August 2009

CUT! Lund Working to Repeal Hollywood Tax Credits

by Rob Montilla on August 28, 2009

State Rep. Pete Lund said Michigan is learning the hard way that the movie industry isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. “Michigan has a $1.7 billion budget deficit,” said Lund, R-Shelby Township. “At a time when the governor is cutting funding for police protection, cutting funding for education, cutting funding for road repair and [...]

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Reconsidering Term Limits

by Rob Montilla on August 24, 2009

Viewpoint by Brian Koss, political blogger and strategist. http://kosscountry.blogspot.com/ In 1994, when Republicans took a majority in Congress for the first time in 40 years, they did so by outlining a set of priorities based on conservative principles famously known as the Contract with America. Arguably, the Contact with America was such a success on Election Day [...]

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Rep Miller’s Radio Address on the Economy

by Rob Montilla on August 24, 2009

The following is a transcript from Congresswoman Candice Miller’s radio address on Monday, August 17: This is Congresswoman Candice Miller. The past year in Washington has been very challenging. Last fall I stood against a $700 billion bailout for irresponsible banks on Wall Street whose actions put our entire economy at risk. Recently we received [...]

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Good Turnout at Recess Rally vs. Obamacare

by Rob Montilla on August 23, 2009

So the score count at the anti-Obamacare protest in front of Sander Levin’s Roseville office was 100+ protestors holding signs on the sidewalk generating 100s of horn honks and thumbs up in support.

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