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Tag: Questions

What A Waste

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Wed Jun 20, 2012 at 12:47:44 PM EST
Tags: Wayne Schmidt, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Republican, State House, Oops., Rick Snyder, Questions (all tags)

I realize we hit the Governor on policy pretty hard here at RightMichigan.com.

There is no shortage of material to do so with, and the concerns we address are open and frank. We agreed that the Michigan Business Tax was a job killer, and it was handled with the legislature and governor eliminating it with a restructuring. The restructuring, perhaps not utilizing sufficient cost savings that would have prevented a tax increase on seniors however has made for some interesting conversation.

Sometimes high strung, but still interesting.

At the very least, if anyone here was communicating (at least if it were me) directly with the governor on policy, and providing a communications forum for a little back and forth, we would at least be paying attention. Agree with him or not, when you have the governor's ear, you talk to it.

Unless perhaps, you are Wayne Schmidt?

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Because we must know.

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri Jan 13, 2012 at 09:49:32 PM EST
Tags: DRIC, NICT, Bridges, WTF, Coincidence, Judges, Quid Pro Quo, Corruption, Questions, Snyder, Prentis Edwards (all tags)

Does THIS:

Moroun, 84, and Stamper, 62, were sent to jail Thursday as punishment for their company being found in contempt of court. Judge Prentis Edwards said Detroit International Bridge Co. repeatedly failed to follow his orders to work with the state of Michigan and get the Gateway Project done.

have anything to do with THIS?

The son of a Detroit judge who is set to impose contempt of court penalties against Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun has been appointed to the bench by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.

Somebody has some splainin to do.

It likely won't be Mr Moroun.

For the sake of integrity in the bench, perhaps in the executive branch in Lansing, I want to see a really good reason. I am really seriously shaken by this if it is true.

I know one fan of this site whom I hope would take a look at this. I pray there is no quid pro quo, but for the life of me I cannot get over what would have to be the crappiest coincidence in Michigan political history.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

Debate me? Debate you!

By The Wizard of Laws, Section News
Posted on Wed Nov 09, 2011 at 02:10:17 PM EST
Tags: GOP, debate, questions, Bachmann, Cain, Romney (all tags)

Cross-posted in The Wizard of Laws

As the result of some extraordinary oversight, your faithful Wizard has snagged a media credential and will be blogging the GOP debate tonight. Stationed in the media center, I may have the opportunity to ask some of the candidates or their surrogates questions during the post-debate spin-o-rama.

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