Licensure Reform A Lame Duck Launch Failure?
This one has bipartisan support, so failing to fly in 2018 not necessarily the end
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
Striking a Balance on Environmental Regulations
'No more stringent' will benefit Michigan
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’
Up 10 Percent And $3.2 Billion, State Still ‘Starved For Revenue’
Long-time budget analysts stuck on half-empty
Even Amended, Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave Would Cost Employers $1.1 Billion
But original proposal was much worse
'Stand Up To Billionaires And Corporations'? Tlaib Voted To Give Them One Billion Taxpayer Dollars
She approved 8 of 8 bills that authorized taxpayer subsidies to corporations and developers
Red or Blue, Criminal Justice Still Gets a Green Light
Election outcomes matter less when the issue enjoys substantial bipartisan support
‘Union Time On Taxpayer Dime’: Now Or Never In GOP State House
Republican-controlled Senate has passed a ban twice
Legislature Tries To End Public Pension Spiking By Union Officials
An earlier reform ended six-figure payouts, but union officials still accrue regular school pensions
Some 'Tipped' Restaurant Workers Say Don't Raise Our Minimum Wage
‘No restaurant can ever pay us in an hourly wage what we make in tips’
Bullying is a Huge Problem – School Choice is Helping Solve It
Bold action is needed to give families more options
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
Michigan’s Highest Paid Public School Servants
Who says public service can’t be rewarding?
Donors To Politically Sensitive Groups Protected By Privacy Bill
Personal info on contributors to nonprofits would not be posted on government databases
More Insights from Mackinac Center’s Corporate Welfare Scorecard
New leadership brings hope for cutting corporate handouts
Lawmakers Have the Authority to Repeal Paid Leave Act
The margarine wars show that the Legislature has the power
Uncritical Media, Politicians Once Touted Chevy Volt As Saving Detroit
Stabenow in 2010: ‘Production of the Volt will help strengthen Michigan's clean-energy economy’
The Costly Part of Government-Owned Broadband
Government-led broadband projects leave taxpayers on the hook
70 Percent Of Michigan Schools Outsource Noncore Services
The number doubled from 2001 to 2014, but then stopped rising
Serve the Public by Protecting the Integrity of Evidence in Criminal Proceedings
How a forensic science commission would help protect citizens
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No More Compelled Dues, Strident Politics, A 22 Percent Union Decline
Michigan branch of teachers union sports a progressive politics Facebook page
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