Hey! I remember Christmas in the 70s! The Atari 2600 was totally awesome back in the day! HT: Instapundit [...]
It’s been a while since we had a good parking fight around here, so thanks to AnnArbor.com for throwing us a bone. In two pieces today, they post one downtown merchant’s op-ed for free parking during the holidays, and an article on the Ann Arbor City Council’s upcoming discussion [...]
The Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club is urging people to e-mail the legislators who have scheduled a 3:55 a.m. (Saturday morning) conference committee meeting on a bill that would ease permit requirements for coal-fired power plants.
Rep. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) , Rep. Mike Lahti (D-Hancock), Rep. [...]
LANSING — A long-serving state senator is lashing out at what he calls a “toxic” atmosphere pervading the state Capitol.
“The environment here is not healthy,” said Taylor Democratic Sen. Ray Basham during a midnight interview.
“I’ve not had a fun year,” he said. “We could work harder [...]
As the Michigan Legislature continues to fight over federal education funding, Michigan Radio’s Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry is wondering why Lansing always seems to be the Grinch…
Christmas is a week from today, and the state is full of haggard people [...] LANSING– Both chambers of the Michigan legislature remained in session Thursday night, preparing for four bills lawmakers say are key to Michigan’s educational future.
Four bills are pending in joint House-Senate conference committees. There lawmakers will hammer out the differences between the bills passed in the Democratic dominated House and the [...]
For some perspective, the entire budget for the State of Michigan in one year is about $45 billion. That is money for things like public education, prisons, and roads.
In Washington, DC though that is [...]
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 [...]
Jocelyn Benson has secured the endorsement of John Conyers for Secretary of State. This is not terribly notable in its own right, since Benson is the only Democrat in the running for the job, but it is a continued sign that this campaign is laying all the right foundation [...]
MIRS breaking news thingy:
Rep. Tim MELTON (D-Auburn Hills) said this morning that negotiations are currently stalled after Senate Republicans walked out of the room last night having tried to interject new issues into the negotiations. "I'm still at the table, as far as they know I'm still in the room" [...]
Ex-home of the Detroit Lions
Just when you thought the sorry saga over the bargain-basement sale of the Pontiac Silverdome was over, comes even more legal maneuvers. Except they aren’t nearly as cheap, according to Pontiac emergency financial manager Fred Leeb.
“Every [...]
This will be interesting when it comes out next week:
