Michigan Government News (United States)

The Legislative Forums are held monthly by the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber to offer members and guests information and insight from elected and appointed government leaders about key issues of interest to business.

Hope Network is Michigan’s only provider of group homes for Prader-Willi Syndrome Ribbon Cutting Ceremony set for March 4

I promise that the seed of the Conservative movement in this country especially as it relates to the media was not about profit. It was about control.

Federal cuts threaten to eliminate Senior Corps programs

The recent credit check focus by the EEOC comes at a time when employers have been slow to hire following the recession and can be more selective in seeking the best candidates, including those with good credit.

Restaurant owner, Darryl Gaddis is encouraging all entrepreneurs, business owners/ job creators to encourage and support Donald Trump to run for President of the United States 2012.

Texas Charter Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan has transformed its zoning ordinance into a user-friendly, online document by partnering with Clearzoning(R). The Zoning Ordinance has additional graphics, a new format, and numerous hyperlinks.

What she communicates is nothing close to what any responsible American would embrace and my belief system has taught me that this kind of person wants nothing good for any of us. Just imagine a country that lives the way Ann Coulter preaches.

The City of Lathrup Village, Michigan, a metro Detroit suburb, has adopted a clearzoning ordinance. This enhanced zoning code is user-friendly, hyperlinked, and available on the City's web site.

Sam Sesi, owner of NOW Property Preservation, works to stabilize neighborhoods nationwide.

February 9th marks National Stop Bullying Day. In light of this event, National Youth Speaker Jim Tuman says that school administration, communities need to step up in order for state to enact anti-bullying laws.

One of the hottest new products for vehicles needing to move through snow, mud or sand - Go-Claws polymer tire chains - has now been endorsed and supported by a leading TPE suppliers and technical support firm.

This morning seminar at the Trenton Village Theatre is a joint venture between the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber and the Trenton Business Association, and is targeted to the needs of both current and prospective small business owners.

There are many funding opportunities available for new business or re-locating business. The LDFA commission in Huron Township can help organizations decide what is available to help individual businesses.

Boston Approves New Regulations for Nail Salons Better Safety for Workers and Customers

Even this liberal knows that we can’t continue to play the game the way we currently are. Change is mandatory and it will take courage and bravado and honesty to accomplish, but maybe we are finally ready for that for the alternative is disastrous.

Leading national tax news provider selects its top ten professionals

John Boehner is and was a student of Karl Rove, his top student. Many of us who have been reporting on politics for many years now have watched John Boehner embrace the politics of the second Bush era and thrive in that political system.

If diverse people like Oprah Winfrey and Ray LaHood both urge motorists not to text while driving than maybe we should take them seriously and stop this deadly practice.

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There is nothing screamingly great about this SOTU speech. There is no a single moment where I felt, yes, hell yes, we have arrived!

I will be surprised if Michelle Bachmann directly slams the Republican Party but complicit in that response, and I’m sure one unsanctioned by mainstream Republicans, will be extreme issues and ideas that will make some in the Republican unhappy.

Sometimes I am more proud of our leaders than others, especially as it comes to message, but sometimes I’m proud mostly because I’m an American too and I want to hear what they have to say, it just doesn’t happen nearly as often as I would hope

I will even suggest that without this piece today most of you, MOST, would not have had even a passing thought about either Iraq or Afghanistan and you know I am right, sadly enough.

The Legislative Forums are held monthly by the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber to offer members and guests information and insight from elected and appointed government leaders about key issues of interest to business.

The new chamber directors become part of a 40-plus-member volunteer board that helps oversee operations of the non-profit business group. The chamber has about 950 business members and serves 21 communities between Detroit and Monroe County.

mostly I come to this fight with a different skill set than most. With that explanation I would like to answer the latest Obama charge that in his two years in office President Obama has accomplished nothing.

A Mike Pence candidacy also tells us more than Republicans would admit to, that they are not united in their love of those who are most likely to run and that is perhaps very telling indeed.

Gabby opened her eyes today, the President told us, and I immediately thought when will we open our eyes? I believe the metaphor should not be lost on us at a time when every single step we collectively take matters deeply to every person’s future.

I continue to believe the people we have elected to represent us will ultimately be careful not to challenge the foundational founding document that guides American society to this day.

The Executive Committee oversees the operations of the SWCRC on behalf of a 40-plus member board of directors. The chamber has about 950 business members and serves 21 communities between Detroit and Monroe County.

I’ve got to tell you if Progressives don’t see this as a rallying point this week and if they don’t seize the moment and make great noise very publically and painfully, they don’t deserve further anger.

The Legislative Forums are held monthly by the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber to offer members and guests information and insight from elected and appointed government leaders about key issues of interest to business.

We now have a corrupt system of buying power and access holding peers accountable and going on witch hunts based on the extreme views of the opposing Party and deciding what particular issues will be persecuted for no other reason than they want to.

Next week as new members are sworn in and as Republicans grab the podium and microphone, all President Obama should say, and with a smile I might add, is “bring it on”. If he does that I will be ready to support him once more.

Tea Party had an effect on the 2010 mid term elections but to what degree is the question. In some parts of the country the Tea Party is a serious force to be reckoned with, while in other parts of the country they barely move the political dial.

If President Obama is smart and he can harness the Democratic Party and get his message and action in line with what he knows American wants and needs, reelection may be an easier path then first thought.

(OPEC which is responsible for about 40% of all global oil production has no plans in 2011 to increase production and as the demand for oil continues to rise globally the price of gasoline will continue to rise even higher.

I still believe there is a way to provide security measures at the airport without it being so personal and offensive to so many people and I do believe it is only fair that airline employees be held to the same standard for safeties sake.

This list represents some remarkable markers in history for a variety of reasons and more than a few of these stories have the great potential to be the top stories in 2011 as well

As the many uses of the Census beyond just a count of how many of us there are, the political makeup of the country and the distribution of Federal dollars are prominent indicators in these numbers and the impact they have on you and your community.

Many states have instituted a ban on cell phone use while driving. Cell phones have almost become a permanent extension of the hand for too many people and it’s not just an age group issue either and it’s not just a driving issue as well.

I’m very happy for the long term unemployed today and for all of us who will pay fewer taxes and keep more of our paychecks. For that I am grateful, but I am also mindful that came at a price

Is There A Sarah Palin/ Kate Gosselin Political Match Up Coming?

Earmarks, remember them? Republicans signed a letter that was sent to the President and paraded around to the media insisting that not one earmark would be allowed until the tax deal was done and the budget deal was completed. They lied yet again.

Starting with the new legislative session in January 2011 I pledge to you that I will be laser focused on solutions and when an issue or a person is called out in my column it will be hard hitting, factual and will require you to take action.

Donald Trump claims he is seriously considering a run for the Presidency, but then immediately says he doesn’t want to, but will if he has to. Well, he doesn’t HAVE to, no one does.

John Boehner, who knows the game and history as well as anyone, has his own version of history to write and trust me on this, unless we make every effort to stop him, we won’t.

Republicans refused to consider a Bill that would have provided funding for a Bill that would have provided medical benefits and compensation for emergency workers who were first on the scene on that fateful day of September 11, 2001.

Unintentionally offending someone once is one thing. Doing it habitually is a sign it’s time to go away.