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Scott Walker gets smackdown from Minnesota governor after job pitch : Ct

Scott Walker gets smackdown from Minnesota governor after job pitch : Ct
"One of the more frowned-upon techniques of economic development is so-called “job poaching,” where states or local governments try to lure companies to jump across municipal or state borders with various incentives or giveaways.

While it might look good for a politician to say he “created 100 new jobs” by getting a company to relocate, the broader net impact is generally minimal. In cases where subsidies are involved, these efforts can actually prove an economic loser for taxpayers."

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Minnesota Corporations On Brink Of Winning Legal Right To Secretly Campaign | Alternet

Minnesota Corporations On Brink Of Winning Legal Right To Secretly Campaign | Alternet
"The right of corporations to spend money in campaigns—resurrected under the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling—may have been given a big boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled in an ongoing suit that Minnesota corporations could independently spend money in campaigns without submitting ongoing reports to state officials.

In contrast, on Monday in another federal appeals court, the Seventh Circuit handling Illinois, that state’s campaign disclosure law was upheld in a similar suit—foreclosing the prospect of secret corporate electioneering in 2012 and beyond. (Each federal appeals court has the final say in its region until the U.S. Supreme Court steps in.)"