Detroit News - More trouble for "stimulus" projects.
Washington Examiner - Weatherization program ripe with fraud.
Grand Rapids Press - Teacher retirement costs hit new high.
Kalamazoo Gazette - State tax law prevents citizens from knowing how many jobs are created by companies getting tax breaks.
AnnArbor.com - Dingell/Steele debate shows much difference.
Michigan View - What would Jesus drive?
Right Michigan - Secretary of State candidate Ruth Johnson gets endorsed by the Oakland County Democratic Party.
MLive - Michigan loses $2.5 billion, right-to-work states gain.
Wall Street Journal - ObamaCare is only for some.
Detroit Free Press - Con-con wouldn't solve Michigan's troubles.
Quote of the Week
"If we tried to start Home Depot today, under the kind of onerous regulatory controls that you have advocated, it's a stone cold certainty that our business would never get off the ground, much less thrive."
- Ken Langone, founder of Home Depot
License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from Occupational Licensing is the first national study to measure how burdensome occupational licensing laws are for lower-income workers and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Michigan has one of the most burdensome licensing requirements. Our state forces people to take classes and pay money to the state for things like painting, floor sanding, cutting hair and low-level carpentry. Few other states require that.
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