Last Saturday, a Grand Rapids Press article titled "Politicians' talk of killing tax incentives is hurting Michigan, economic developers say," has economic development officials complaining of "collateral damage" from candidates and others who publicly discuss reining in Michigan's generous system of economic development subsidies and other incentives.

An article in Saturday's Grand Rapids Press contains one of the most troubling quotes from an economic development official we have ever read.

A recent Michigan Capitol Confidential story about driver license renewal for people with outstanding parking tickets was cited as the source of information for two different newspaper editorials.

According to the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, there are 16 countries that do a better job of protecting private property rights than the United States.

A recent blog post by Michael Jahr, senior director of communications, about Michael Moore accepting a Michigan film subsidy for a movie of his that railed against government subsidies was quickly picked up by other media, including The Michigan View at The Detroit News and The Houghton Lake Resorter.