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1. IMPACT September/October 2026
2. Proposal 2 threatens free speech in the name of campaign finance reform
3. What will Michigan’s corporate welfare policy be in 2027?
4. ‘Benefit cliffs are real, and they’re a problem’
5. Judicial elections matter
6. A quick checkup on the Michigan economy before the election
7. Proposal 2 would regulate far more than political ads
8. Mackinac Center Names Michael Reitz as Next President
9. Three provisions a constitutional convention should keep
10. Michigan voters face a bigger decision than the U.S. Senate race
11. What would Proposal 2 do?
12. Mackinac Center work shows up in the gubernatorial debate
13. From scarcity to pumpkin ale
14. Michigan Parents Can Explore School Choice Options on Comprehensive Website
15. Attorney General Nessel sues to raise prices for healthcare
16. ‘What is the evidence to show that passing one exam actually protects the public?’
17. What Michigan’s governor’s race should be about
18. The Overton Window and The Political Vise: How Are Policy Decisions Made?
19. McCann, Huizenga fuel up in close campaign
20. Mackinac Center Names Shawn Phillip Cooper Director of Education Policy
21. Students need the exceptional teachers that flexible schools can hire
22. State Health Dept. Sued Over Forced Unionizing of Michigan Home Caregivers
23. What if civility is something we need to study?
24. Check out the scoreboard before declaring America a failure
25. Michigan’s Proposal 2 Would Increase Government Power to Regulate Political Speech
26. A citizen’s guide to smarter policy analysis
27. New Lawsuit Challenges Forced Union Representation of Michigan Home Caregivers
28. Renewable mandates face moment of truth in November
29. Proposal 2 of 2026: Summary and Analysis
30. New Report: Electricity Choice Program Expansion Could Save Michigan Ratepayers Millions
31. Competitive Power, Affordable Rates
32. Grades are feedback, not trauma
33. Maryland ruling casts doubt on Whitmer’s digital tax plan
34. ‘Sometimes people miss this, but congressmen aren't supposed to miss it because it's the law’
35. Constitutional convention delegates would have a lot to review
36. The constitutional battle Canada and America share
37. Michigan’s local tax votes shouldn’t happen when turnout is lowest
38. Education is changing fast. Michigan should keep up.
39. When these licenses can’t cross state lines, consumers suffer
40. Markets or Socialism? Mackinac Center Launches Video Contest
41. Politicians exploit low voter turnout to raise taxes
42. It’s time Michigan accepts nuclear power to meet its net-zero emission goal
43. Planning for Life Workshop
44. Additional Resources – A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
45. School Options in Michigan – A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
46. A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
47. Find School Choice Near You – A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
48. Motorists pay more for gas in Michigan than in Indiana
49. From Criminal Record to Career: Opening Doors to Work in Michigan
50. Gov. Whitmer’s fiscal policy record
51. ‘Having chunks of a country where it’s difficult to do business reduces the size of the pie for everyone’
52. Should government unions have the power to block AI?
53. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
54. Population growth is good
55. American independence and the Overton Window
56. A Taxing Debate in Michigan: Growth, Fairness and Trade-Offs
57. Blue states feed taxpayers to food-stamp wolves
58. A wake-up call for Michigan’s earmark habit
59. Michigan is a leader in two migration measures
60. The story of Saginaw's William Q. Atwood reflects America’s promise
61. Two choices for Michigan’s low carbon future
62. Michigan can learn from the failure of Maryland’s digital advertising tax
63. ‘Affordability is everywhere this year as a kind of buzzword’
