ‘Anti-Free Speech’ states
365. Promise Zones fall short of their promise
366. Membership plunges again for Michigan and national teachers unions
367. Michigan population council says out with the old and…in with the old