When the results of the 2010 Census are made public, they will undoubtedly show that the population of Michigan has continued to decrease. And, as a result, our allotment of seats in the House of Representatives will also fall. At least, that’s my rudimentary understanding of how things work. According to the current apportionment plan, […]
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Snyder to redraw Michigan battle lines, but how?
Posted in Michigan, Politics Also tagged census, deregulation, gerrymandering, John Dingell, John Engler, Lynn Rivers, Michigan's 13th congressional district, Michigan's 15th congressional district, Michigan's 16th congressional district, Michigan's 7th Congressional District, redistricting, Rick Snyder, Tim Walberg 7 Comments
Obstruction 2.0
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell came out yesterday, and said that his top priority, now that his party has retaken Congress, is the defeat of Barack Obama in 2012. It’s amazing to me that with unemployment over 10% and our men and women still dying in Afghanistan that the defeat of our elected President, Barack […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics Also tagged birther, campaign finance reform, campaign funding, election results, government shutdown, gridlock, Jackson Citizen Patriot, mandates, Michigan's 7th Congressional District, Mitch McConnell, Obama, obstruction, Republican obstructionism, tea party, the party of no, Tim Walberg, Washtenaw County 14 Comments
Michigan asks Washington for $830 million to establish Detroit-Chicago high-speed rail
Remember how, a while ago, I told you that the feds had set aside over $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, and Michigan was joining with other states in the vicinity of Chicago to make a request? Well, today was the deadline, and it appears as though we’ve requested $830 million from Uncle Sam. At […]
Posted in Detroit, Global Warming, Rail, Sustainability, Ypsilanti Also tagged 9/11, Amtrak, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, budget cuts, Carmine Palumbo, Chicago, Detroit Free Press, high-speed rail, Jennifer Granholm, John Dingell, manufacturing, Milwaukee, Robert Ficano, SEMCOG, subsidies, train manufacturing, Wayne County, Ypsilanti train depot 12 Comments