Tag Archives: concessions

What the fuck is happening in Florida?

By Mark | November 12, 2018

Claiming that ballots (ostensibly cast by Democrats) had been “forged,” the President of the United States declared this morning that the counting of votes in Florida should stop immediately, and that that Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis should be declared the winners of their respective races. This, Donald Trump reasoned, was the right thing to […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Andrew Gillum, Arizona, Arlington, Bill Nelson, Cesar Sayoc, conspiracy theories, Craig Holman, Donald Trump, Election Day, election interference, fake news, false accusation, Florida, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Warner, midterm elections, Miriam Adelson, political violence, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Public Citizen, recounts, Republican lies, Rick Scott, Ron DeSantis, Sheldon Adelson, Veterans' Day, voter fraud, Voting Rights Act, Wayne Allyn Root | 146 Comments

Should we cut the pay for City Council, and, if so, by how much?

By Mark | January 11, 2010

Quite a few folks here in Ypsi aren’t too keen on the idea of firing firefighters and police officers in order to balance our budget. (See previous post.) So, it’s no surprise that other ideas are being floated. One of the most commonly heard suggestions is that we cut the pay of our elected City […]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged layoffs, Paul Schreiber, pay cuts, Pete Murdock, Trudy Swanson, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti City Council | 53 Comments

Sweeping healthcare legislation passes the House

By Mark | November 8, 2009

With the support of only one Republican Congressman – America’s first Vietnamese Representative, Joseph Cao – it looks as though the House has passed significant healthcare reform legislation. Here’s a clip from the New York Times: Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system […]