Former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley: Speaking Frankly
Former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley issued more formal opinions about the constitutionality of various Michigan laws than any attorney general in history.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGoing for Broke
For weeks, I heard rumors that a coalition of unions were going to try to get a state constitutional amendment on the ballot to prevent the legislature from making Michigan a so-called "right-to-work"...
View ArticleFailed Reform
I heard something last week that gave me a little bit of hope our state might be moving towards slightly more open and honest politics. Jocelyn Benson, a law professor at Wayne State, is leading a...
View ArticleCommentary: Referendum madness
If everyone who is trying to get a referendum on something on the ballot this fall succeeds, every conscientious person may end up having to spend half an hour in the voting booth in November.» E-Mail...
View ArticleCommentary: Ballot insanity
There are two very different proposals this year that would dramatically change life in Michigan. Both have evidentially gotten way more than enough signatures to qualify to be on the November ballot....
View ArticleMuddying the Michigan Constitution?
You’ve got a lot to decide on election day. It’s not just who will be president, or elected to Congress or to the state legislature. There will be five state constitutional amendments. Some people are...
View ArticleRepublican strategist says switching to a part-time Legislature would not be...
Starting next month, the Committee to Restore Michigan's Part-Time Legislature says they will be looking for your signatures. They've got six months to...» E-Mail This
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