In Michigan’s Feb. 28 Republican presidential primary, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson added a check-off for voters to affirm their U.S. citizenship at the polls in effort to stop non-citizens from voting. There are an unknown number of legal permanent residents in the state who are not U.S. citizens but have been registered to vote … Continue Reading →
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz says he hasn’t made up his mind as to whether he’ll leave the Republican Party to become a Democratic candidate for Congress in southern Michigan’s 7th District. But he sure is acting like his mind is made up. Schwarz will be the featured speaker at an Eaton County Democrats meeting … Continue Reading →
Republicans who control the Michigan House last week delayed voting on a non-binding resolution sponsored mostly by Democrats thanking President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress for coming to the rescue of Chrysler and General Motors. House Resolution 189 has remained stalled in the House Commerce Committee since state Rep. Douglass Geiss, D-Taylor, introduced the … Continue Reading →
Lansing – The president of the League of Women Voters of Michigan is pushing back against proposed legislation that would require groups like hers to be trained and certified by the Secretary of State’s Office to register people to vote. The League of Women Voters has been registering people to vote since women were granted … Continue Reading →
Democrats have a new attack line against U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra: He thinks it’s a “nuisance” for employers to have to pay women as much as men for equal work. The Michigan Democratic Party on Friday released audio of Hoekstra at a campaign event answering a question about whether he would pursue a repeal of … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a television ad today in support of U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, praising his record on taxes, regulations and fighting “Obamacare.” Upton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has already been subject to negative advertising by the Club for Growth accusing him of being a “liberal … Continue Reading →
General Motors chairman and CEO Dan Akerson told WJR this week that the government’s investigation into fire risks in the Chevrolet Volt may have been impacted by the scrutiny surrounding the Toyota Motor Corp. sudden acceleration investigation in 2010 and 2011. Akerson testifed before a House Oversight and Government Reform panel on Tuesday on the National … Continue Reading →
President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign launched its first significant ad buy this week and Michigan is among the six states where the 30-second spot will air. The Obama campaign ad, titled “Unprecedented,” will begin airing in the Detroit market Thursday as well in Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, according to the campaign. The same week … Continue Reading →
Former State Rep. Gary McDowell, D-Rudyard, got a boost today in his effort to win a rematch for the 1st District Congressional seat representing the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted McDowell’s race for additional resources from the committee, the national campaign arm aimed at turning the House back … Continue Reading →
We tend to think of drones as unmanned planes searching the mountainous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan for Al Qaeda and other enemy fighters. But there are plenty of them flying overhead here in the United States, too. Since 2005, or about 10 years since drones were first used overseas, the Federal Aviation Administration has … Continue Reading →