Bill Would Authorize Payroll Withholding For Lottery Tickets
For every $1 dollar spent on the lottery, players lose 40 cents on average Read more
Permits To Cut Your Own Trees? Fast-Moving Bill Says ‘Not Anymore’
Local governments could not ban tree removal on private, non-residential property Read more
Bullying is a Huge Problem – School Choice is Helping Solve It
Bold action is needed to give families more options Read more
Licensure Reform A Lame Duck Launch Failure?
This one has bipartisan support, so failing to fly in 2018 not necessarily the end Read more
Practical Short-Term Health Coverage Unlikely Unless Legislature Acts
Useful option made possible by recent federal rule change, but GOP hasn’t moved and Dems likely to oppose Read more
Michigan Should Adopt a Pilot Program to Fund Roads With Road Usage Charges
The state should look at a different source of funding for road maintenance Read more
Michigan Democrats Slam Changes To Minimum Wage Law — While Paying Their Interns Nothing
Economist: Wage mandate ‘ends up hurting the people it is supposed to protect’ Read more
More Insights from Mackinac Center’s Corporate Welfare Scorecard
New leadership brings hope for cutting corporate handouts Read more
Up 10 Percent And $3.2 Billion, State Still ‘Starved For Revenue’
Long-time budget analysts stuck on half-empty Read more
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Even Amended, Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave Would Cost Employers $1.1 Billion
But original proposal was much worse Read more