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Governor Rick Snyder

Daily Kos Launches “Operation Hilarity”—Urges Michigan Dems to Support Santorum in 2012 Primary

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 16, 2012 11

by P.D. Lesko The (mostly) boys over at Daily Kos are sticking their wooden spoons into the political pot that is Michigan once again and trying to stir up trouble for a Republican. First, it was Governor Rick Snyder. Although many people…

Hoekstra Campaign: “So solly, Charlie. We no want pull ad. Ad gone biral.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 7, 2012 2

by P.D. Lesko Michigan's Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (APAAC) and a state diversity group have been pressuring Michigan Republican Senatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra (below, right) to pull his controversial Super Bowl…

Michigan Backs Financial Scheme of Convicted Felon & Now Taxpayers on the Hook for $18 Million

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 2, 2012 18

by P.D. Lesko Guess what you can get in Michigan for a $10,000 donation to Rick Snyder's campaign? You can get $18,000,000 in state money to bail you out when your project crashes and burns just 10 months after it's launched. You can also…

How The 1 Percent Create Jobs: Officials Dump Millions In Public Money Into Local Job Creation & Exercise Little Oversight

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 10, 2012 5

by P.D. Lesko Michigan has bled jobs, and the state's residents have suffered Depression-era unemployment levels. The Detroit Free Press recently concluded in its report card evaluation of Governor Rick Snyder that Snyder's first year in…

Pure Michigan: MSU Survey Shows Governor Snyder Has Lowest Approval Ratings in the Nation

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 7, 2011 8

by P.D. Lesko For the past year, Governor Rick Snyder has been getting pretty much everything he wanted from the state's Republican-controlled legislature. Together, the state's Republicans have been accused of legislatively sucker…

Ann Arbor Politicos Dish Up Millions in Public Money & Give SPARK Pals A Pass On Public Accountability

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 5, 2011 7

by P.D. Lesko I read a Tweet from Ann Arbor SPARK on November 17th: "Paul Krutko, Ann Arbor SPARK's CEO, speaking at the VC breakfast in San Jose, California. http://twitpic.com/7felds." Krutko was the Chief Development Officer for the…

New Report: Michigan Economy Is Moving “Significantly Backward” By Hiking Taxes on the Poor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 16, 2011 0

by P.D. Lesko The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, one of the nation’s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and…

Urban Exile: Homeless Blamed For Closure of Downtown Ann Arbor Boutique Named, Yes, Poshh

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 10, 2011 5

by Erika McNamara Being homeless, once again, is the evil that lurks in every shadow ready to destroy all that is good and right. This is obviously true after homeless individuals were blamed, in a recent piece posted to AnnArbor.com, for…

Savaged: Recalls! Recalls! Recalls!

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 18, 2011 12

Since spring, nearly one-third of Michigan legislators have been targeted with a recall. 26 Republicans and 20 Democrats out of the total of 148 in office. It started when citizens, unhappy with what they saw as massive Republican overreach…

Gov. Snyder Tells Business Leaders: “Positive Thinking Will Create Jobs & End Hunger…”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 12, 2011 1

Michigan's Governor, our own Professor Harold Hill, tells state residents and business leaders economic recovery is all about the Think Method.

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