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Tag: Lame Duck

Blasted Lame Ducks!

By Wendy Day, Section News
Posted on Thu Dec 02, 2010 at 06:50:35 PM EST
Tags: lame duck (all tags)

FROM INSIDER INFORMATION!

Quack, Quack, that is what is happening in the halls of the Capitol tonight. But it isn't just harmless chatter, there is real damage being done.

Randy Richardville is leading the charge to push through his crappy bill, SB 1072 on the last night of this Session. SB 1072 would expand PA 312- the horrible law protecting unions.

While communiities are trying to save money by consolidating fire departments using Fire Authorities, this bill would expand PA 312 to cover Authorities too.

It is complicated and there is an ammendment they are promising to introduct, but that ammendment isn't enough.

SB 1072 needs to die a swift death now!

Please call the following folks, as well as your own Legislator, and tell them to kill the bill!

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An example of good leadership

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Mon Nov 08, 2010 at 11:19:59 AM EST
Tags: DRIC, Mike Bishop, Michigan Detroit International Bridge Co., Lame Duck, Granholm, Labor (all tags)

Stopping an extreme labor payback agenda with an abuse of our transportation department? Well played leader Bishop.

Mike Bishop's office on Thursday said it will not come up for a vote. What is it?

A $5.5 Billion dollar expense to taxpayers that has big labor and government special interest finger marks all over it. Its the approval of legislation that would ultimately approve the building of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor. Its the approval of a process which again pits government against business. Business which has already been serving the needs of travelers quite adequately.

Its the DRIC Boondoggle.

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