64. Michigan is debating more developer subsidies. Did the first ones work?
65. Shrinking unions grasp hold of power through ESG activism
66. Victory for Louisiana workers and First Amendment rights
67. My grandmother’s story is why I believe America is worth celebrating
68. Make Michigan home again
69. Gary Peters’ Senate legacy
70. Dear local leaders: You don’t have to collect every tax dollar you’re allowed
71. Michigan legislators consider a variety of proposals, many bad, on data centers
72. IMPACT July/August 2026
73. Director of Strategic Partnerships (Gift Officer - Ann Arbor/Detroit)
74. In corporate welfare, Michigan bets big, loses bigger
75. The MEDC wants more time — it’s had decades
76. Union Township: New Data, Same Poor Results
77. ‘It doesn’t matter who is in power; power should be restrained in a clear way’
78. Michigan is over-ruled
79. University Student Sues County for Flock Camera Records
80. Michigan’s anti-trust case against fossil fuel companies is absurd
81. Student Sues Genesee County for Flock Camera Records
82. Supreme Court readjusts balance of power
83. Michigan bills move state foster care forward
84. Congress should stop paying states
85. Gretchen Whitmer’s failed literacy test
86. Michigan’s costly bet on corporate subsidies hasn’t paid off
87. Politics needs less messaging and more meaning
88. ‘Human bodies and minds are not one size fits all’
89. Gavin Newsom has a Hollywood subsidy blooper reel
90. States have different standards for reporting spending totals
91. Millages hang on low-turnout votes
92. In corporate welfare, Michigan bets big, loses bigger
93. Parents must take back school boards
94. Farmers step up during health crises
95. The MEDC wants more time — it’s had decades
96. Ohio is eating our lunch
97. Gladwin Mayor Challenges Gag Clause That Restricts Speech
98. Michigan needs more nursing homes; why are we still blocking them?
99. Gladwin Mayor Challenges “Gag Clause” Limiting Elected Officials’ Speech
100. Michigan needs more nursing homes; why are we still blocking them?
101. Michigan’s childcare regulations should move toward national levels
102. Budget highlights and lowlights
103. Developer subsidy bill added to the Michigan business subsidy scorecard
104. ‘Access can change the trajectory of anybody's life’
105. Notable rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court this term
106. How does MEDC chief’s defense of business subsidies hold up?
107. Unlock opportunity to make Michigan more affordable
108. Flock ruffles feathers in Michigan
109. Michigan needs more sunlight
110. New Data: 17% of Cigarettes Consumed in Michigan Were Smuggled
111. What World Cup visitors can teach us about America and civility
112. IMPACT May/June 2026
113. Michigan’s childcare regulations should move toward national levels
114. Illicit smokes: 17% of cigarettes consumed in Michigan during 2024 were smuggled
115. There’s less pork in the state budget but it’s still bad
116. Budget highlights and lowlights
117. ‘Whichever candidate wins, they’re both promising to get rid of the personal income tax’
118. Wooden teeth and iron men
119. How much does government regulation actually add to the price of housing?
120. The guild that almost killed the guitar
121. Economic development programs create jobs — for lobbyists
122. Michigan Business Development Program’s deals are plentiful; its results are not
123. Michigan debería adoptar la libertad económica
124. World Cup wisdom
125. When the Unthinkable Became Reality — The American Experiment Embraced
126. Michigan taxpayers are funding the push for higher taxes
127. The subtle art of concealing corporate welfare payments
128. ‘Vote No’ means vote no
129. Michigan roads improve
130. Michigan should not punish short-term rentals
131. Electric school bus replacement plan makes you say watt?
132. Michigan is catching up on its biggest debts
133. Michigan lawmakers push an affordability agenda
134. ‘The more you ask the computer to do for you, the more power you need’
135. New Report: Whitmer’s Subsidy Deals Deliver Just 3% of Promised Jobs
136. Let data centers compete on a level playing field
137. Consolidation shouldn’t be just for school districts
138. Whitmer’s Major Business Subsidy Deals
139. Rx Kids, Poverty Solutions and the Social Safety Net
140. Michigan should embrace economic freedom
141. Mackinac Center Comment on Eliminating Barriers to Broadband Internet
142. Class of 2026: Make yourself indispensable
143. Miranda Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education
144. Real Heroes of the American Revolution
145. Ben Sasse’s farewell address
146. Michigan's foster care system needs reform
147. A 'Champion of Education?' Whitmer’s record tells a different story
148. In Michigan, ‘free’ is expensive
149. Planning for Life Workshop
150. Michigan roads improve
151. Traverse City moves the goalposts, again, on broadband service
152. ‘We need to unleash American workers, not protect them’
