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New bills to be introduced that increase cost of vehicle registration fees and tax changes
The Michigan Legislature is expected to introduce new bills that would boost the cost of vehicle registration fees and tax changes to collect money to fix roads. The bills have already received support from Gov. Rick Snyder who pointed out that addressing road problems now makes more financial sense. The cost of repairing roads in the...Michigan AG says 1,000 new police officers should be hired using surplus
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said 1,000 new police officers should be hired using funds from the recently announced state budget surplus. He noted that several communities are short on law enforcement officials. Since 2001 more than 3,000 police officers have lost their jobs according to a report. Gov. Rick Snyder is expected...Macomb County receives over $2 million for housing projects, revitalizing neighborhoods
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs has awarded Macomb County with $2.7 million to build new housing and revitalize neighborhoods. The money will be used by communities within the county that aren’t eligible for such grants independently. Sterling Heights...Michigan Civil Rights Commission welcomes new members, elects officers
LANSING — The Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) elected officers for the new year at its first business meeting of 2012 this week while welcoming new members.The newly-elected leaders include: J. Michael Zelley of Grand Blanc as Chair; Lisa Peeples-Hurst of Benton Harbor as Vice Chair; Jared Rodriguez of Portland as...Kids Count report finds rise in child abuse, neglect in Michigan
DETROIT — According to an annual Kids Count in Michigan report, over 32,500 children in the state were victims of abuse or neglect in 2010. The rate rose by more than one-third in the state in the past decade, the report also stated. Of Michigan's 83 counties, only seven saw a drop in their rates. The numbers paint an ugly...Secretary of State gathers six tons of food for needy
LANSING — Food contributions for the 2011 Michigan Harvest Gathering campaign significantly topped last year's with more than six tons of food raised for local hungry families.The SOS' employees and customers donated more than $4,400 and nearly 12,000 pounds of food this time around. The program raised about 9,000 pounds of food...Snyder highlights unfinished work to do in State of the State
LANSING — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was optimistic during his 2012 State of the State address about Michigan's future, noting the unemployment rate has dropped from 11.1 percent to 9.3 percent, which drew applause. SnyderThe number does not take into account people who have quit looking and part-time workers who'd rather work...
Occupy Detroit, Arab Americans pledge solidarity with Egyptians
January 26th, 20120 DETROIT — The one-year anniversary of the revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak sent hundreds of thousands of Egyptians into the streets on Jan. 25, and also stopped traffic down Woodward here as demonstrators marched in solidarity. Members of Occupy Detroit and the Arab American community joined together in a group of about...
Who wants war with Iran?
January 26th, 20120 On Sept. 21, 1976, as his car rounded Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row, former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier was assassinated by a car bomb. Ronni Moffitt, a 25-year-old American woman who worked with Letelier at the leftist Institute for Policy Studies, died with him. What we do know is that "Bibi" Netanyahu is desperate to have the...
Legislation introduced against NDAA indefinite detentions
January 26th, 20120 Rep. Ron Paul of Texas also took a break from campaigning last week to speak on the House floor about the highly controversial National Defense Authorization Act, and to introduce legislation to strike down a key provision in the bill authorizing discretionary detention of citizens. The NDAA was signed into law on New Year's Day by...
GPS spying: Supreme Court says police need a warrant
January 26th, 20120 The Supreme Court came to a landmark decision Monday morning, voting unanimously that police agencies must obtain search warrants before they can install GPS tracking devices on the vehicles of suspects. Although all justices voted that police must obtain a warrant, the reasoning differed among those involved. In a 5-4 split over the...
Ron Paul starts campaign to end the TSA
January 26th, 20120 Ron Paul has long opposed the TSA and has campaigned for its abolishment for years. Following an episode on Monday that left his son, Sen. Rand Paul, stranded in a Nashville airport, the presidential hopeful is asking for help to finally end the TSA. Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, speaks about being detained by the TSA at the airport in...
