30,000 jobs could be lost with tax hikes, but losses eventually moderate to 13,500 if tax cuts phased in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s tax hike proposal would cost as many as 30,000 Michigan jobs in the first year, according to research…
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Work To Do
We have much work to do on fixing what is truly wrong in this country. While collecting signatures for the Michigan Health Care Freedom ballot initiative, we came across many who either support the government run health care boondoggle, or…
A couple of interesting tidbits about Michigan's concealed carry laws
I was looking at the portion of the MCL (Michigan Compiled Laws) concerning the carry of concealed firearms. I noticed a couple of interesting things. The first thing (MCL 28.425j), which is concerned with the training program required to get…
Michigan Capitol Confidential A Great Resource
If you have not yet had the opportunity to get over to Capitol Confidential, now is as good a time as any. With original reporting spawned by research of the Mackinac Center and other leading news sources around the state,…
CO2 Causes Insanity In Michigan Senators
Either crazy, or perhaps without the base understanding of what they do to our state by allowing an unelected body determine LAW. The two muttonhead US senators from Michigan seem perfectly happy to allow the EPA’s classification of CO2 as…
10AM Lehman on Glenn Beck TODAY June 09 2010 Overton Window
Beck’s new book borrows title, premise from theory developed by Center scholar MIDLAND — Mackinac Center President Joseph G. Lehman is scheduled to appear live on The Glenn Beck Program during the 10 a.m. hour EDT (or second hour if…
At The Capitol With Mike Cox Today June 09 2010
Mike Cox to Rally on Capitol Steps with ABATE of Michigan Mike Cox is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and Michigan’s top law enforcement official. He will speak this Wednesday with motorcycle riders and enthusiasts about the…
Michigan Education Association Ads Fail Fact-Check
Claims of ‘concessions’ and doing ‘more with less’ are unsupported, misleading or false The Michigan Education Association is airing television and radio advertisements that are misleading the public, according to Michael Van Beek, director of education policy at the Mackinac…
Only 20 times Before
~ Cross posted at RightMichigan.com ~ Only 20 times previously, has a perfect game been thrown in Major League Baseball. Two of those times happening this year. Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay within the last 30 days found themselves with…
Petoskey Event June 8 2010
How to fix School funding How to fix Michigan An Intellectual discussion on how the fair tax can do both When: Tuesday June 8, 2010 7-9pm Where: Emmet County Fairgrounds Speakers Include: Michael VanBeek of the Mackinac Center for Public…