LANSING – Today, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) met to discuss rule changes suggested by the Michigan Secretary of State, to the voter verification process, specifically for signature verification for absentee ballots. JCAR 21-72 (MOAHR No. 2021-060 ST) Department of State, Bureau of Elections – Disqualification from Ballot BasedContinue Reading
LANSING – Today, the Michigan House Oversight Committee heard testimony from James Freed, Port Huron City Manager, about MIOSHA handing out fines in excess of 6,000 dollars. All because as the MIOSHA inspector stated “I have a general feeling that you guys are slacking off” on Covid-19 protocols. James FreedContinue Reading
LANSING- Thursday’s upcoming House Oversight Committee will be hearing testimony from the City of Port Huron Regarding Conduct of MIOSHA and the Burning of State Documents. As we previously covered a few months ago, a Detroit News report claims that an employee of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) who works for the Michigan OccupationalContinue Reading
LANSING- The Michigan House Oversight Committee hears testimony of family members that have lost loved ones in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan House TV – House Committee 3 “You’ll never be able to quantify what has happened here.” Chair Steve Johnson replied after hearing testimony speaking of theirContinue Reading
LANSING- Today there was a joint oversight committee to question the Office of the Auditor General and the MDHHS director Elizabeth Hertel of their reports and conflicting information of nursing home deaths related to COVID-19. The Auditor General used in part the MDSS (Michigan Disease Surveillance System) addresses for deaths,Continue Reading
LANSING- The Senate Committee on Elections overheard testimony yesterday about a bill that would establish a state training curriculum by the Secretary of State for election challengers and training every 3 years. Senate Bill 0292 (Sen. Rick Outman) Elections: challengers; training for election challengers; require, and require the secretary of stateContinue Reading
LANSING- Yesterday the Auditor General released a report on their audit for the number of COVID-19 deaths within long-term care facilities. As they revealed there were nearly 2,400 additional deaths than previously reported by MDHHS. Many of the mainstream headlines have been reading “MDHHS Disagrees with Auditor General on COVID-19 Deaths” asContinue Reading
LANSING- Michigan State Representative Steve Johnson of Wayland has not given up his fight in finding out what happened with nursing home deaths related to COVID-19. Johnson requested an investigation by the Auditor General and told Us Against Media that the report shows that there were 30% more nursing home deathsContinue Reading
LANSING- Susan Corbin, Acting Director State of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) testified today in front of a joint oversight committee to reveal the results of an investigation conducted by Deloitte and Touche LLP into imposter fraud and intentional misrepresentation payments made by the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). WeContinue Reading
LANSING, MI – Jan. 11, 2022 Press Release by Michigan.gov State of Michigan launches new websites to modernize technology and improve user experience Prioritizing ease of access to government services for all Michiganders, the state of Michigan will begin launching refreshed websites that take advantage of the latest technology andContinue Reading