153. Michigan should not punish short-term rentals
154. Michigan’s Government-Driven Internet Expansion Efforts are Expensive and Ineffective
155. Civility is infrastructure we cannot allow to collapse
156. Subsidies and Setbacks
157. Ohio Supreme Court Asked to Review Union Dues Agreement Dispute
158. Zoning reform can increase housing affordability, birth rates
159. When the State Becomes Guardian: Building a Better Foster System for Michigan Children
160. Mackinac Center Hosts Evening Celebrating America’s 250 Years
161. Who watches Grand Rapids City Hall if the watchdog is muzzled?
162. Workers for Opportunity joins the fight against the Faster Labor Contracts Act
163. Matthew Sheldon v. OAPSE
164. Michigan lawmakers need to understand economics
165. An Evening with the Mackinac Center
166. Michigan can easily handle adding data centers
167. The Past is the Present
168. Public Pensions Should Serve Workers, Not Political Movements
169. Electric school bus replacement plan makes you say watt?
170. A look at Michigan’s property tax
171. Rx Kids: The Promise and Some Concerns
172. Michigan is catching up on its biggest debts
173. Mackinac Center for Public Policy Public Comment on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Interim Final Rule on National Bank Non-Interest Charges and Fees and Interim Final Order Preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act
174. ‘I Realized It Was a Prison Cell’
175. ‘The harsher the childcare regulations, the fewer kids people have’
176. School boards should represent the public, not silence it
177. It’s time to shut down the MEDC
178. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
179. The Real Cost of Affordability
180. Michigan shows how we can make homeownership affordable
181. Is The World Better Off With America?
182. Commonsense Election Reforms in Michigan (And Beyond)
183. It’s time to shut down the MEDC
184. Michigan legalized dental therapists in 2018, but only a few practice
185. Workers for Opportunity celebrates Iowa win
186. Local governments care about government power. We care about freedom
187. Workers for Opportunity celebrates Iowa win
188. Graduation rates rise while student achievement flatlines
189. Detroit: All that glitters might not remain gold
190. Michigan could not be built today
191. Think your electric bill is high?
192. Michigan legalized dental therapists in 2018, but only a few practice
193. ‘Affordable housing: No matter what they say in public, they're terrified of it’
194. Virtue-signaling with state holidays
195. Freeing Health Care Markets: State Solutions for Coverage, Costs, and Innovation
196. Make room for growth
197. Court Freezes Hidden Earmarks in Major Win for Michigan Taxpayers
198. Some Detroiters pay high property taxes, others don’t
199. Whitmer’s budget proposals do not lower costs
200. For once, Michigan said no to new business subsidies
201. Michigan should embrace zoning reform, reject housing subsidies
202. School choice critics’ glaring double standard
203. A Choice Situation
204. Film Subsidies are an Expensive Flop
205. States can cure federal pharma fever
206. Detroit’s zoning history offers lessons for today
207. ‘You never talk to the people who lost the lottery, right?’
208. Unions Leverage Retirement Funds for Political Agendas
209. Unions and ESG: From Worker Representation to Shareholder Activism
210. Legislation Could Threaten Popular Small Consumer Loan Programs
211. Whitmer promised transparency and delivered gag orders
212. Oversight is a key role for local officials
213. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
214. It’s Groundhog Day all over again on free trade
215. IMPACT March/April 2026
216. On housing, local vs. state control is the wrong question
217. Time to make full use of the new earmarks process
218. Michigan’s inflated teacher evals are failing students
219. Price hikes tied to wind and solar
221. Union Township receives recognition, but its performance underwhelms
222. Reform Michigan unemployment insurance
223. Water, Watts and Wealth: The Costs and Benefits of Data Centers in Michigan
224. Freedom notes U.S.A.: Nebraska takes over federal environmental reviews
225. ‘Let me pretend this is true, OK?’
226. ‘The difference between having a good idea and having others embrace it’
227. On housing, local vs. state control is the wrong question
228. Trump, Whitmer and the problem of emergency powers
229. What election reforms are actually possible?
230. What Michigan Can Learn About Reading From Mississippi
231. Michigan’s pandemic lockdowns need a full review
232. The False Promise of Film Incentives
233. The billion-dollar idea Detroit should consider
234. How Civility Strengthens Policy
235. The state of Whitmer’s state
236. Time to make full use of the new earmarks process
237. High gas prices don’t justify emergency powers
238. Free Market Road Show
239. Food trucks, often banned or heavily regulated, may get a chance to thrive
240. ‘If we do meet resistance from elected officials in Detroit, we’ll fund a referendum’
