May/June 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential articles
Additional Information
Note: Up to date information and plain-English descriptions of all bills and amendments discussed are available at www.Michiganvotes.org.
"Extra Credit"
House Fiscal Agency analysis of HAL budget passed in March
Senate Fiscal Agency analysis of House tourism promotion bills
Senate Fiscal Agency analysis of Senate tourism promotion bills
"The Year of Living Expensively…" Jan/Feb 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential
"The Regulators"
Russ Harding’s regulatory reform and savings plan.
Spinal Column article about the bills
"Wage Fairness Commission Heads to Senate"
House Fiscal Agency analysis of HB 4627
Committee testimony: (part 1) (part 2)
Text of HB 4627 (as passed by House of Representatives)
Lawrence Reed commentary on pay equity
"The Gender Jobs Gap" from the Carpe Diem Blog
The Lowdown: "Ranking Partisans"
Votes used by MIRS to determine their "most conservative" rankings: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 25 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 30 – 31 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 35
The Lowdown: "Earmarkings"
Taxpayers for Common Sense Earmark Spreadsheet
Additional earmark resources: U.S. HOUSE and U.S. Senate
The Lowdown: "Dept of Discrimination"
Carpe Diem: U of M Women’s Studies Dept. Accused of Discrimination
