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District Used $1.7M in Tax Dollars Paying Employees Not To Take Insurance

Forest Hills paid 100 percent of health care benefit, then paid $5,000 to teachers who didn't enroll in the plan

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An End Finally in Sight for the SEIU Dues Skim

Voters overwhelmingly reject the forced unionization scheme

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All Five Constitutional Amendments Soundly Defeated

Emergency manager law repealed

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Voters Reject Special Interest Power Plays

Proposals 2-6 soundly defeated

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Tea Party Groups Predicting a Romney Victory

Most disregard polls and say Romney will win in a 'landslide'

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Media Resoundingly Rejects Prop 2, Prop 4

Only two weekly newspapers support either of the union-backed plans to alter the state constitution

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Supreme Court Election, One More Bite At The Apple For The Left

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The Price Tag on the Ballot Proposals

Constitutional changes would cost billions to Michigan taxpayers, citizens

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Commentary: Proposal 4 Excludes Caregivers From Getting State Employee Benefits

SEIU wants forced unionization locked into state constitution but only to take money from caregivers

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Despite Rampant Tenure Abuses, Proposal 2 Would Wipe Out Slight Reform

Teachers caught with drugs, assaulting students, engaging in sex crimes and distributing alcohol to minors were all protected

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Not Much Mystery Behind $9 Million Raised for Prop 4

Proposal 4 supporters expect voters to believe that the union is spending $9,593 per name for a registry

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Union Electrician and Wife: 'The SEIU Never Did Anything For Us'

Milliron family says they don't think the SEIU should be able to lock its forced unionization into the state constitution

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Ballot Issues Explained

Mackinac Center experts discuss the six ballot proposals in 10-minute video segments and answer viewer submitted questions

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No Teacher Evaluations On Halloween ... And Other Odd Union Contract Provisions

Lie detector tests and classroom temperature also among the specific details protected in government union contracts

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Proposal 2 Would Declaw Emergency Managers in Proposal 1

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Unions Rig Proposal 2 Business 'Support' List

Workers trained to coerce, intimidate business owners for their support; ignored some requests

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Proposal 2 Is Not Good For Government Union Workers

...or taxpayers, as Illinois shows what can happen when unions get nearly everything they want

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Law Enforcement Does Not Universally Support Proposal 4

State sheriff's association says it's wrong for special interests to meddle with State Constitution

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Advocacy Alleged In School District Bond Promotion

Traverse City school district officials say they did not tell people how to vote

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Proposal 5 Likely to Help Limit State Taxes and Improve State’s Economy

Proposal nevertheless appears to allow lawmakers to raise revenues if necessary, undertake major tax reforms and avoid ‘California-style’ budget problems

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BREAKING NEWS: 'Protect Working Families' Lists Proposal 2 Business Supporters Without Their Knowledge

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Arc Michigan Exec's Name-Calling Goes Against Group's Own Pledge

Dohn Hoyle, who also is Prop 4 spokesman, called parent caregiver Robert Haynes 'an idiot'

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Questions Raised About Land Bank Conflict of Interest

Government land bank blocks private bidders, is now being sold by bank advisory council member's company

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Prop 2 Means More Arbitrary Teacher Placements

'Last In, First Out' would be reinstated

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Hospital SEIU Members Say Home-Based Caregivers Get 'No Benefit' From Proposal 4

'They don’t receive sick time. They don’t get vacation time. They can’t file a grievance'

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