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Over 50 Organizations Say No in Reopening Michigan For-Profit GEO Group Prison as an ICE Detention Center
Monday , 26, September 2022 COVID_19, GEO Group, Punk Prison 1 CommentIn four days, GEO Group’s North Lake Correctional Facility once again will close. The for-profit prison in search of a prison population lost its contract through President Biden’s January 2021 executive order to not use private prisons for federal detainees. US Congressmen John Moolenar and Bill Huizenga, in June of 2022, proposed to convert the […]
Yet Another Christofascist is a Pedophile: Lee Chatfield
Friday , 7, January 2022 LGBT Rights, MAGA 2 CommentsHow does this keep happening? While many were putting out vegan treats for the Qanon Shaman’s magical visit on Insurrection Day Eve, Lee Chatfield was likely concerned over a news story about to break. The former Michigan Speaker of the House, the guy who based his political career on denying people their civil rights because […]
New Maps New Year and the End of Gerrymandered Michigan
Tuesday , 28, December 2021 2022 Election, Gerrymandering The Vote 1 CommentMichigan’s new Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission made history on December 28, 2021, by choosing new voting district maps for the state. The commission selected the winning maps as the most nonpartisan and fair for voters. Michigan lost a seat in the US House based on the 2020 Census. The new US Congress map is now […]
The Michigan GQP: A Story in Pictures and Tweets
Friday , 17, September 2021 MAGA, Sad!, Trumpenreich Leave a commentTrump-loving attorney investigated for fraud after raising big bucks for sketchy ‘Kraken’ lawsuits https://t.co/AyjFJZHTrp — Raw Story (@RawStory) July 26, 2021 GOP-led Michigan state Senate report on voter fraud probe: “All compelling theories that sprang forth from the rumors surrounding Antrim County are diminished so significantly as for it to be a complete waste of […]
The Up North Progressive Guide to Dealing With Those Pesky Gypsy Moths: Egg Hunt
Wednesday , 21, July 2021 Community, Environment Leave a commentIf you live up north in mid-July, 2021, you probably can’t help but notice cream-colored gypsy moths and their darker-hued boyfriends flying all over the place. Gypsy moths are non-native invasive species in North America. After the Civil War, gypsy moth eggs arrived in Boston in an attempt to develop a silk market in the […]
Governor Whitmer Announces Manufacturing Jobs and New Housing in Northern Michigan
Wednesday , 16, June 2021 Community, Governor Gretchen Whitmer Leave a commentGovernor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced new manufacturing jobs and mixed-use development in northern Lower Michigan today. The two projects will provide manufacturing jobs in Copemish, and new mixed-use development in Baldwin. M R Products, a woman-owned company that manufactures crowd control and visual barriers will invest $4.2 million dollars to create […]
Michigan DNR wants Feedback on “Managing” Wolves: The Answer is Endangered Species List
Wednesday , 5, January 2022 Up North Progressive Environment, Upper Peninsula, Wolf Hunt Leave a commentOn Tuesday, January 4, 2022, The Michigan Department of Natural Resources asked for public input on managing Michigan’s native wolf population. Currently, the DNR counted 695 wolves living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The purpose of the survey is to update the 2015 update of the original 2008 wolf management plan. According to prominent carnivore specialist […]