Mackinac Center for Public Policy
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Mackinac Center says Texas' electrical grid failures prove renewable energy is unreliable
Though most reports now are backing away from freezing wind turbines as a major cause in last week's failure of Texas' power grid, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy is urging Michigan lawmakers to think twice about adding "reliably unreliable" wind power to the state's own power grid.
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Mackinac Center for Public Policy urges lawmakers to avoid corporate welfare and tax increases
In its recently released policy priorities for 2021, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy has placed emphasis on ending corporate welfare, expanding options for students and removing unnecessary regulations.
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Remote learning may dramatically lower Michigan public school enrollment for years
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy says that if the state keeps classrooms closed in favor of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may cost Michigan school districts thousands of students for years to come.
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Michigan lawmakers missed a total of more than 3,000 roll call votes in 2020
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently reported that Michigan’s lawmakers missed a combined total of 3,072 missed roll call votes in 2020.
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Study revives debate over disparities in school spending, educational outcomes for Michigan's kids
Critics of proposals to revise Michigan’s formula to prioritize low-income students typically argue that taxpayers simply cannot afford it. But in a recently published study, an educational think tank contends that the state can’t afford is to continue business as usual.