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Special Interests Trying to Get What They Want Through Amending Mich Constitution

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 29, 2012 1

by Rob Smith Michigan Radio writer Lester Graham points out in a great piece titled, "Muddying the Michigan Constitution?": "In the 224 years since it was ratified, the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times. The latest Michigan…

Interview: A Young, Black Detroiter Is Set To Derail the ALEC-Inspired Agenda of Michigan’s Millionaire Governor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 9, 2012 1

BRANDON JESSUP IS young, black and lives in Detroit. Newspapers and magazines all around the country that trumpet bad news generated by statistical analyses and studies about the city will tell you that Brandon Jessup should be unemployed,…

Pollsters Ask: Get Rid of Michigan’s EM Law? Voters With College Degrees Say “Keep It.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 31, 2012 1

by P.D. Lesko Jesse Jackson, Rachel Maddow, Michigan blogger Chris Savage and a host of left-leaning pundits have been punditing and writing themselves blue in the face over the past 10 months since Public Act 4 was passed by the Michigan…

Michigan Rising: Aiming to Recall Snyder—While Disgruntled Former Volunteers Target Michigan Rising

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 19, 2012 6

by Chris Savage Michigan Rising, the group formerly known as the Committee to Recall Rick Snyder (CRRS), was unsuccessful in its bid to recall Michigan's governor last year. The challenges the group faced, discussed in my previous piece,…

Savaged: The Little Recall Effort That Could — Snyder Recall Proceeds Despite the Odds

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 5, 2011 24

Will the recall effort succeed? If current momentum, the additional resources and the rising dissatisfaction of Michigan residents is any indication, the answer to that question is "Yes". In the long-term, however, their ultimate success…

Rev. Jesse Jackson Slams Michigan Gov. Snyder For “Trampling Democracy”…in Chicago (Not Detroit) Newspaper Op-Ed

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2011 4

You have to wonder: Did the Reverend Jesse Jackson submit his op-ed piece to either The Detroit News or the Freep before he shot it off to the editors of the Chicago Sun-Times? Did the editors of those two Michigan papers take one look at…

Savaged: Ann Arbor Resident, Catholic Nun, & 26 Others Slap Gov. Snyder With Suit Alleging Emergency Manager Law Unconstitutional

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 22, 2011 14

by Chris Savage As I have written about before, the Emergency Manager (EM) law in Michigan, now known as Public Act 4 of 2011 (or, more formally the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act"), gave sweeping new…