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Doesn’t the Upper Peninsula Need Line 5’s Propane?
Sunday , 30, June 2019 Enbridge Line 5, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentThis video from Oil and Water Don’t Mix has the answer. It’s time to decommission Enbridge Line 5.
Attorney General Dana Nessel Begins the Process to Decommission Enbridge Line 5
Thursday , 27, June 2019 Enbridge Line 5, Environment Leave a commentToday Dana Nessel began the process of decommissioning Enbridge Line 5. The 66-year-old pipeline poses a devastating ecological threat to the Straits of Mackinac and the Great Lakes. The Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss Enbridge’s June 6, 2019, lawsuit to force the state to stick to an unconstitutional law passed during the shame […]
@SenVanderWall and the Big Star Lake Beach Wars: An Angry Constituent Reaches Out to Up North Progressive
Sunday , 9, June 2019 Candidates, Community, Michigan Republicans Leave a commentUp North Progressive enjoys receiving comments from readers. Sometimes they are messages of appreciation and support for the content. Sometimes they are messages full of vitriol from conservatives for telling the truth. There are even times when readers make threats because they really hate the truth. Once in a while, a reader leaves a comment […]
Larry Inman Got a Note From His Doctor to Keep His House Seat
Thursday , 6, June 2019 Michigan Republicans Leave a comment“The drugs made me do it you can’t kick me out now!” Using the excuse you were high as a kite when you used extortion to get money for your vote is a hell of a defense. Or is this to explain why Larry Inman lied to the FBI? Now that there’s a doctor involved […]
You Better Quit Larry We Really Mean It This Time: Michigan State House District 104 is Stuck With Larry Inman to the Bitter End
Wednesday , 5, June 2019 Michigan Republicans Leave a commentYesterday, the Michigan State House drafted a resolution “urging” Larry Inman (R-Would it have been okay if Betsy DeVos wrote the check?) to resign his seat as representative for the 104th State House District. On May, 15, 2019, Inman was charged by a federal court for extortion and lying to the FBI. Inman, claiming the […]
The Snyder Legacy Updated: The Nerd’s Mobile Seized in Flint Water Crisis Investigation
Monday , 3, June 2019 Flint Water, Nerd Problems Leave a commentRick Snyder and his lethal emergency manager law may finally be receiving the justice it deserves. On May 19, 2019, warrants were issued to seize the mobile devices of the former Governor and over sixty other state officials involved with the cover-up of the Flint water disaster. Included with the Governor’s Office were warrants for […]