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Michigan can’t afford ‘FDA defense’ repeal
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 9.27.2009
During the past 10 years, Michigan has had a declining population, a shrinking job market and the worst personal income growth of any state. Its unemployment rate is an incredible 15.4 percent, but now Michigan stands to lose even more jobs in one of the state’s remaining robust sectors.
Global Unease About Obama Administration Heard at Two Conferences
Submitted by Clark S. Judge on 9.25.2009
As luck would have it, just as the Obama Administration was upending America’s global relationships for the last ten days, I was in Europe and attended two conferences on international politics. Together these conferences gave a good cross section of opinion about Mr. Obama and the U.S. in policy centers around the world. It proved not what you would expect.
Ending estate tax will create and save jobs
Submitted by Larry Reece on 9.23.2009
While it may sound like a cliché, our company, like many of California's family-owned companies, could become a victim of its own success. Its future, as well as the job security of our employees, will depend in large part on the decisions Congress makes this fall on estate taxes.
The Best States For Business
Submitted by Kurt Badenhausen on 9.23.2009
The carnage of the economic downturn is everywhere with bankruptcies, foreclosures and unemployment soaring nationwide. None of the 50 states are immune. Only two, Alaska and North Dakota, are expected to see employment gains this year. Maryland, North Dakota and Virginia (by a hair) are the only states where the economy is projected to expand in 2009. Housing? Every state saw a decline in median home prices last year.
Greenhut leaving the O.C. Register
Submitted by John Seiler on 9.20.2009
I know what every government worker in Orange County is doing right now, this evening of Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009: Getting plastered on expensive booze, paid by their massive tax-funded salaries. They’ll be so hung over tomorrow don’t even try to do work with them.
I'm heading to Sacramento, but don't celebrate yet.
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 9.19.2009
Many readers, especially those who receive large public pensions, will no doubt be thrilled to hear the news. This is the penultimate column I'm writing for the Register as a staff member. I'm heading to the belly of the beast, Sacramento, to start a news bureau and investigative journalism project for a free-market think tank – Pacific Research Institute – as part of the "new wave" of journalistic endeavors sprouting up across the media horizon.
Haley Barbour on the Mississippi tort bar's excesses
Submitted by Carter Wood on 9.18.2009
Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi spoke at the Heritage Foundation today on the state's successes with tort reform, an event hosted by former Attorney General Ed Meese. During the Q&A period, Meese asked the governor about the effects of the 2004 tort reforms on the state's trial bar. In response, Gov. Barbour alluded to the criminal prosecutions and convictions involving Mississippi's most prominent trial lawyer, Dickie Scruggs. It was an interesting exchange and a useful corrective to any schadenfreude legal reformers might occasionally indulge in.
Tort Reform in the States: Protecting Consumers and Enhancing Economic Growth
Submitted on 9.18.2009
Dr. Lawrence J. McQuillan, Director of Business & Economic Studies, was a guest speaker at this Heritage Foundation event. He discussed the economic effects of abusive tort litigation and the advantages of state reform.
Poizner says he'll increase state revenue by cutting California's tax rates
Submitted by Kevin Yamamura on 9.16.2009
Despite projections that the next governor will inherit multibillion-dollar deficits, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner on Tuesday promised to slash taxes on personal income, corporations and sales.
Experts weigh in on Obama economic speech
Submitted by Mark Matthews on 9.14.2009
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On the anniversary of a financial meltdown that brought Wall Street to its knees, President Barack Obama unveiled a plan he says will keep it from happening again.
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