Tag: Michigan

Average State Employees Compensation Package Costs $95K

Say what? According to the Mackinac Center: The average state employee compensation package costs approximately $93,039. Inflation-adjusted wages and benefits have increased 25 percent since fiscal 1999. The figures include the value of all benefits from state-paid retirement contributions to…

Smarter than the average…

bear. This morning, a little excitement in Traverse City, Michigan. Listening to Ron Jolly on WTCM, his guest was a man who started a “Critter Control” business franchise.  Though this 350lb (estimated) black bear is not something Critter Control handles,…

Fewer People Employed in Michigan Movie Industry Than Before Film Tax Credits Began, According to Center Analyst

Pardon me.. do you have a second?  I just wanted to say… I told you so. Or Better yet.. I TOLD YOU SO! OK.. not exactly it, but a good representation of prognostication with regard to this issue.  But this…

Meet The People Candidate Forum Michigan Senate 37th District

This is two of the several candidates running for the Michigan Senate 37th district. Scheduling conflicts apparently keeping Democrats from attending. These two are running for the seat to be vacated by Jason Allen. The sound could be better, and…

Meet The People Candidate Forum Michigan House 104th District

This is Two of several candidates running for the Michigan house 104th district. Scheduling conflicts apparently keeping Democrats from attending. These two are running for the seat currently held by Wayne Schmidt As with the others the sound could be…

Meet The People Candidate Forum Michigan Senate 35th District

This is three of several candidates running for the Michigan Senate 35th district.  Scheduling conflicts apparently keeping Democrats from  attending.  These two are running for the seat to be vacated by term limited Michelle McManus. The sound could be better,…

Meet The People Candidate Forum Michigan House 105th District

This is merely Five of several candidates running for the Michigan house 105th district.  Scheduling conflicts apparently keeping Democrats from attending.  These five are running for the seat to be vacated by Kevin Elsenheimer. The sound could be better, and…

Northern Michigan Meet The Candidate Videos From 04-17-10 Update

I have most of the videos processed and already being uploaded to my you tube account. If your candidate’s video is not there yet, no worries!  It will be soon.  I will present them here and over at Rightmichigan.com as…

They DO Exist!!

Much like the fabled Jackalope in Northern Michigan, there too must be a colony of that type which is rumored to exist, yet due to the description certainly MUST be rare.  My Goodness one would think the tinyus cranius homosapiens…

Stupak's Claim

“The Right Way – All Hail Bart Stupak” by Matthew Schoech Bart Stupak imagines himself as a great champion of the downtrodden.  King Leonidas-like he imagines his modern day Spartan democrats vanquishing the evils of insurance-less masses. Bart Stupak believes…