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Sneak Attack
Click here to comment on and see House Bill 4141
Michigan Chamber of Commerce media release
Grapes of Wrath
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Federal Trade Commission Mail Order Wine Report
Granholm v. Heald Wikipedia entry
Text of Granholm v. Heald Supreme Court decision
Michigan Campaign Finance Network: 2006 Finance Guide
Specialty Wine Retailers Association: Wine Without Borders
A Little School — A Big Idea
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The Show Michigan the Money School Checkbook Project
The Green Energy Bubble
Click here to comment on and see House Bill 6611: Electric Car Subsidy
Click here to comment on and see House Bill 5878: Tax Breaks for Ethanol
Other ethanol resources
Children of the Corn: July/August 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential
Corny Energy Plans: Jan/Feb 2008 Michigan Capitol Confidential
Ethanol's environmental impact
Sen. Kahn Drives His Ethanol Powered Car to Senate Session
Video: Silly Senator, Corn is for Food
The Biofuels Backlash — Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
Bloomberg news on E-85 postal vehicles
Cato Institute on cellulosic ethanol
Wikipedia article on Brazilian sugarcane ethanol
Prof. Mark J. Perry, University of Michigan — Flint
Prof. David Pimentel, Cornell University
Global Food Riots: Deroy Murdock
Using Taxes to Lobby for Taxes
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Michigan is #1 for Economic Development?
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Business Facilities: State of the Year Award
New Lawmaker to Save State from 'Clear and Present Danger'
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Michigan Restaurant Association statement on smoking bans
Committee testimony regarding restaurant smoking ban
Presidential Privileges
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Just a Bill
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SB 11: Ban reimbursement of lame duck politician's travel
SB 18: Earmark sales tax money to tourism subsidies
HB 4037: Authorize alternative energy vehicle tax credit
HB 4004: Authorize alternative energy income tax break
HB 4017: Allow non-resident property owner to vote on millages
HB 4016: Authorize carbon dioxide sequestration equipment tax break
HB 4034: Prohibit enforcement of residential loan contract for one year
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