241. Prescription Drug Toolkit Urges States to Take a Bigger Role
242. Yes, other states are building much more housing than Michigan
243. Almost everyone agrees that municipal zoning rules are too strict
244. Where did Michigan’s surplus go?
245. Mackinac Center Applauds Bipartisan Action on Physician Licenses
246. The Free Market Remedy for Drug Pricing Ills
247. Where did Michigan’s surplus go?
248. Michigan’s tax competitiveness is at risk
249. The Economic Spirit of 1776
250. Michigan’s tax competitiveness is at risk
251. Judge throws out Mackinac ferry monopoly claim
252. The Economic Spirit of 1776
253. Success of Rx Kids should prompt reevaluation of welfare programs
254. New Report: Michigan Should Follow Mississippi’s Lead on Reading
255. Rhode Island’s Cigarette Tax Hike Would Fuel Smuggling
256. Michigan’s Broadband moment: Time to focus on connections
257. Supreme Court Turns Away Mother’s Free Speech Appeal
258. Let’s fix licensing systems that lock ex-offenders out of work
259. ‘People bemoan that they can't trust the news’
260. Walter Isaacson to Headline Mackinac Center Event
261. Keep Michigan’s budget sustainable
262. Capping credit card rates unnecessary, harmful
263. Making Drug Policy Work for Patients, Not Institutions
264. Mississippi Learning
265. Michigan Must Have Affordable Reliable Electricity
266. A Lesson from St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
267. The ideas that built America still matter
268. How Trump can make homeownership affordable
269. Limit zoning to make Michigan grow again
270. Michigan lawmakers move to protect reasonable childhood independence
271. Let’s Build Michigan: Why Housing Costs Have Spiked and How to Fix It
272. Right to compute moves forward in other states
273. Michigan taxpayers build it, but nobody comes
274. ‘All of your data has been stolen’
275. IMPACT January/February 2026
276. Cigarette smuggling increase on the docket in Washington State
277. ‘SAFE’ bills are not safe
278. Seven habits of highly civil people
279. Michigan subsidy picks are a short seller’s bonanza
280. Beware of most-favored-nation drug pricing regs
281. Tax hikes and smuggling: Will Michigan tempt scofflaws?
282. Laws have unintended consequences
283. Time to rein in old MEGA gravy train
284. The state of housing in Michigan
285. Mackinac Center partners for historic summit
286. Why Michigan needs more housing, despite a flat population
287. ‘We don't wear capes’
288. Make Michigan competitive again
289. Michigan Can’t Subsidize Its Way to Growth — It Must Build Its Way There
290. Setting the record straight on schools of choice
291. Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Housing Reform Bills
292. Lawmakers should reject sales tax holidays
293. Voters can lower their own property taxes under Michigan rules
294. I (heart) freedom, and you should too
295. Michigan only enacted 74 laws in 2025. So what?
296. Senior discount won’t solve Michigan’s property tax problem
297. Interest rates should be left to the private market
298. House bill a shot in the arm for Schools of Choice law
299. ‘A country where opportunity is still possible’
300. Licensing rules make Michigan’s health care problems worse
301. All former governors join Mackinac Center civility panel
302. Freedom Notes U.S.A.: Americans want the lights on
303. A Defining Moment for Civility
304. Rhode Island’s Cigarette Tax Hike Would Fuel Smuggling
305. Rochester Schools Trustee Sues to Protect Her Right to Speak with Constituents
306. Rochester Schools Trustee Sues to Protect Her Right to Speak with Constituents
307. Indiana chokes with new cigarette taxes
308. The meaning of America, 250 years later
309. What’s the real poverty line?
310. Grand Rapids should publish its 311 data
311. The state of housing in Michigan
312. Mackinac Center Announces 2026 Policy Priorities
313. Does Michigan Reconnect get people better paying jobs?
314. Public Policy Recommendations 2026
315. Does Michigan Reconnect get people better paying jobs?
316. Give credit where due on the roads deal
317. More solar energy is wrong for Michigan
318. Let interest rates find their market rate
319. ‘Everything exploded in the world of online teaching’
320. Want to boost Michigan? Stop punishing R&D
321. Give credit where due on the roads deal
322. We need real performance metrics for Michigan public universities
323. M.L.K.’s campaign of ideas
324. Michigan hospitals aren’t using charity program for charity
325. Before spending, ask, ‘Is this thing working?’
326. Caregivers pay SEIU dues for no real union benefits
327. It’s time for focus on the debate over subsidies to corporations
328. IMPACT November/December 2025
329. What is the role of a think tank?
330. Matthew Sheldon v. OAPSE
331. Legislature Approved Zero New Business Subsidies in 2025
332. ‘People are very bad at managing their own finances’
333. Mackinac Center Comment to FDA Regarding Modified Risk Tobacco Products
334. Government makes a bad Santa Claus
335. More solar energy is wrong for Michigan
336. 3 ways to rebuild Americans' trust in government
337. America’s flirtation with socialism
338. Whitmer should form a commission to review pandemic response