1. MI MN WI IA Professionalism and Party Competition in the Clean States Mary Palmer

2. MN and IA, hybrid MI and WI, professional Permanent Staffing Relatively High in Clean States

3. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/about/05salary.htmhttp://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/about/05salary.htm. The Professional Legislatures Make More Money

4. Very Little Turnover Incumbent Reelection Rate (1994) http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/incmb1.htm Total Turnover in Legislature (1994-96)

5. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/wln/WomenInOffice2006.htm http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/ABOUT/AfrAmermain.htm

6. Competition of Legislature (2006) Iowa Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin http://www.followthemoney.org/database/graphs/competitive/index.phtml

7. “All in all, lawmakers have exhibited a stunning knack for discrediting their institution”- Mahtesian “Professionalism creates an institution filled with able, full-time legislators, talented staff and generous resources. And yet many of these institutions become hopelessly polarized, form the back benches to the rostrum” -Mahtesian

8. “The hardest votes aren’t popular but are the right thing to do. It’s hard to do that if you’ve only been there two years. But if you’ve been there 26 years, people might say, ‘I disagree with you, but you’re a good man, and I trust you’, we’re not getting the citizen Legislature we hoped for..” –Andy Dillon (D), House majority leader (explaining how term limits impacted the budget crisis in 2007) The 2007 Budget Crisis in Michigan- sick legislation at it’s worst…

9. "... the problem many people have with this service tax increase and for the most part any of the tax increases proposed is that it seems like the State is asking for us to cough up more of our hard earned money and to accept the tax increase, without them giving up anything. I have an idea, let's cut the pay of the legislature and the executive branch.” -MI citizen "Michigan cannot attract business due to our excessive taxes -- the tax increase our Liberal Politicians want will only exacerbate the problem. Here is the best part -- our 'Tax and Spend Governor' wants to increase our spending (more taxes) on education -- so we educate our kids in Michigan (at our expense) so they can leave the state to work for say -- Alabama.” -MI citizen Public Cynicism was not Resolved With the Budget:

10. Work Cited Amy Lane. “Bishop: A different party but the same firestorm.” Crain’s Detroit Business April 2, 2007. Amy Lane. “Poll: Political logjam is harming the state’s economy.” Crain’s Detroit Business May 12 2008. Amy Lane. “Ideas abound to prevent the next state budget impasse.” Crain’s Detroit Business October 1, 2007. Amy Lane. “Deadline nears to get term-limit redo on ballot.” Crain’s Detroit Business November 5 2007. Christ Christoff, Kathleen Gray, Zachary Gorchow and Tina Lam. “State of crisis.” Detroit Free Press. September 29, 2007. Chris Christoff. “Lawmakers try to fix budget crisis by midnight.” The Detroit Free Press. September 27, 2007. “An utter failure of leadership.” The Detroit Free Press. September 23, 2007. Tom Henderson. “State lawmakers talk of budget clash at breakfast forum” Crain’s Detroit Business. May 21, 2007. Dawson Bell, Zachary Gorchow, and Chris Christoff. “Senate approves 4.35% income tax o 20-19 vote.” The Detroit Free Press. October 1, 2007.