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Gov. Whitmer Proposes a 32 Percent Tax on Marijuana Sales to Fix Roads
by Scott McClallen
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants Michigan to slap a 32 percent wholesale tax on marijuana, suggesting that this general fund revenue could be used for her long-deferred plan to fix the state's roads.
The second-term…
Rep. Debbie Dingell Shares How Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Will (and are) Hitting Michigan
by Rep. Debbie Dingell
Between meetings in D.C. and the district, committee and caucus meetings, and events at home these last couple of weeks have been busy. Importantly many people across the district, are concerned about federal…
Judge Voluntarily Disqualifies Herself in Response to Newspaper’s Motion to Disqualify
Motion to Disqualify JudgeDownload
by P.D. Lesko
On Feb. 18, 2024, the newspaper received an email from Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Tracy E. Van den Bergh's clerk stating that, in response to a Motion to Disqualify…
Court of Appeals Reverses Local Judge Who Sentenced Defendant to 22-37.5 Years After “Disrespectful” Behavior During Hearings
Note: This is one in a series of articles about the Washtenaw County Trial Court and cases where a litigant or litigants appealed a County Trial Court judge’s ruling. The majority of local Trial Court rulings are upheld by…
Bill Co-Sponsored in 2023 By Washtenaw County House Reps. to Ban Conversion Therapy Survives Federal Challenge
by Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
In 2023, Washtenaw County House Reps. Felicia Brabec, Jimmie Wilson, Jr., Carrie Rheingans, Jennifer Conlin and Jason Morgan (along with other Michigan Reps.) co-sponsored House Bill 4616 of 2023…
Why We’re Suing the University of Michigan on Behalf of Banned Pro-Palestinian Protesters
by Ramis J. Wadood
The constitutional right to speak and protest freely is fundamental to a well-functioning democracy, particularly at public universities where diversity of thought, civic engagement, and vigorous debate about ideas…
President Trump Signs Executive Order: “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation”
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Across the country today, medical professionals are maiming…
Gov. Whitmer Orders All Departments to Review Trump Executive Orders on DEI, Transgender Policies
by Jon King, Michigan Advance
In a little-noticed move, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive for the heads of state departments and agencies to review executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that would, among…
Former County Sheriff Conducted Secret Investigation of Free Speech and Free Press at the Request of Local Trial Court Judge
Download and read the Sheriff's Dec. 2023 secret investigation Case Report prepared for Judge Tracy Van den Bergh.
Washtenaw Co. Sheriff Report - Judge Van Den Bergh Report 12.18.2023Download
by P.D. Lesko
1/28/25 Correction:…
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell on the Presidential Pardon of Jan. 6 Felons, Executive Orders & Birthright Citizenship
by Rep. Debbie Dingell
It’s been quite a busy few days as we have witnessed the peaceful and calm transition of government between Administrations. As the Biden Administration ended and the Trump Administration began, there has been a…