Local items of interest (Part II) State Rep. Harold Haugh, a Roseville Democrat, will hold a town hall meeting on Saturday, May 7, to discuss the state’s budget crisis and the ongoing budget negotiations in Lansing. Haugh will...
Read MoreMacomb County commissioners – current and former – continue to stew over County Executive Mark Hackel’s criticism of the 2011 budget they compiled, especially when the executive labeled the spending plan a “disaster.” Hackel...
Read MoreMacomb County Executive Mark Hackel’s effort to cross-promote the Woodward Dream Cruise and the Selfridge Air Show is just the beginning. The “Wings and Wheels Weekend” has the potential to be a huge success. But Hackel is...
Read MoreI have to believe that Republican operators these days are pulling their hair out and howling at the moon. A year ago, the GOP thought President Obama was highly vulnerable in the 2012 election campaign. To some degree, he still...
Read MoreWhile voters responding to surveys are suspicious that Democrats will raise their taxes to chop away at the federal budget deficit, the Republicans may have a bigger problem. The Gallup poll conducted for USA Today indicates...
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