A former rival assails Schuette, citing a forthcoming study in a Harvard legal journal showing Schuette has given less attention to consumer protection efforts than attorneys general in most states.
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Truth Squad calls foul on pro-Prop 2 attack on Schuette
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: “PTA” and “Yes on Prop 2” Who: Protect Working Families, pro-Proposal 2 group What: Internet/TV ads Truth Squad call: Foul The battle will likely continue down to the wire over Proposal 2, which would put collective-bargaining rights for public-sector workers in the Michigan Constitution, as well as keep the Legislature from […]
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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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Cost of '4 strikes' plan drops, still means millions more for prisons
When Attorney General Bill Schuette first proposed his “4 strikes and you’re out” plan for repeat felons, the Michigan Department of Corrections said the additional costs to the prison system could exceed $1 billion per year by the middle of the 21st century. New calculations by the department, incorporated into a Senate Fiscal Agency analysis, […]
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Rick Snyder, Bill Clinton, discuss
Reading over Gov. Rick Snyder’s special message on public safety, I was struck by its rather Clintonian tone in a number of areas. I know those are fighting words to certain folks, but I make note of this not to spark a conflict, but to attract attention to the ongoing political ferment in Republican circles […]
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Lock 'em up and send taxpayers the bill
When Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette prescribed longer prison terms to cure the state’s crime rate recently, he was reaching back for an old belief based on the assumption that longer sentences mean safer streets. His critics and independent researchers suggest his plan would do little to reduce crime — but would drive up the […]
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AG office offers details on '4 strikes' thinking
As readers of this post know, Attorney General Bill Schuette’s proposal to add a “four strikes” provision to Michigan sentencing law has folks in Lansing doing some quick calculations on what this would mean for prisons and prison costs. Today, Rusty Hills of Schuette’s staff outlined what the AG’s Office did prior to the proposal’s […]
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Schuette may need big taxpayer bucks to get tougher on crime
Editor’s Note: This post, originally published at 8 a.m. on Jan. 26, was updated at 1 p.m. the same day, 10 minutes after Bridge received new estimates from the Michigan Department of Corrections. A summary of the original estimates provided by MDOC are in this updated post. “AG asks Michigan to spend big to get tougher […]
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Land O Links
“I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about” — Oscar Wilde, British playwright and writer. * As a lover of Thanksgiving since, oh, the early 1970s, I’m confident I share culpability in this trend. For the record, I prefer a mix of breast and leg meat from the Turkey, […]
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