Mackinac Center for Public Policy

A major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on public funding for religious schools will likely not directly affect Michigan.On Tuesday, the nation’s highest court…

This month, a package of bills was introduced in both chambers of the Michigan Legislature to rein in so-called "corporate welfare."There are several…

A retired United Auto Workers employee says he was forced to pay dues to a fake local union. He’s now suing the UAW.Jim Shake worked for the UAW as an…

In the next month, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to overturn a ruling in a precedent-setting Michigan case.In 1977’s Abood versus Detroit Board of…

Under Michigan's civil forfeiture laws, people can have their property and money forfeited to police without ever being convicted of breaking the law, or,…

Half a century ago, we were a nation split more along news anchor lines than party lines. Some of us got our news from Walter Cronkite, some from Chet…

You might recall the Legislature recently rejected lowering the income tax rate. The judgment of the majority and the Governor was that Michigan just…

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is suing the University of Michigan for taking too long to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request.Attorney…

There's another squabble between an anti-public-union group and the union that represents most of Michigan's teachers. The Mackinac Center for Public…

State lawmakers are searching for money to fix the roads, and they’ve been eyeing the budget of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and its…