Commentary

DTE, Consumers’ peak-hour pricing plans have it all backward

Stanford study undermines utility peak-hour rate planning Read more

MichiganVotes Mondays

Michigan Legislature still lacks energy reliability bills, but House hearing comes Wednesday

Lawmakers promised oversight for Michigan’s biggest utility companies, then rammed through right-to-work repeal instead Read more

Commentary

The people we serve

You don’t agree with the Mackinac Center on everything. But you agree with us on something. Let’s talk about those things. Read more

Commentary

Michigan can have workers’ rights or mandatory union dues, but not both

Right-to-work repeal in Michigan would diminish workers’ freedom and empower labor unions Read more

MichiganVotes Mondays

Two Michigan House bills shower favors on unions

House Democrats aim to make union dues tax refundable, give organized labor extra political privileges Read more

News Story

Why this Michigan paraprofessional left AFSCME

AFSCME has seen its Michigan membership fall by 49% since 2012, when right-to-work was signed into law Read more

Washington Wednesdays

U.S. House, Senate vote to declassify docs on COVID-19 origins

Senate gives unanimous consent; Michigan House delegation opposes in party-line vote Read more

News Bite

Report: TikTok banned on state of Michigan devices — except for Whitmer

MLive reports that governor is the sole state employee who has sought the TikTok exemption Read more

News Story

Michigan House passes right-to-work repeal in party-line vote

Repeal bills still need to pass the Michigan Senate and be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to become law Read more

MichiganVotes Mondays

House labor committee approves right-to-work repeal; full House to consider bill

Spring break deadline leads to rushed hearing, says committee chair Haadsma Read more

Washington Wednesdays

Tlaib defends Biden student loan scheme, which faces Supreme Court review

Dearborn Democrat has also criticized court for eroding civil rights laws Read more

News Bite

Manufacturing output is on the rise in America, but manufacturing jobs plummet

Manufacturing jobs are down 28% since 2001 Read more

News Bite

Mackinac Center on TV: Patrick Wright talks MEA settlement

Mackinac Center paid $77K by teachers union to settle January 2022 lawsuit Read more

MichiganVotes Mondays

Energy reliability is not on the agenda in the Michigan Legislature

None of the 3 energy-related bills submitted in 2023 would improve energy reliability in Michigan Read more

News Story

Mackinac Center awarded $77K for reporting that MEA improperly took COVID-19 relief money

MEA and MESSA improperly took $12.5 million in COVID relief money through Paycheck Protection Program Read more

News Story

‘All options are on the table,’ including burying power lines, Michigan utility regulator says

MPSC chief Dan Scripps says Michigan’s grid is not performing at the level the public deserves Read more

News Story

Michigan Democrats are the party of corporate welfare

For the Democrats who run Lansing, fixing the roads takes a back seat to picking winners and losers Read more

MichiganVotes Mondays

The good news and bad news in House Bill 4001

Tax cut survives, but spending package includes $1.65B in corporate welfare and handouts. Read more

Commentary

DTE can’t tree trim its way to reliability

After ice storms and thundersnow cause mass outages, DTE must admit: Burying power lines underground is the answer Read more

Commentary

Whitmer copies the failed initiatives of her predecessors

From green energy to college credits, Whitmer plays the classics from the Snyder and Granholm eras Read more

Analysis

Michigan spends a quick $3B picking winners and losers

Legislators pass 5 bills, call for $2.9B to be handed out to the few, as chosen by state officials Read more

News Story

MSU ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate

MSU says COVID-19 is now a matter of ‘personal health responsibility,’ not a public health crisis Read more

Freedom Fridays

Germany defends the internal combustion engine against the rest of Europe

As EU speeds toward the EV transition, Germany asks regulators to pump the brakes Read more

News Story

Congress rebuffs ESG investing, but Biden expected to veto bill

How the Michigan delegation voted on allowing retirement funds to be used for ESG investing Read more

News Story

Michigan senator rakes in donations from energy companies, blasts them on Twitter

Stephanie Chang accepts thousands in campaign contributions while demanding environmental justice Read more

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