Arab Spring gives way to military chill
January 26th, 20120 Egypt's military has prolonged the transition to civilian rule Demonstrators take part in a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt's uprising, along a street in Cairo January 25, 2012. Tens of thousands massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other Egyptian cities on Wednesday, a year after an uprising erupted that toppled Hosni...
Iraqi outrage as U.S. marine walks free for massacre
January 26th, 20120 A U.S. military court judge ruled that Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich will serve no time in jail for a 2005 massacre that killed 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, enraging local Iraqis who condemned the verdict as an "assault on the blood of Iraqis." U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich leaves the courtroom after his sentencing at Camp...
Yemeni Americans scorn Saleh deal, angry at U.S. refuge
January 26th, 20120 A group representing Yemeni Americans demanded on Wednesday the prosecution of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the freezing of his assets as the dictator flies to the U.S. for treatment.“(The Yemeni-American community) stands completely with the legitimate demands of the Yemeni people: to prosecute Saleh for war crimes and......
Obama brags about bin Laden killing, renews commitment to Israel and pledges to prevent nuclear Iran
January 26th, 20120 Obama brags about bin Laden killing, renews commitment to Israel and pledges to prevent nuclear Iran U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with congressional pages following his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Jason ReedWASHINGTON – U.S. President...
“We the people,” not “We the corporation.”
January 26th, 20120 The editor of The Hill, a newspaper exclusively covering Congress, said that Congress was not going to do very much in 2012, except for "the big bill" which is extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment compensation, which expire in late February. That two month extension will likely reignite the fight between Democrats and......
Theft ring warning for Dearborn Heights, Allen Park
DEARBORN HEIGHTS/ALLEN PARK — Four cars were stolen in a five day span in Allen Park last week, with the common denominator being keys left in the ignition as residents prepared for their days and warmed them up.A Ford Flex was also stolen from a house just north of Ford Road and east of Outer Drive while a Ford Escape was stolen from...Robert Ficano: There are no sweetheart deals
When asked whether he would resign in the wake of new reports surfacing on additional county employees receiving sweetheart deals, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano said, "there are no sweetheart deals. People participated in buyout programs that were offered to over 200 employees." He says other companies are offering similar...
Russia says it will stand firm with China on Syria
January 20th, 20120 Russia will offer Washington no explanation for arms deliveries to Syria and together with China will prevent the UN Security Council from approving any military intervention in the conflict-torn nation, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. Lavrov says nation will stand firm with China on Syria, warns Western attack on Iran would be...U.S obesity rates unchanged
The prevalence of obesity in America seems to have plateaued, according to data released Tuesday. The numbers show 35.7% of U.S. adults and almost 17% of U.S. children and teens are obese. "There's been no change in the prevalence of obesity in recent years in children or adults," says Cynthia L Ogden, Ph.D, an epidemiologist with......
Obama sued over indefinite detention and torture of Americans act
In the past, journalist Chris Hedges has worked for NPR, The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor. In his latest endeavor, however, he is teaming up with an unlikely pair: a couple of attorneys that will help him take on the president. U.S. President Barack Obama is the target of a suit filed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Hedges,...Egypt’s Brotherhood nominates its secretary general as parliament speaker
CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, which won a crushing victory in Egyptian legislative elections, on Monday nominated its secretary general to head the new parliament. Saad al-Katatni, secretary general of the the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, attends a news conference at the headquarters of......
Will Obama resist push for Iran war?
Neocons in Israel and the United States are escalating their rhetoric to prepare us for war with Iran. Even the infamous John Yoo, architect of President George W. Bush’s illegal torture and spying programs, is calling on the Republican presidential candidates to “begin preparing the case for a military strike to destroy Iran’s...
Dearborn father fatally shot in Highland Park as armed robbery trend escalates
January 20th, 20120 HIGHLAND PARK — The overnight shift at the Citgo station on Hamilton Avenue in the city is usually a quiet one, and safe for the most part according to owner Mohammed Bazzi. But things took a tragic turn on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 18, as a robbery ended in a fatal shooting of the store's clerk. The Citgo station in Highland......