I recently wrote about Michigan Republicans’ ulterior motive when they eliminated the ability to vote a straight ticket ballot with one mark. Although they laughably claim it is intended to force Michigan voters to do more research, the actual reason is very politically-motivated: People like me frequently say that “Republicans control every aspect of government in Michigan”. However, that’s not […]

What’s good for the goose… I love this. Democrats Jon Switalski and Henry Yanez have introduced legislation, House Bill 4114, that would discontinue health insurance coverage for Michigan senators and represenatives until Medicaid expansion goes into effect on April 1st, 2014. Here’s the bill, in full: A bill to amend 2011 PA 152, entitled “Publicly funded health insurance contribution act,” […]