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Domestic Terrorism is the New Republican Patriotism: Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners
Monday , 25, January 2021 Election 2020, Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Gun Reform, MAGA, Michigan Republicans, Sad! 1 CommentTwo weeks after the Trump-fueled domestic terrorist attack against the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, national attention is back on Michigan. This time, Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Clous responded to a constituent’s request by committing an act of terrorism during the Board of Commissioners’ meeting on January 20, 2021. The request that motivated […]
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Monday , 23, November 2020 Election 2020, Elections, MAGA, Sad! Leave a commentHow to Live in Jack OMalley’s Head Rent-Free
Saturday , 25, April 2020 Election 2020, Elections, MAGA, Michigan Republicans, Sad! Leave a comment. Four sheriffs in Northern Michigan announced in a press release they would pick and choose when to enforce Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s constitutional executive order to keep Michiganders safe. State House Rep Jack O’Malley (R – “Screw ya!”) discussed this during a telephone conference with himself, the four sheriffs, and State Senator Curt VanderWall (R […]
Voters Not Politicians Files Motion to Intervene in Response to Republican Lawsuit Designed to Undermine the Will of the People of Michigan
Monday , 12, August 2019 Elections Leave a commentRepublicans made another last-ditch effort to override the will of Michigan voters on July 30, 2019, when they filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the claim the law infringed on their 1st and 14th constitutional rights. On Monday, August 13, 2019, Voters Not Politicians, the non-profit organization […]
Today is the LAST DAY to Offer Feedback on Language and Guidelines for the Citizens Redistricting Commission
Friday , 9, August 2019 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Michigan Republicans Leave a commentThe Citizens Redistricting Commission is all about putting the power of elections in Michigan back into the hands of the people where it belongs. The period for providing feedback on language and guidelines ends today, August 9, 2019. You can read a draft of the proposed application here and offer feedback by emailing the Secretary […]
49 out of 83 Counties Are Holding Off-Election Year Votes on August 6, 2019: Yours Could Be One of Them!
Saturday , 27, July 2019 Elections Leave a commentIt’s the summer of 2019 and the last thing you’re thinking about is heading to the polls in a little over a week to vote. Guess again! There are numerous townships, school districts, libraries, cities, and other important local elections coming up and you need to go vote if you live in one of these […]
Recall Inman Committee Submits Petition Language to Recall 104th State House Representative Larry Inman
Tuesday , 23, July 2019 Candidates, Elections Leave a commentPetition language for a recall campaign on State Legislator Larry Inman (R – 104) was submitted to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers by the Recall Inman Committee on Friday, July 19, 2019. Petition canvassers will have 60 days to collect 12,000 signatures to trigger a special election and remove Inman from his seat once […]
Who is Megan Green and Why Does the St. Louis Police Hate Her: Welcome to Women’s History Month
Monday , 4, March 2019 Elections Leave a commentOn March 5, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri, a Democratic primary election will decide who runs for Board of Aldermen President in the General Election. Why is Up North Progressive, a blog dedicated to covering progressive issues in Northern Michigan writing about this? Because when a city police association takes to social media declaring one […]
For-Profit Charter School Founder Chuck Stockwell Resorts to Extortion and Voter Manipulation With CSA Parents
Wednesday , 19, September 2018 Dr. Ingersoll, Elections, Section 16 1 CommentLivingston Developmental Academy Co-Founder Chuck Stockwell is considered an institution in the Michigan for-profit charter school industry. Who knew a loving parent relying on vision therapy to cure his daughter of an inoperable brain tumor would over two decades later be the successful businessman of the charter school campus now known as Charyl Stockwell Academy? […]
Poppy Sias-Hernandez for 34th Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Saturday , 25, August 2018 Candidates, Elections, Environment, Flint Water, Meet the Candidates 2018, Michigan Women, Nestlé Leave a commentThe 34th State Senate District includes the counties of Muskegon, Oceana, and Newaygo Counties. The next senator to represent the people of that district is Poppy Sias-Hernandez. Poppy lives in Muskegon with her husband and two children. Poppy Sias-Hernandez attended The College of Marin, earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California Berkley and […]