MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL

In this issue:

• Ecorse: Regaining Control
• Snyder Signs GSRA Bill
• Teacher Upset She Can't Retire at 47
• ad liberties: Relentless Positive Medicine
• Video Shows President Obama Top Politicians Praising Failed Green Company
• Green Eyeshadow On Red Ink: 'Green' Jobs Fail To Live Up To the Hype
• Chevy Volt Costing Taxpayers Up to $250K Per Vehicle
• Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy
• The Dangers of Painting
• Better Late Than Never: An End To the 'Dues Skim'
• Cutting Librarians and Therapists Would Save Prisons Millions
• UAW Member: Union Workers 'Need To Embrace' Right-to-Work Laws
• Indiana Is a Right-to-Work State
• Union-Supported Ballot Proposal Targets Right-to-Work, Recent Reforms
• Mixed Messages Persist on State's Prison Spending
• Bill Would Require CEOs Get Drug Tested If Company Gets Loans, Grants Or Tax Credits
• School Districts Will Soon No Longer Be Responsible For Deducting Teacher Union Dues
• School Pension System Affects Everyone
• 1,200 Hours To Be a Lawyer, But 2,000 To Be a Barber
• University of Michigan Spends $129K To Produce a Degree
• Creative Arts: Exaggerated Teacher Union Claims Not Supported By The Facts
• Teachers' Union Manual Shows How to Organize Illegal Strikes, Use Children During Bargaining
• MEA's Underpaid-Teacher Claims Don't Fit With The Facts
• There's No School Retiree Health Benefit 'Entitlement'
• Are Teachers With Master's Degrees Forced To Take Food Stamps?
• Who Are Your Lawmakers?
• I'm Just a Bill