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The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a free-market think tank dedicated to improving the quality of life of the people of Michigan.
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Greyson, who lives in Gladwin, Michigan, is an 11-year-old proving you're never to young to be an entrepreneur. He started out mowing lawns and now takes trash in and out for $2 per can. This simple idea has proved lucrative his neighbors are inspired by the work ethic of the pre-teen they count on every week.
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From your car’s sensors to your home computer, almost everything you rely on runs through data centers, and the real question is whether that data stays local or gets handled overseas says Tyler Marie Theile from the Anderson Economic Group. Watch our entire discussion here:
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Two teens in Troy didn’t wait for opportunity… they created it. They started a lawn care business from scratch and already have 30 clients. Their dad pushed them to get moving and now it’s paying off. This is what hard work and real motivation looks like.
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On housing, local vs. state control is the wrong question, says Joseph Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "When it comes to our property rights, it's not the locality of government that's important, it's how much liberty will they protect." Learn more here:
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Carol Beth Litkouhi, an elected trustee on the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education, has filed a lawsuit challenging a newly revised bylaw that restricts what trustees may say publicly. The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed the challenge on Litkouhi’s behalf, arguing that the bylaw is unconstitutionally overbroad and violates her First Amendment rights.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨A Michigan parent is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take her case after a local school board reported her to the U.S. Department of Justice for speaking up for her child's education in public meetings. The parent argues the move violated her First Amendment rights and chilled protected speech. The case is being supported by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, which is urging the high court to step in. More details:
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Only 40% of Michigan students passed the state reading test, yet 98% of teachers received the highest rating evaluation from the state. Parents should take note and question whether the ranking system for teachers is actually helping their children’s academic success. Read Mackinac Center’s Molly Macek’s piece in the Detroit News here:
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🚨BREAKING🚨 The Michigan Court of Claims just halted further payments in the our challenge to unconstitutional earmarks promised in Michigan’s budget. Michigan’s Constitution requires a two-thirds vote for earmarks and funding directed to special projects and private entities. But Michigan lawmakers bypassed that requirement and approved billions in funding for projects including two local baseball stadiums, a cricket field, a distillery, labor unions, and other projects. This ruling is a strong sign that lawmakers may finally be forced to follow the law and protect taxpayers from misuse of their dollars.
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Big win for Michigan taxpayers! A bipartisan group of House lawmakers just introduced an eight-bill package to boost transparency and accountability in economic development programs, ensuring we know how our money is spent and if companies deliver on those job-creation promises. James Hohman breaks it down.
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Michigan senators just voted to dump billions of dollars into a program that was supposed to bring “transformation” to Detroit. Here are the facts ⬇️ Detroit is still the poorest big city in America — even after years of tax incentives and business subsidies meant to spark a turnaround. The city’s poverty rate remains at 34.5%, and unemployment is the highest in the nation at 9.1%. Lawmakers pledged transformation, but will not review whether they accomplished their goals before authorizing billions more.
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Michigan housing costs are going up, now requiring a six-figure income to own even a basic starter home. Local government rules are blocking builders, but should the state of Michigan be preempting these regulations? In many ways, it already does says Mackinac Center's Jarrett Skorup.
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