Obamacare vs. unions
Obamacare’s tax hike will most directly affect union families and early retirees, who are likely to be covered by Cadillac plans.
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Kathy Hoekstra
Gosnell trial: Pols aren't media critics
I agree Gosnell is a monster, but I get queasy when any government figure decides what and how news outlets should do their jobs.
Automakers vs. gunmakers
Consider our two manufacturing industries. Both have a strong history of producing things Americans want.
'The Game of Throwing Away Other People’s Money' starring Hemlock Semiconductor
When politicians grant huge subsidies for companies that look promising on paper – you get boondoggles like Hemlock.
The Prevailing Wage is now on Snyder's menu
With the ink barely dry on Michigan’s new right to work law, here comes prevailing wage.
Joe Flacco would get more respect (from the tax man) as a Lion
If Flacco played for the Lions, he’d be better off, paying less in taxes as a Michiganian.
Michigan's HIV testing scandal
Michigan secretly keeps information about people who test negative for HIV. What else does our government know about us?
Michigan's not-so-confidential HIV testing
The Michigan health department has been secretly collecting information on people who test for HIV.
Media teed off at golfer-in-chief
It seems the White House press corps got a little teed off with the golfer-in-chief because reporters couldn’t tag along on President Obama’s weekend golf outing with Tiger Woods. The only journalist allowed on the links for the ‘historic’ day of golf was Golf Digest writer Tim … Continue Reading →
No love for Medicare
This Valentine’s Day could be the beginning of the end of the federal government’s love affair with its outdated Medicare reimbursement formula. The feds were supposed to have broken off this relationship starting in 2002. Instead, they’re enamored with dragging out payments to the point that doctors would have had a Medicare pay cut of … Continue Reading →