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Friday , 26, May 2017 Community, Elections Leave a comment#Breaking: Montana Congressman-Elect Greg Gianforte was just reported to the FBI for his financial ties to US-sanctioned Russian companies. pic.twitter.com/LqPNvkItZQ — Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 26, 2017 The Up North Progressive sure is.
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A List of Cool and Good Links for Progressives
Tuesday , 9, May 2017 Community, Trumpcare Leave a commentLast week’s vote on Trumpcare in the House reminded progressives there’s still lots of work to do restoring democracy in this country. While waiting for the Senate to finish going through the bill with their crack team of 13 old white guys, and your head’s reeling at the audacity of the pretender in thief in […]
GEO Group Files Statement With the State of Michigan North Lake Correctional Facility Will Close For Good on June 20, 2017
Tuesday , 25, April 2017 Community Leave a commentTwo years ago North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, opened its doors to receive out-of-state prisoners from Vermont and Washington State. On April 19, 2017, the prison filed notice with the State of Michigan it would permanently close on June 20, 2017, laying off 107 employees due to non-renewal of the client contract. Of […]
VICTORY! Osceola Township Planning Commission Denies Nestlé Waters Expansion
Wednesday , 19, April 2017 Community, Environment, Flint Water, Nestlé Leave a commentLast night the Osceola Township Planning Commission denied a request by Nestlé Waters North America to build a pumping station as part of their intention to double the amount of ground water they extract and sell as Ice Mountain Spring Water. Last fall, Nestlé began the process to double their output at the White Pine […]
Governor Rick Snyder Signs Bill Privatizing Michigan State Police
Saturday , 1, April 2017 Community Leave a commentIn a bid to save his 2011 corporate tax cuts of $1.8 billion dollars from the Michigan state budget, today Governor Rick Snyder, in a rare visit to his office in Lansing, signed a bill requiring the state to accept bids from private contractors to operate the Michigan State Police beginning April 1, 2018. Michigan […]
@RepHuizenga to Grace Lake County with His Presence Saturday, February 25, 2017
Wednesday , 22, February 2017 Community, Obamacare Leave a commentGood news everyone! Bill Huizenga’s going to be in Baldwin on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Baldwin High School to meet with District Two constituents in Lake County: Today, Congressman Huizenga announced he will be holding a stop on his listening tour for residents of the Second District in Lake County on Saturday, February 25th […]
Snyder Vetoes Bill Eliminating Mandatory Training for Commercial Morel Hunters Because Protecting Michiganians from Toxic Things is a Good Idea
Thursday , 5, January 2017 Community, Environment, Flint Water, Nerd Problems Leave a commentHow do you know Rick Snyder has learned his lesson about not properly regulating things people eat and drink because it may poison them? Today he vetoed a bill that would have eliminated the requirement for people who hunt morels to sell be certified so they don’t poison people with toxic mushrooms. House Bill 5532 […]
For-Profit GEO Group’s North Lake Correctional Facility Will Not Renew Contract with Vermont Department of Corrections in 2017
Friday , 30, December 2016 Community 1 CommentNorth Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, the prison owned by GEO Group will not renew their contract with the Vermont Department of Corrections due to end in June of 2017. Currently, around 200 of the 370 prisoners originally sent to the Lake County facility in June of 2015 remain at the facility that can […]