Tag: Mackinac Center

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…

Michigan Supreme Court Asked To Overturn FOIA Ruling

Mackinac Center, Michigan Press Association Ask Michigan Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling That Would ‘Gut’ State’s Freedom of Information Act Public officials could cover up criminal, improper or irresponsible activities by simply claiming communications to be ‘personal’; ‘government supervisors and…

Michigan Day Care Rip Off Scheme Being Disected Further

The Mackinac Center has not stopped investigating the relationship between politicos and the stealth unionization of home based providers in Michigan.  One wonders how the lieutenant Governor might explain a familial relationship’s involvement in such matters. “A revelation during a…

Fewer People Employed in Michigan Movie Industry Than Before Film Tax Credits Began, According to Center Analyst

Pardon me.. do you have a second?  I just wanted to say… I told you so. Or Better yet.. I TOLD YOU SO! OK.. not exactly it, but a good representation of prognostication with regard to this issue.  But this…

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Director to Testify Today on Bills to Prohibit Stealth Unionization of Small-Business Owners

Legislation would clarify definition of ‘public employee,’ stop compulsory ‘union dues’ being taken from caregiver subsidies MIDLAND — Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Director Patrick J. Wright will testify today before the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on proposed legislation…

Us and Them – Michigan Style

Democrats hoping to turn a recent “discovery” by a maid after a Republican gathering into gold for their party might want to settle down and think about some other things politic.  Excitement over a presentation to Republican leadership should fade…

BREAD BEANS and BULLETS – Jobs taxes and the 2nd Amendment

Monday, March 8th, 2010 (7 pm)@ AMVET Hall,1217 Merriman, Westland, MI Speakers Jack McHugh– Michigan Votes website and Mackinac Center for Public Policy : Stacey Mathia – Independent candidate for Governor, Scott Hagerstrom-state director, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP) and…

Mackinac Center Fiscal Director: Governors Tax Hike Proposal Is Madness

Total proposed spending for next year is $2.1 billion higher than current fiscal year’s budget MIDLAND — Michael D. LaFaive, the Mackinac Center’s director of fiscal policy, today characterized Gov. Granholm’s proposal to impose a $554 million tax hike as…

New Media..

With the advent of the internet, the traditional methods of gathering information, reporting, and commentary has changed. Instant, but persistent access that goes beyond TV news coverage, and puts newspaper timeliness to shame is now the standard for the purveyors…

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Seeks Court of Appeals Reconsideration in Home-Based Day Care Union Case

Center’s attorney calls Appeals Court’s failure to provide an opinion a “palpable error” MIDLAND — Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Director Patrick J. Wright today filed a motion with the Michigan Court of Appeals for reconsideration of a lawsuit filed by…