District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling on Friday, suspending the FDA’s 23 year old approval of the common abortion pill, Mifepristone. He has paused his ruling for 7 days so the federal government can appeal. US State Senator for Michigan, Gary Peters, released …
Read More »Whitmer Pardons Turkey
For the first time, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned a turkey in advance of Thanksgiving. Yesterday, she issued the stay of execution to a 16-week-old tom from the Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary in Grand Ledge, a nonprofit rescue farm run by Bob and Victoria Worthy. Whitmer also christened the …
Read More »GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Hold First Debate
Eight of the 10 candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination met for a debate in Oakland County last night. Frontrunner James Craig was not among them. He withdrew, citing a previous commitment. Donna Brandenburg was the other missing candidate. The event remained relatively low key, with most of the criticism …
Read More »Term Limits/Financial Disclosure Amendment Heads to November Ballot
Michigan voters will have a chance to relax the state’s strict legislative term limits in the November election. In a surprise move yesterday, both the state House and Senate passed resolutions that will allow the proposal to be placed on the ballot without the need for supporters to turn in …
Read More »Statewide Tornado Alert Test Today
Michigan authorities will conduct a statewide tornado drill this afternoon. If all goes as planned, at 1:00 radio stations will air Emergency Alert System tones and messages. Community warning sirens will sound, and messages will be delivered to enabled cell phones. It’s just a test – part of Michigan’s Severe …
Read More »SNAP Recipients to Get March Supplement
All Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits will receive additional money again this month to help deal with the escalating cost of groceries. Payments of at least $95 per family will be made as separate deposits into recipients’ Bridge Card accounts. The additional assistance will help approximately …
Read More »Whitmer Rejects Gas Tax Suspension, Income Tax Reduction Bills
Michigan’s road tax on gasoline sales will stay in place, at least for now. Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday promised to veto a bill passed by the Republican-controlled legislature that was designed to suspend the 27-cent-per-gallon levy for six months. However, the bill did not earn enough support in the …
Read More »Michigan House strips governor’s ability to use emergency powers
The Michigan House joined the State Senate in acting on the Unlock Michigan initiative Wednesday. The legislature has the ability to take up any issue set to go before voters through the petition process, and it does not require the governor’s signature. The approval formally rescinds the 1945 Emergency Powers …
Read More »Governor unveils “Vacc to Normal” plan
At a Thursday morning press conference, Governor Gretchen Whitmer offered several carrots to try and entice Michiganders to get vaccinated. For every threshold met, restrictions will be relaxed. If 55% of eligible adults get their first shot, two weeks later the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will lift the …
Read More »Michigan court rules Secretary of State violated law
Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray rendered a decision that will not fully appease either side in the state’s most prominent lawsuit regarding the 2020 general election. Allegan County Clerk Robert Genetski and the Michigan GOP were seeking a full forensic audit of all absentee ballots to see if …
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