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State Senator Bert Johnson joins us today to discuss Detroit, education, and the criminal investigation into the EAA Today we discuss: Kevyn Orr: Detroit is worse off than we thought (this is what we started with) Snyder is the EM of Detroit EAA federal funds fraud Does Michigan have a legitimate state government Is the [...]
Senator Bert Johnson returns to talk to us a little about EAA, but primarily about Detroit. Why should non-Detroiters care about Detroit and what can non-Detroiters do to help Detroit? We also have a few headlines and some good music after the closing stinger. Headlines: Tim Skubick: Michigan Democrats’ ‘Middle Class Plan’ is really a [...]
Today we have a few headlines from Detroit as well as a great interview with Senator Bert Johnson. I had some technical problems with my end of the interview but Senator Johnson’s responses are of good quality. Show notes: Cartoon: Nerd Orr Payments received on tax liens against Detroit emergency financial manager’s house Kevyn Orr: [...]
Jim Hightower outlines in a well-researched piece the dictatorial nature of the Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder’s Emergency Manager Law (PA 4) to be challenged on the 2012 Michigan Ballot Proposal #1 in November and its relationship with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and implications to both Michigan and other US States. UPDATE: Vote [...]
Well I don’t know for sure if he stomped his feet or spit, but would it really surprise you? Here’s what happened: Senator Hunter made a motion to vote on SB 970, which is the bill that would allow Detroit to set the city income tax at 0.5 percent higher than currently allowed. The motion [...]
These are awesome The Woodward Dream Cruise kicks off August 18. (My favorite is the Chevelle SS .. my parents had one!!)
More than 500 activists urged Congress to raise the minimum wage Tuesday afternoon during our National Day of Action. These ardent protesters rallied along a two-mile stretch of Bain Capital-owned companies–Toys R’ Us, Dunkin’ Donuts, Michael’s and Outback Steakhouse–in Southgate, Mich., a nearby Detroit suburb. Drivers honked their horns in support as protesters chanted, “We [...]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/gBT7T1YYgb8[/youtube] On May 22, 2012, the Michigan House Redistricting and Elections Committee voted to approve Senate bills 751, 754 and 803, which would make it harder for people to vote. The proposed laws would require registered voters to provide two forms of identification (or birth certificate) when hitting the ballot box. It would also create [...]
There’s a great article at the Freep on Romney’s event today, It won’t be hard to fit 1,200 members of the Detroit Economic Club into 65,000-seat Ford Field for today’s speech by GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. What will be hard is making it look like Romney isn’t speaking to a nearly empty stadium. The [...]
It just goes on and on and on again… Decision to close Highland Park school not made by Emergency Manager Jack Martin Contrary to what some outlets have reported, the decision to close Barber Focus school was NOT made by new Emergency Manager Jack Martin During a parent meeting on Monday, superintendent Edith Hightower announced [...]
If you followed my writing about Ace the pit bull from Detroit, you know that there are as many as 50,000 stray dogs in Detroit, most of them pit bulls. Detroit Dog Rescue (DDR) puts the number at 50,000-100,000. The Detroit Animal Control Center simply cannot handle even a portion of this number of animals. [...]
