Tag Archives: Public Act 4

Michigan’s 6 ballot proposals and how I intend to vote

By Mark | November 5, 2012

Other than trying my best to convince folks to vote for Syed Taj and Barack Obama, and against the likes of “mentally unbalanced” Tea Party-favorite Kerry Bentivolio, the race-baiting Pete Hoekstra, and the climate change denying serial liar Mitt Romney, I haven’t really said much about the upcoming election. To be honest, I didn’t think [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alternative Energy, alternative fuels, ballot initiatives, Benton Harbor, Bill Clinton, charter schools, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, collective bargaining, Constitutional amendments, corporatocracy, disenfranchisement, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager Act, Emergency Manager, fear mongering, fracking, Headlee Amendment, home health care workers, House Judiciary Committee, Kerry Bentivolio, Koch brothers, League of Women Voters, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Matty Moroun, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Muskegon Heights, Pete Hoekstra, Proposal A, racism, renewable energy, Republican lies, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, SEIU, Syed Taj, threats to Democracy, union busting | 48 Comments

ALEC, the move to codify the extremist Republican agenda, and the Michigan connection

By Mark | March 26, 2012

Reading a column by Paul Krugman just now on the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in pushing so-called “Stand Your Ground” legislation around the country, I was reminded by a recent article in Mother Jones about how ALEC, working through the Mackinac Center, played a role in passing Michigan’s Public Act 4, [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics | Also tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Amway, anti-immigration, Brit Satchwell, Center for Media and Democracy, collective bargaining, conservative legislation, crony capitalism, Dick DeVos, Emergency Financial Manager Act, Emergency Financial Manger, Exxon Mobil, gun laws, Jonathan Williams, Koch brothers, Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act, Louis Schimmel, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Paul Krugman, Pontiac, privatization, Progress Michigan, Rick Snyder, stand your ground, tax the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor, Trayvon Martin, union busting | 9 Comments

Today’s Martin Luther King Day march to Rick Snyder’s home

By Mark | January 16, 2012

I wasn’t able to attend today’s MLK Day march to Governor Snyder’s house, but, fortunately, I was able to draft a few correspondents. Our first report comes courtesy of EMU professor Abby Coykendall. As you can see from the pictures, the crowd was far more diverse than at other events, including the protests in Lansing [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Abby Coykendall, disenfranchisement, Emergency Financial Manger, foreclosure, gated communities, Georgina Susan, marches, Martin Luther King, McMansions, Occupy Detroit, Occupy Wall Street, populism, protests, Rick Snyder, right to vote | 20 Comments

Michiganders to celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a march to Rick Snyder’s Ann Arbor home

By Mark | January 12, 2012

For those of you not heading south on Monday to celebrate Robert E. Lee Day, it looks like there might be something interesting going on right here in Michigan. From what I hear, it looks as though there’s going to be a big march down Geddes to the Ann Arbor home of Michigan Governor Rick [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager Act, holidays, marches, Martin Luther King, MLK, Pastor David Bullock, protests, Rick Snyder, Robert E. Lee | 11 Comments

So, what’s the Washtenaw Community Action Team?

By Mark | October 17, 2011

I’d heard mention of the Washtenaw Community Action Team over the past several months or so, but I never really took the time to figure out how they fit into the local ecosystem of left-leaning political organizations, or what their objectives were. Fortunately, however, I had the occasion this past weekend to exchange a few [...]