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	<title>Laissez, not LazyLaissez, not Lazy</title>
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		<title>Michigan Lawmakers Looking to Halt Common Core Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/04/26/michigan-lawmakers-looking-to-halt-common-core-standards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan lawmakers this week stood up for state sovereignty regarding education policy and passed budgets that prohibit any funding for the controversial Common Core system. As the Washington Times reports, &#8220;The Michigan measure is the latest blow to the system, now under fire from Republicans across the nation and others who fear it represents the surrender</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/04/26/michigan-lawmakers-looking-to-halt-common-core-standards/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Taxpayers Missing Among Supports Behind Gas Tax Increase</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/04/17/taxpayers-missing-among-supports-behind-gas-tax-increase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gas Tax]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held hearings on three bills: House Bill 4358, 4359, and 4539. Supporters of increasing taxes and fees on Michigan residents were out in plenty; suit after suit appeared to testify in support of raising an additional $1.4-1.6 billion dollars in order to &#8220;Fix the Roads.&#8221; One voice missing from the discussion&#8211;You!  Not</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/04/17/taxpayers-missing-among-supports-behind-gas-tax-increase/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>FrackNation Review: Fracking for the Truth</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/26/fracknation-review-fracking-for-the-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fracking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There certainly is a lot of &#8216;frackus&#8217; surrounding hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Hydraulic fracturing is a process of breaking up rock thousands of feet below the Earth&#8217;s surface that contains oil or natural gas. It has been a standard since the 1940s. New technology has enable horizontal drilling from some existing wells to reach new sources of</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/26/fracknation-review-fracking-for-the-truth/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>“SnyderCare” is State-Based ObamaCare</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/19/snydercare-is-state-based-obamacare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Governor Snyder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Exchanges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ObamaCare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Greta Pisarczyk &#38; Greg George Adoption of optional components of Obamacare, Medicaid expansion and the implementation of a partnership exchange will signify the realization of “Snydercare” in Michigan, an egregious healthcare bureaucracy bought and paid for with federal blood money. Governor Snyder’s de facto endorsement of Obamacare will expedite and enable implementation. Ironically, while lawmakers</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/19/snydercare-is-state-based-obamacare/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Common Core Standards, Top-Down Failure&#8230; Again</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/05/common-core-standards-top-down-failure-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have we heard that we need to raise education standards and put more money into schools in order to raise test scores and improve education in America? Lots. It seems that every President wants to make education a top-priority of their administration, and every single time, parents are left with higher costs</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/05/common-core-standards-top-down-failure-again/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lansing Lawmakers Discuss Three New Road Funding Options, Tax Increases</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/04/lansing-lawmakers-discuss-three-new-road-funding-options-tax-increases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gas Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Raising taxes is never popular. But apparently raising the gas tax and making Michigan&#8217;s gas tax the highest in the country didn&#8217;t sit well with Michigan drivers. Lansing lawmakers have altered their proposed solutions, but don&#8217;t get too excited. They still want to increase taxes instead of prioritizing spending. At a meeting last Tuesday, Governor</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/03/04/lansing-lawmakers-discuss-three-new-road-funding-options-tax-increases/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan&#8217;s Energy Future, Public Forums</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/02/27/michigans-energy-future-public-forums/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/02/27/michigans-energy-future-public-forums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind Energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Snyder is holding seven renewable energy forums. Attend to make your voice heard on the issue of energy policy in Michigan! How Michigan proceeds with our energy market will have a significant impact on our state economy, families, and the state budget. The question is: Will Governor Snyder and lawmakers in Lansing decide to</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/02/27/michigans-energy-future-public-forums/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;To Tax&#8217; or &#8216;To Tax&#8217;: Lawmakers Provide False Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/02/04/to-tax-or-to-tax-lawmakers-provide-false-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gas Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As if the tax increases to avoid the so-called &#8220;fiscal cliff&#8221; weren&#8217;t enough, state lawmakers and Governor Snyder are looking to increase gas taxes and vehicle registration fees by $1.2-1.4 billion annually, with mechanisms to increase transportation spending in perpetuity. Never fear, however, they are giving taxpayers two options: raise taxes or&#8230; raise taxes. And neither option allocates all of</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/02/04/to-tax-or-to-tax-lawmakers-provide-false-choice/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Third Annual School Choice Week</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/01/28/third-annual-school-choice-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Choice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week starts the Third Annual National School Choice Week with more than 3,600 events taking place across the country. Parents, teachers, schoolchildren and administrators, and many others will come together to promote educational choice. Here in Michigan over 50 events will be hosted from across the state. Students still emerge from high school ready neither for college nor</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/01/28/third-annual-school-choice-week/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lobbying Provides 22,000% Return on Investment</title>
		<link>http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/01/28/lobbying-provides-22000-return-on-investment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cronyism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study from the Government Accountability Institute revealed that for every dollar corporations spent on lobbying in 2004, they received $220 in return &#8212; a 22,000% return on investment! This study confirms that cronyism, or crony capitalism, is a huge problem today. Instead of success being determined by the free market and the rule</p><a href="http://www.gregmgeorge.com/2013/01/28/lobbying-provides-22000-return-on-investment/">(More)…</a>]]></description>
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