Jeff Timmer: Republicans threaten the ‘Chimes of Freedom’
WEBJul 3, 2021 · An’ we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing. – From “Chimes of Freedom,” Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, performed by Warren Zevon. This weekend, the vast majority of the 74 million who voted for Donald Trump will cloak themselves in red, white and blue jingoism and pretend they give two shits about America, liberty, democracy ...
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Michigan lawmakers pass ‘historic’ voting rights legislation: Here’s ...
WEBJun 30, 2023 · After 60% of state voters in November approved a constitutional amendment making sweeping changes to Michigan elections, lawmakers this week passed legislation to enact those reforms and included $46 million in their Fiscal Year 2024 budget to implement the amendment known as Proposal 2. “This is a huge change,” state Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing), […]
Trump’s Howell event was a ‘blatant’ violation of Michigan …
WEBUpdated, 4:57 p.m., 8/22/24 An event Tuesday labeled as a press conference by former President Donald Trump was instead a “blatant” violation of state election law, which ironically also featured a former state legislator who helped pass the law making it illegal. That’s the conclusion of election attorney Mark Brewer of the Goodman Acker law […]
Michigan Dems denounce right-wing radio host for racist …
WEBApr 25, 2022 · The Michigan Democratic Party on Sunday blasted a longtime GOP activist who filed to run for state Senate as a Democrat and said that “a family should be a white mom, white dad, and white kids.”. Randy Bishop, who goes by “Trucker Randy,” made the comments on an episode of his radio show, “Your Defending Fathers,” that aired in late ...
Democratic leaders detail tax plans they say will lift Michiganders …
WEBJan 13, 2023 · Hundreds of thousands of Michigan families could soon see thousands of more dollars in their pockets if the state legislature backs Democrats’ plan to repeal the state retirement tax and expand Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democratic leaders said during a press conference on Thursday. “Rolling back the retirement […]
HIV law has changed, but those prosecuted under ... - Michigan …
WEBJun 4, 2021 · Todd Heywood is an award-winning journalist with over 30 years of experience. He's worked in print, online, radio and television. His reporting has been cited by the U.S. House of Representatives as well as in the United Nations reports on HIV.
HIV at 40: Racial disparities continue to drive the epidemic in ...
WEBJun 4, 2021 · The epidemic can be told in numbers. In 2018 — the most recent data available from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) — Black men had a new HIV diagnosis rate of 45.6 per 100,000 Black men in Michigan. White men had a rate of just 4.8 per 100,000. Black women had a …
Whitmer taps Bolden as first Black female Michigan Supreme …
WEBNov 22, 2022 · Bolden will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court and is Whitmer’s first appointment to the state’s Supreme Court. Michigan Supreme Court justices are nominated by state political parties, and justices nominated by Democrats currently hold a 4-3 majority. Whitmer said Bolden will “bring a unique perspective to our high court ...
Here’s what you need to know about Michigan’s ... - Michigan …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Several new gun laws concerning storage, possession and purchasing firearms go into effect Tuesday. Exactly one year ago, a mass shooting on Michigan State University’s East Lansing campus resulted in the deaths of three students and serious injuries for five others. In response to the tragedy of …