By Ben ArmbrusterToday President Obama will meet with the nation’s top bank executives in the President’s “latest push for lenders to take greater responsibility as the nation combats an economic crisis that began on Wall Street.” “The president is looking forward…[to discussing] the [...]
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) (WDCpix)
WASHINGTON — For millions of unemployed workers, the recession is poised to go from bad to worse.More than 3.2 million laid-off Americans, including 183,000 Michigan residents, will prematurely exhaust their unemployment insurance in the first quarter of next year [...]
In 2007, an important executive order was signed by our governor Jennifer Granholm based on some bogus scientific facts ginned up by a cult organized effort of those who would benefit from relieving us of our “cheap” energy sources and enjoyable transportation.
On November [...]
Mr. Peterson is correct in pointing out the merits of checks and balances.
His support of pols pay (above national average for Bachelor degrees), benefits (lifetime after being elected one term), and pensions (ever heard of a 401K?) is [...]
Ever wonder why it is that you can canoe down any Michigan river without fear of charged a toll, or why property owners aren't allowed to dam up said rivers for their own benefit? If not, consider for a second that both those things are true. The reason for that [...]
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said in a speech on Monday that she does not favor the so-called employer mandate that would require employers to extend health care benefits to employees or else face penalties.
Instead, Michigan’s junior senator, according to Crain’s Detroit [...]
Most thinking persons recognize term limits as an abominable failure. Even the News got it right on this the other day. However, I have reservations about a proposal to ease term limits restrictions coming from people who would most directly benefit from it.
The plan sponsored by Rep. Tim Bledsoe, [...]
