Statement from Michigan Laborers on Judge Collette Ruling RTW Suit Will Move Forward

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from the Michigan Laborers Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Contact: Jonathan Byrd, jbyrd@mi-laborers.org, 517-993-8659 “It’s heartening that Judge Collette decided to throw out Attorney General Bill Schuette’s absurd arguments to block this lawsuit from moving forward,” said Geno Alessandrini with the Michigan Laborers District Council. “Last December our members were locked outside of the…

Dave Agema, Unscripted

After trying to have it both ways in a weekend interview with WWMT, saying he didn’t write the original post but standing by it, then saying on Facebook he stood by the hateful screed, Dave Agema doubled down in a radio interview he probably thought no one would hear. The interview was with WPIQ in…

Dave Agema’s Greatest Hits

After being called out for copying and pasting a hateful screed on the damaging effects of homosexuality, Michigan Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema responded in a way that was both cowardly and audacious. While saying he was being taken out of context and those weren’t his words, he nonetheless continued to proclaim “I will not…

Borgess Heartless

Last fall, Borgess Health announced they’d be building a new ambulatory care facility in Battle Creek to break into a new market. The announcement was greeted with excitement by community members as it represented a $26 million investment in the local area. Unfortunately, despite the announcement being full of exciting language about investing in and…

A Banner Day for Republicans

This morning started with an op-ed from Speaker Jase Bolger about how despite the stagnant unemployment rate and the refusal of Lansing Republicans to fix our roads and invest in education, Michigan is “The Comeback State!” Unfortunately for Republican politicians, it was all downhill from there. The story of Detroit’s new Emergency Manager’s unpaid taxes…