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Tag: Rick Jones

Vote on HB 5014 - Senator Jones Apologizes

By apackof2, Section News
Posted on Mon Dec 12, 2011 at 10:05:45 AM EST
Tags: 1-19-2012, apackof2, BETSY McCAUGHEY, Big brother, creation of IT system, elected officials, ethics, federal payments, Feds, Gail Haines, grassroots in michigan, HB 5014, head meds, House Health Care Policy Committee, How ObamaCare destroys your privacy, Jase Bolger, Joan Fabiano, Medicaid, Michigan tea party, Michigan's medical welfare system, Obama Care, Obama Care exchange, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Rick Jones, Rick Jones Apologizes, SB 693, Senator Richardville, tea party, transparency and accountability (all tags)

With only three voting session days remaining for 2011, news sources are reporting that a push to vote on HB 5014 is likely this week before legislators go on Christmas vacation!

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Its Not about Party but Principle

By apackof2, Section News
Posted on Tue Dec 06, 2011 at 02:58:25 PM EST
Tags: Rick Jones, Obama Care, SB693, Senate, cyberstalking, Alex Clark, GOP Youth Chair, Randy Richardville (all tags)

"There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
Ronald Reagan

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

Senator "Cyberstalker?"

By apackof2, Section News
Posted on Wed Nov 16, 2011 at 09:57:06 AM EST
Tags: Rick Jones, Obama Care, SB693, Senate, cyberstalking, LEGISLATIVE CONDUCT, HB5014 (all tags)

I believe constituents and citizens need to be aware of any inappropriate conduct of their elected officials. My intent is not to engage in some silly tit-for-tat feud however, Michigan citizens have a right to expect that their Senators conduct themselves in a manner befitting their office.

Rick Jones is at it again. Somebody needs to put his computer in a lock box
Unbelievably, I received this Facebook e-mail message from the Senator
Evidently Rick Jones has never heard of a "Screenshot. A larger version is HERE

Crazy Rick Jones

More below

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LIAR! MI Senator to Tea Party Organizer

By apackof2, Section News
Posted on Mon Nov 14, 2011 at 08:00:50 AM EST
Tags: Randy Richardville, Jim Marleau, Obama Care, Health Care Exchange, Gov Snyder, SEIU, Unions, MI, Michigan, Federal money, teaparty, Exchange planning, Early innovator, Exchange establishment, HB4693, SB 693 HB 5014, Rick Jones (all tags)

I would like to share with you some insight in to the methodology of the passage of SB 693... and the fall out

Evidently some of Sen. Rick Jones (24th District) constituents were not happy with his yes vote or his comment on the Senate floor that I shared with you in the last Newsletter and post HERE "He had to "plug his nose and vote for the bill"
How do I know that? Because I received an angry e-mail from Senator Jones. His e-mail is interesting in that it provides a window into some of the dealing going on under the Capitol Dome

Senator Jones e-mail is HERE

So let's address his assertions, shall we?

First of all "You are spreading lies. You do not understand why we had to do what we did."

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Better Managers?

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri Jun 25, 2010 at 04:29:48 PM EST
Tags: Michigan, PA312, SB1072, Rick Jones, 24th District (all tags)

Irony! The first time in 41 years a bill could be introduced to correct a critical problem with P.A. 312, and instead the bill extends the reach of the monster legislation. SB Passed the house yesterday, and is on its way to the governor's desk.

Representative Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) spoke in support of the bill and in his actual floor speech said:

"If cities are losing these awards they need to hire better city managers."

I have written on PA312 before.

Might there be a solution? Given that the law states unfunded mandates to municipalities are NOT supposed to happen, (A current lawsuit by Charlevoix commissioners is now ongoing) This may well set up the state for a bigger fall than it has been headed for already.

Better Managers? or perhaps better legislators..

Rick Jones is running against Randy Brink in the 24TH DISTRICT STATE SENATE primary.

I hope the folks in the 24th can say "see ya later Rick." FAIL.

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