Obama: Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System

WALL STREET JOURNAL/OPINION, 1/18/2011 by Barack Obama - For two centuries, America's free market has not only been the source of dazzling ideas and path-breaking products, it has also been the greatest force for prosperity the world has ever known. That vibrant entrepreneurialism is the key to our continued global leadership and the success of our people.

But throughout our history, one of the reasons the free market has worked is that we have sought the proper balance. We have preserved freedom of commerce while applying those rules and regulations necessary to protect the public against threats to our health and safety and to safeguard people and businesses from abuse. Read more at WSJ... Read More......

Could Nike swoosh into Idaho?

IDAHO STATESMAN, 2/20/2010 by Dan Popkey - Nike founder Phil Knight is hopping mad at $727 million in tax increases on corporations and the wealthy in Oregon. Idaho leaders long to catch their rich neighbor's eye. ∴ Idaho has wooed Nike before - a revelation offered by Lt. Gov. Brad Little, who salivates at the prospect of landing one of the world's best-known brands. ∴ "Phil Knight was up front: Don't change the tax code, and if you do, we're going to do something," Little said. Knight hasn't expressed interest yet, Little said. "But we're gonna call him." Read more at the Idaho Statesman... Read More......

Montana GOP hopes Oregon taxes mean Montana business

HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD, 2/21/2010 by Martin J. Kidston - It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and these days, jobs may be the bone. ∴ Montana Republicans are asking the Department of Commerce to target Oregon businesses in an advertising blitz that looks to steal jobs and promote Big Sky Country as a friendlier place to do business. Read more at the Helena IR... Read More......