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Re: Quick Hits - and CEOs' ranking of best states for business

orogeny — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:09:12 -0400

In addition to the Top 5 states perferred by CEOS being non-union, there is also an interesting contrast between the states preferred by CEOs and the states with the highest quality of life for their citizens.

The Top 5 states for business have an average Quality of Life Ranking of 34th.

The Worst 5 states for business have an average Quality of Life Ranking of 9th.

Question arises: whom does the government and the economy consider a higher priority? Is it benefitting businesses or benefitting citizens?

Quick Hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:23:41 -0400

* Former judicial candidate Rachel Lea Hunter could lose her law license for continuing to use the nickname "Madame Justice" on her Web site.

* Conservative blogger Chris Hayes notes that the top five in that poll of CEOs of best business states are all anti-union.

* The Charlotte Observer's Jack Betts says U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's panel to screen federal judicial candidates as a change from the past.

* Public Policy Polling finds President Obama's approval/disapproval at 53/40 in North Carolina; Hagan's at 36/34.