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Clearing the Forest for Solar: A Green Mistake in the Making

… state approved plans to log 420 acres of forest near Gaylord and clear the land for solar installations. I appeared on “The Dave Bondy Show,” “Tom Jordan … areas, lawmakers appear more concerned about getting greenbacks into the bank accounts of solar developers and monopoly utilities. The Gaylord project …

Interview with Josh Beckett, Mackinac Center Supporter

… find out about the Mackinac Center? Beckett: We have been fighting the land bank in our area. We believe it’s wrong for the government to be able to seize … place. We found out that the Mackinac Center had written quite a bit on land banks, and that’s how we got connected with the organization. We love the work …

Detroit Farm Offers Second Chance to Ex-offenders

… abandoned factories, with unused land around them. One endeavor, however, is putting some of that land to use, harvesting food for … city has the same amount of land available for farming. The … citizen is almost guaranteed to land back in prison. So, it’s critical … assistance in setting up a bank account and transportation …

Free-Market Library

… $16 million.   JOURNALS Michigan Capitol Confidential MCC2010-04 Key stories: Ann Arbor budgeting, state audit, government transparency, county land banks.   VIDEO  The School Employee Concession Myth School employees on the whole have not saved taxpayers money through contract concessions and …

Freedom Fighters

The Center Welcomes New Comrades-in-Arms

… Spalding of the importance of economic freedom. While at the Center, Spalding hopes to expand educational choice, stanch the spread of government land banks and explore Michigan’s many bike trails.