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Michigan voters will face a multitude of ballot proposals when they go to the polls this November. Several involve special constituencies, particularly public-sector unions.

The Mackinac Center has compiled analysis and commentary on the following proposals expected to appear on the statewide ballot in November.

1. The 'Protect Our Jobs' Amendment

2. The Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers

3. Referendum on the Emergency Manager Law

4. The Two-Thirds Majority Tax Limitation

5. '25 by 2025' Renewable Energy Standard

More information can be found at  http://www.mackinac.org/17295

Michael LaFaive is director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, where he has worked for more than 15 years.  He is the author or co-author of hundreds of essays, commentaries and blog posts and 12 studies on fiscal policy topics as varied as local and state privatization efforts, corporate welfare, school finance, state budgeting and cigarette taxes.