The Natural Resources Trust Fund has played a major role in making Michigan a national leader in outdoor recreation, but the program also has provided millions of dollars for such less than natural things as parking lots, restrooms and playgrounds. State records show the Trust Fund, over the past 36 years, has provided funding for […]
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State Republican Party gets foul in House 70 campaign, Truth Squad rules
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: Rep. Rick Outman v. Mike Huckleberry (House District 70) Who: Michigan Republican Party (radio ad); Progress Michigan (website); We Are the People, Michigan committee (mailer), Mike Huckleberry website (www.mikehuckleberry.com) What: radio ad, websites and mailers Truth Squad call: Foul on Republican Party ad; No Foul on Progress Michigan website; No Foul […]
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Anti-Prop 3 group gets foul and warnings from Michigan Truth Squad
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: “Counter”, “Idea”, “Who”, “Bills” and “Claim” and “Cost” website page Who: CARE for Michigan, anti-Proposal 3 ballot committee What: TV/Web ads, website Truth Squad call: Foul and Warnings Proposal 3 would create an amendment to the Michigan Constitution a requirement that 25 percent of the state’s electrical power come from renewable […]
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Pro-Proposal 3 ads earn foul from Michigan Truth Squad
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: Pro-Proposal 3 ads “Choice” and “Afford” Who: Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs What: TV/Web ads Truth Squad call: Foul Proposal 3 would create an amendment to the Michigan Constitution a requirement that 25 percent of the state’s electrical power come from renewable sources by 2025, with certain caveats. The primary proponent group […]
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Ballot props 'terrible,' 'devastating,' governor says
Gov. Rick Snyder is at the center of the debate in at least half of Michigan’s six ballot proposals this year. He pushed for – and signed – the 2011 rewrite of the emergency manager law that voters will approve reject Nov. 6 with Proposal 1. He pushed for – and signed – an agreement […]
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Welfare changes have saved state money; fate of ex-recipients unclear
The number of Michigan families getting welfare checks from the state plummeted to the lowest level in more than 40 years just nine months after welfare reform was implemented. Twelve months in, the state is spending nearly $18 million a month less on cash assistance, the cumulative result of reform and an improving economy. Those […]
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Opposition ads to Prop 2 get 'no foul' from Truth Squad
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYIS: “Student safety” and “What they are saying about Proposal 2” Who: Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Constitution, Protecting Michigan Taxpayers What: TV/Web videos Truth Squad call: No foul Proposal 2 would “grant public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively through labor unions.” According to a report by the […]
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Truth Squad calls foul on pro-Proposal 2 'lying' claim
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: “Mask” “Enforcement” and “Collective Bargaining Protects Jobs” Who: Protect Working Families, Pro-Proposal 2 ballot group What: TV/Internet ads Truth Squad call: Foul Proposal 2 would “grant public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively through labor unions.” According to a report by the independent, nonpartisan Citizens Research […]
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Proposal 2 highlights labor-business divide
Michigan has been the scene of historic, sometimes bloody, battles between organized labor and management. Proposal 2 – the ballot effort to include collective bargaining rights in the Michigan Constitution — has lacked physical confrontation. But there’s plenty of bad blood between labor unions, which put the measure on the November ballot, and business groups […]
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Democratic Party, but not Dem candidate, gets foul in House 52 race, Truth Squad rules
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: Mark Ouimet vs. Gretchen Driskell Who: Michigan Republican Party, Michigan Democratic Party, Friends of Gretchen Driskell What: Mailers Truth Squad call: No foul on GOP mailers. Foul on one Democratic party mailer, but not the other. No foul on Driskell mailer. Republican Party mailers Republican freshman Rep. Mark Ouimet of Scio […]
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