This weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack, which I believe will be our third under the Trump administration, will be told in two parts. First, we’ll be talking about recent raids in our community by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officials, which have resulted in the arrest of four undocumented immigrants in Ypsilanti. […]
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ICE raids across SE Michigan, and the launch of “Bad and Nasty” …on this weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized Also tagged Angie Martell, arts funding, Bad and Nasty, Bad Hombres and Nasty Women, Department of Homeland Security, Donald Trump, Holly Hughes, Homeland Security, immigration, immigration law, Jerry Clayton, law, Lois Weaver, Manny Lagunes, Margo Schlanger, Mary Jo Watts, NEA, NEA Four, Not My President's Day, performance art, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights, WICIR, William Lopez, Women's One World, WOW Cafe 2 Comments
Exploring the role of ALEC in Lansing’s lame duck attack on Michiganders
A week or so ago, I put together a rudimentary post on how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) contributed toward the recent flurry of regressive legislative activity that took place in Michigan. Well, our friend Bob Sloan, writing for PolicyMic.com, just dug quite a bit deeper. Here’s how his piece begins. Fact: 282 bills […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics Also tagged ALEC, Amanda Price, Aric Nesbitt, Bob Sloan, HB 4003, HB 4054, HB 4305, HB 5221, Judson Gilbert, Kenneth Horn, Kenneth Kurtz, lame duck, Lansing, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, Mike Green, Peter Lund, right-to-work, Tom McMillan, Voter ID Act 12 Comments