By Zaid Jilani
In recent weeks, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has faced ire from advocates for the public option, which he successfully forced the Senate to drop from its legislation by threatening to filibuster it. Now, a new CNN poll has found that Lieberman’s “favorable [...] Gongwer News (paid subsciption, no link without password), reported that the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or Proposal 2, of 2006, was the 4th most significant piece of new law in the 00-10 decade. They rate two pieces of legislation THIS MONTH higher - which is a bit [...]
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'Race to the Top' Realities — $123 billion for more of the same in public schools and $4.35 billion for some change.
Enviros vs. Union Jobs: House Dems Choose Enviros — New legislation limits [...]
One of the public option's strongest Congressional supporters insisted on Monday that while the Senate is poised to pass health care legislation that does not offer consumers a government-run insurance plan, he will bring the idea up again -- most likely after that bill is passed.
Sen. [...]
Earlier, I posted a story about advocates in favor of anti-bullying legislation expressing disappointment the legislation did not end up included in Race to the Top reforms. In that story, I quoted Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, from a Wednesday press release:
In [...]
Kevin Epling, co-director of BullyPolice U.S.A. and a staunch advocate in Michigan’s drive to pass anti-bullying legislation, says he is disappointed that in the race to pass reforms to qualify for millions in federal education cash, the state ignored passing comprehensive anti-bullying legislation.
In an e-mail to Facebook supporters, Epling wrote:
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Update! ... Onward, into the House.
What awful, stupid legislation:
(15) IN MAKING A DETERMINATION ON AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT
19 TO INSTALL AN ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
20 NOT REVIEW OR CONSIDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
21 (A) THIS STATE'S NEEDS FOR ELECTRICITY.
22 (B) ALTERNATIVE METHODS [...]
Tim Melton
LANSING — It’s not Shakespeare, but it’s drama nonetheless at the Capitol today.
House Democrats held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. to vent their frustrations with Senate Republicans who walked away from a joint House-Senate conference committee last night. The committee has been working to [...]
Who do you believe? Harry Reid and his claim he's virtually nailed down the 60 votes he needs to pass some sort of Health Care Reform legislation? Of course, having reportedly gutted the bill of its expansion of Medicare to those as young as 55 and removed the "public option" [...]
With two surveys of Michigan voters now finding strong opposition to House Speaker Andy Dillon's proposed mandatory state government-run health insurance plan, it's little wonder hearings on legislation to implement the plan have been halted and key witnesses have not been [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives approved the Senate’s version of the smoking ban, sending the legislation to the desk of Gov. Jennifer Granholm for her signature. And since the governor called the ban a “terrific gift to Michigan,” her signature is inevitable. The ban will go into effect on [...]
A new bill, HB 5676, has been introduced in the Michigan legislature to address the many problems with the state’s indigent defense system. The bill was submitted by Rep. Bob Constan (D-Dearborn Heights) and cosponsored by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Kentwood).
The legislation, dubbed the Michigan Public Defense Act, would create [...]
I guess when you don't have a substantive campaign to run, better build one on demagoguery. Todd Heywood from Michigan Messenger:
In the e-mail alert, McManus argues that her Senate Campaign and Election Oversight Committee will take up her legislation to “to clamp down on voter fraud by groups [...]
LANSING — The Michigan Senate passed a bill to ban smoking in public places today, but the legislation includes exemptions for Detroit’s three casinos, private residences used as offices, and vehicles.
The ban, which is based on HB 4377 passed by the Democratic dominated House earlier this year, passed the [...]
Sen. Michelle McManus, who is a GOP candidate for Secretary of State, put out a “special alert” Wednesday afternoon declaring she was “taking on ACORN.”
In the e-mail alert, McManus argues that her Senate Campaign and Election Oversight Committee will take up her legislation to “to clamp down on voter fraud [...]
From Media Matters Research Department
SUMMARY: Conservative media figures have attacked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) remarks linking slavery to Republican opposition to health care reform legislation, but have routinely attacked progressives and the Obama administration for creating "slavery" and enslaving the public.
Conservatives express [...] 
Apparently there is yet another photographer who has figured out how to profit from Detroit’s misery (Ruins Of a Once-Great City). Such portfolios have become so ubiquitous that a term has been coined to describe it’s titillating nature: “ruin-porn." I don’t mind: Detroit is certainly fair game in the [...]
