This text is expected in the State of the Union address: To make our economy stronger and more competitive, America must reward, not punish, the efforts and dreams of entrepreneurs. Small business is the path of advancement, especially for women and minorities, so we must free small businesses from needless regulation and protect honest job-creators from junk lawsuits.

Agribusiness is relying more and more on illegal immigrant labor, and the government may be moving to make sure we know less about the problems of migrant farmworkers. From the AP: The Labor Department has decided to quit collecting data on migrant farm workers even as its reports showed the share of illegal immigrants holding those jobs grew from 7 percent to more than 50 percent in just a decade.

It's now official: Factory farms that generate huge amounts of harmful pollution are being let off the hook from enforcement of clean air laws provided they simply let EPA monitor them and collect data. EPA basically let industry write its own rules in a back-room deal... no surprise that the rules would be toothless. The official story goes like this (per the AP): Seeking data for future regulation, the government on Friday told factory-style farms that generate huge amounts of animal waste they can escape potentially large fines if their air pollution is monitored.