A carbon dioxide cap-and-trade regime contained in the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord would drive up state government spending, increase energy prices and result in the loss of Michigan jobs, without producing much in the way of environmental benefits.
READ MORE ... Greenhouse Gas Accord Will Further Damage Michigan's Economy was originally published on June 9, 2008.
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.
