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The @MIGOP Racism Problem in Michigan is Much Bigger than Tom Eckerle
Friday , 7, August 2020 COVID_19, MAGA, Trumpenreich Leave a commentUPDATE! Tom Eckerle will resign his seat to the Leelanua County Road Commission on Monday, August 10, 2020 On Thursday, August 6, 2020, The northern Michigan county of Leelanau found the eyes of the world trained on them as the news broke that two days before, Tom Eckerle of the Leelanau County Road Commission, proudly […]
Michigan’s Primary Election is August 4, 2020, and You Still Have Time to Vote
Sunday , 2, August 2020 COVID_19, Election 2020 Leave a comment. The primary election is only two days away. If you haven’t registered to vote yet or unsure if you’re registered to vote, it’s not too late! You can register to vote and even apply for an absentee ballot right up to election day! To check if you’re registered to vote, simply click this link […]
Enbridge Wont Put Their Promise to Cover Losses Caused by Line 5 Tunnel in Writing: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Politely Insists They Will
Thursday , 23, July 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Environment Leave a commentWhile Enbridge Line 5 is shut down until the state can figure out what exactly is going on, Michigan DNR Director Daniel Eichinger followed up his July 17, 2020 letter to Enbridge with another letter on July 22, 2020. The new letter requested Enbridge’s parent company in Canada to put in writing an agreement to […]
Stay Safe Toolkit offered to Michigan Businesses
Monday , 13, July 2020 COVID_19, Governor Gretchen Whitmer Leave a commentIn Lansing today, the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration have online resources available for businesses to better follow Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s latest Executive Order. This order requires workers and customers in all businesses open to the public wear a mask while inside or in crowded spaces. Anyone […]
CDC Urges Parents Get Childrens’ Vaccinations up to date Before School Begins in the Autumn
Thursday , 9, July 2020 COVID_19, Section 16 Leave a commentMichigan’s schoolchildren may have missed receiving required vaccinations during the COVID_19 pandemic that forced closing down the state’s schools to keep students and school staff safe. Today the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reminds parents now is the time to vaccinate children before the 2020-2021 school year begins. It is crucial this school […]
@LeeChatfield and the rest of the @MIGOP Pretend to Backtrack their Support of Domestic Terrorism
Friday , 15, May 2020 Governor Gretchen Whitmer, MAGA, Sad! 2 CommentsLee Chatfield (R-TSA agents think I’m cute), Speaker of Michigan’s State House, and representing the 107th district has never once met a gun he didn’t like. Remember when he introduced a bill to eliminate handgun registration in Michigan? A year later he was handcuffed in a TSA agent’s office at Pellston Regional Airport after trying […]
Enbridge Not Giving Up on Line 5: Tell Them What You Think
Thursday , 23, April 2020 Up North Progressive Enbridge Line 5, Michigan Water Leave a comment. The Michigan Public Service Commission received an application from Enbridge Energy on April 17, 2020, requesting authority to replace or relocate Enbridge Line 5 into a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. Currently, the 67-year-old pipeline lays on the bottom of the Straits exposed to corrosion and damage from rupturing; dumping millions of gallons […]