https://www.mackinac.org/ Mackinac Center: Advancing Liberty and Opportunity Copyright 2026 Mackinac Center for Public Policy 5 Legislation would empower bureaucrats and remove democracy from the workplace https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/workers-for-opportunity-joins-the-fight-against-the-faster-labor-contracts-act https://www.mackinac.org/34538 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Don’t vote for magical thinking https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigan-lawmakers-need-to-understand-economics https://www.mackinac.org/34451 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Energy-reduction policies leave a smaller pie for businesses and citizens https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigan-can-easily-handle-adding-data-centers https://www.mackinac.org/34481 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Uncle Sam provides $125 million for replacement vehicles https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/electric-school-bus-replacement-plan-makes-you-say-watt https://www.mackinac.org/34472 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 After-inflation collection up 22% since 2013 https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/a-look-at-michigans-property-tax https://www.mackinac.org/34536 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Cash payments can be more efficient, but duplication could be a problem https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/rx-kids-the-promise-and-some-concerns https://www.mackinac.org/34537 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:34:00 -0400 Amount of unfunded pension liabilities shrinks https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigan-is-catching-up-on-its-biggest-debts https://www.mackinac.org/34519 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Dr. Alex Tokarev reflects on life in socialist Bulgaria, immigrating to the United States and discovering what it means to live free https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/i-realized-it-was-a-prison-cell https://www.mackinac.org/34533 Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Warren Anderson on how Michigan’s childcare apparatus reduces fertility https://www.mackinac.org/podcasts/the-overton-window/warren-anderson-on-how-michigans-childcare-apparatus-reduces-fertility https://www.mackinac.org/34532 Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Ominous trend toward secrecy and intolerance for opposition https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/school-boards-should-represent-the-public-not-silence-it https://www.mackinac.org/34450 Thu, 28 May 2026 05:59:00 -0400 There are better ways to foster economic growth https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/its-time-to-shut-down-the-medc https://www.mackinac.org/34515 Wed, 27 May 2026 07:58:00 -0400 Reform state and local zoning laws https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigan-shows-how-we-can-make-homeownership-affordable https://www.mackinac.org/34448 Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 ‘Liberty, not locality, is the question’ https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/local-governments-care-about-government-power-we-care-about-freedom https://www.mackinac.org/34514 Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 New law strengthens union recertification mandate https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/workers-for-opportunity-celebrates-iowa-win https://www.mackinac.org/34522 Fri, 22 May 2026 14:59:00 -0400 Whitmer repealed reading law, A-F grading system https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/graduation-rates-rise-while-student-achievement-flatlines https://www.mackinac.org/34449 Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Motor City should capitalize on recent good news to make permanent reforms https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/detroit-all-that-glitters-might-not-remain-gold https://www.mackinac.org/34496 Thu, 21 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Citizens need a mindset of entrepreneurship, optimism and growth https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigan-could-not-be-built-today https://www.mackinac.org/34488 Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 You ain’t seen nothing yet https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/think-your-electric-bill-is-high https://www.mackinac.org/34444 Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 State officials should pick up the pace of regulatory reform https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigan-legalized-dental-therapists-in-2018-but-only-a-few-practice https://www.mackinac.org/34509 Mon, 18 May 2026 07:59:00 -0400 Alex Cartwright on the challenge of converting hotel space into housing https://www.mackinac.org/podcasts/the-overton-window/alex-cartwright-on-the-challenge-of-converting-hotel-space-into-housing https://www.mackinac.org/34503 Fri, 15 May 2026 05:59:00 -0400 A Michigan tradition since the 19th century https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/virtue-signaling-with-state-holidays https://www.mackinac.org/34504 Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Local governments fight housing bills that would benefit their own communities https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/make-room-for-growth https://www.mackinac.org/34497 Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Taxpayer-funded grants halted pending outcome of Mackinac Center lawsuit https://www.mackinac.org/pressroom/2026/court-freezes-hidden-earmarks-in-major-win-for-michigan-taxpayers https://www.mackinac.org/34499 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:26:00 -0400 It’s time for reforms https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/some-detroiters-pay-high-property-taxes-others-dont https://www.mackinac.org/34468 Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Bad econ foils worthwhile aims https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/whitmers-budget-proposals-do-not-lower-costs https://www.mackinac.org/34445 Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400