Replacing Michigan Business Tax With Flat Corporate Income Tax Would Improve Tax Foundation Corporate Tax Ranking >From 48th to 22nd Eliminating the MBT completely and offsetting it with spending cuts would create a conservatively estimated 120,000-plus jobs by 2016, analyst…
Governor’s First State of the State Address Includes Nine Proposed Government Expansions, Three Limitations Snyder’s speech a ‘mixed bag,’ said author of annual tally MIDLAND — Gov. Rick Snyder’s 2011 State of the State address included nine proposed expansions of…
Tally of Proposed Government Expansions and Limitations in State of the State Address Available Wednesday Night Mackinac Center experts available before and after for analysis of public-sector benefits, regulatory reform, economic development, budget, education and other proposals MIDLAND — Mackinac…
Chetly Zarko was the plaintiff in a FOIA disagreement with the Howell education association. Zarko wanted access to public records (emails) that were on the school system’s computers through the Freedom of Information process, and was denied. Although Zarko passed…
Nearly 3,000 Roll Call Votes of State Representatives and Senators Tallied for 2009-2010 More than 7,100 votes missed during session, according to MichiganVotes.org “Missed Votes Report” MIDLAND — The Michigan Senate took 1,388 roll call votes during the 2009-2010 legislative…
Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Files Suit Against 10 Kent County School Districts, KCEA, on Behalf of Taxpayers Suit seeks to purge illegal “no-privatization” contract language MIDLAND — Patrick J. Wright, director of the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, today announced a…
Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks Michigan Supreme Court to Review Day Care Union Case Wright: Case involving 40,000 Michigan home-based businesses, $4 million and illegal government actions deserves hearing MIDLAND — Patrick J. Wright, director of the Mackinac Center Legal…
News from The Mackinac center.. According to New Mackinac Center Study, Michigan’s Regulatory Climate Drives Businesses and Jobs to States With Fewer Barriers. Harding: Legislature should act quickly to streamline ‘dysfunctional’ system, adopt specific reforms to make Michigan competitive MIDLAND…
Michigan Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Recommit — Once Again Without Comment — in Day Care Union Case Mackinac Center Legal Foundation will ask Michigan Supreme Court to reverse lower court’s dismissal, put an end to illegal unionization scheme…
A Great Event! We here are humbled to have been able to be a part of the panel discussion on the effect of new media. Below is a replay of the event held October 21, 2010 at the Oakland County…