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Michigan Group Works to get Graduated Income Tax on November 2020 Ballot
The plan calls on the Legislature and governor to cut taxes for individuals with incomes up to $175,000 and joint filers who make less than $350,000.
A new group led by Democratic activists wants voters in November to decide whether…
Super Drunk State Representative Rebekah Warren Tells Arresting Officer, “I’m a Senator.”
Former state senator and current state representative for the 55th district Rebekah Warren was shown on dashcam begging police officers not to take her in for a DUI because the move would end her career and go down in history as their…
Ann Arbor State Rep. Yousef Rabhi Introduces Legislation to End MAGA Credits By 2022, But Taxpayers Still on the Hook for $300M
by Nick Manes
Efforts to permanently phase out one of the state’s old economic development programs now have bills in both chambers of the state Legislature.
A bipartisan group of state representatives this week…
After Auto Insurance Law, Michigan Residents Will Save on Mandatory Driver Fee
by Nick Manes
Beginning next summer, Michigan drivers who continue to drive with unlimited personal injury protection (PIP) will pay a significantly reduced fee following drastic changes to the state’s auto insurance law.
The…
Washtenaw County Conservation District is Hiring
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
Long-time Washtenaw County Conservation District Manager Dennis Rice is retiring and as a result the District is looking for a new District Manager. In addition, The Washtenaw County…
Legislation in Five States, Including Michigan, Calls for an End to Campus “Safe Spaces” and “Free Speech Zones”
by Starlee Coleman
If Bernie Sanders and Ann Coulter being on the same side isn’t enough to signal the campus protests of conservative speakers have gone too far, perhaps the fact that lawmakers in California, Michigan, North Carolina,…
U.S. House Passes Revised Version of the American Health Care Act—Michigan U.S. Reps. Respond
by Dave Alexander
The final vote was 217 in favor and 213 against. The House bill to revise Obamacare now goes to the Senate.
Here are key aspects of the House version of bill (per the AP):
Ends tax penalties Obama's law…
Ballot Initiative Effort Expected in 2017 to Legalize Marijuana in Michigan
Josh Sidor
Last year, efforts fell short to get it on the ballot but the question of whether to legalize marijuana in our state just might be left up to voters to decide after all.
The push for a 2018 ballot initiative is expected to…
OP-ED: During National Volunteer Week—Why Michigan Needs AmeriCorps
by Robert Kolt, Rep. Julie Calley (R-Portland), Rep. Sam Singh (D-East Lansing)
Most people recognize the Peace Corps, a great American service program to help meet social and economic challenges internationally.
AmeriCorps is the…
OP-ED: Michigan Must Finally End Civil Forfeiture
by Jarrett Skorup
Michigan has made great strides to reforming civil forfeiture — the process that allows law enforcement to take someone’s property and forfeit it to the government. But Michigan still has laws that are among the weakest…