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The Snyder Legacy Updated: The Nerd’s Mobile Seized in Flint Water Crisis Investigation
Monday , 3, June 2019 Flint Water, Nerd Problems Leave a commentRick Snyder and his lethal emergency manager law may finally be receiving the justice it deserves. On May 19, 2019, warrants were issued to seize the mobile devices of the former Governor and over sixty other state officials involved with the cover-up of the Flint water disaster. Included with the Governor’s Office were warrants for […]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Issues Opinion On Lame Duck Enbridge Line 5 “Tunnel” Law
Thursday , 28, March 2019 Enbridge Line 5, Environment 1 CommentToday in Lansing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel gave her official legal opinion on the constitutionality of PA 359, the law that creates a Straits Corridor Authority with the job of servicing Enbridge’s desire to continue pumping oil through an aging pipeline for the next 100 years. The purpose of the act was to create […]
Attorney General Dana Nessel Will Write an Opinion on the Legality of PA 359
Wednesday , 2, January 2019 Enbridge Line 5 Leave a commentGovernor Gretchen Whitmer began her new job in Lansing today requesting Attorney General Dana Nessel to write her first opinion on PA 359 to determine if the lame duck-session law is legal. PA 359 started out as MI SB 1197 sponsored by Tom Casperson (R-Hates Clean Water) to add language to the PA 214 of […]
Remember to Vote for These Progressive Candidates on November 6, 2018: Secretary of State, Attorney General, and State Supreme Court
Sunday , 4, November 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentBesides Governor, House of Representatives, Senate, State Senate, and Legislature, there are other important elections happening on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. It’s been shown that many people forget to vote down their ballot for the rest of the candidates listed, and some skip nonpartisan sections completely because they’re not sure who to vote for. Here’s […]
New Grand Traverse Academy Parent Organization Now Accepting Non-Tax Deductible Donations
Tuesday , 4, July 2017 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 1 CommentThe Traverse City Record-Eagle reports a new parent organization to help for-profit charter school Grand Traverse Academy formed recently with the mission statement: To establish and develop a closer connection between school and home by encouraging parental involvement, as well as grow and nurture a close relationship between parents, teachers, and students to support the […]
Bill Schuette Can’t Stop Being Schuette: Calls On The Nerd To Impose Sanctions On Iran
Tuesday , 1, September 2015 Bill Schuette, Nerd Problems Leave a commentIn a letter to The Nerd dated August 31, 2015, Attorney General Bill Schuette encouraged Snyder to impose state-level sanctions against Iran in the event that the forty year old federal sanctions are lifted. President Obama and the State Department spent months negotiating with the Iranian government to find an agreement where they cease all […]
New Federal Spending Bill Will Make Bill Schuette Less Schuette: Medical Marijuana Sellers Rejoice!
Monday , 15, December 2014 Community, Medical Marijuana 2 CommentsStill bummed by the horrible trillion dollar spending bill the U.S. Congress passed over the weekend? Yes, it’s terrible, and it doesn’t help to know how many Democratic congressmen voted for it too. It’s not all bad news though. Unless you’re Attorney General Bill Schuette. Buried in that 1600 page bill is a thin silver […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL
Saturday , 13, September 2014 Nerd Problems 1 CommentDear Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan: I realize the state of Michigan is out of your jurisdiction, but I wanted to bring to your attention that one of your citizens has been in our state for nearly four years and frankly, we’re really sick and tired of him. Illinois resident Richard Baird came to Michigan […]