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Mackinac Center provides recommendations for Michigan based on Texas' electrical grid failure
As Texas begins to recover from last week's winter storms, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy has issued an update to its letter sent to Michigan lawmakers last week containing recommendations about what Michigan can learn from the Lone Star State's difficulties.
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If Michigan officials keep classrooms closed, public schools may lose thousands of students
In a recent press release, The Mackinac Center has proclaimed that if Michigan State officials keep classrooms abandoned, the community may lose thousands of students for years.
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The Mackinac Center files lawsuit against the University of Michigan for withholding information
The University of Michigan appears to be violating the state’s open records laws when it comes to requests for information about the science and data that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has used to form the state's COVID-19 policy, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.
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Mackinac Center: Michigan should stop offering economic development subsidies to companies
Michigan's economic development officials have given a few companies rewards to expand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but lawmakers across the country should agree to stop offering deals to companies, one public policy group believes.
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UAW sued over allegations of scamming employee out of $7,500 in union dues
The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation is suing United Auto Workers (UAW), alleging that they threatened to fire an employee after he refused to pay union dues, and then scammed him by requiring him to pay more than $7,500 in dues to a fake union.
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Nonprofit suggests lawmakers adjust nexus thresholds in light of Supreme Court decision on sales taxes
A recent report from the MacKinac Center for Public Policy offers Michigan lawmakers suggestions on how they can modify tax laws to implement new taxation standards set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair last June.