The Michigan Senate approved a bill on March 14 to repeal the 2012 right-to-work law that made paying dues or agency fees to a union at unionized workplaces optional. The bill narrowly passed along party lines in a 20–17 vote. A similar package of three bills passed the House the previous week, meaning the two chambers will have to decide on…
Opposition Mounts Against Ford’s EV Battery Plant Using Chinese Tech
March 14, 2023
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Politicians and local residents have voiced opposition to Ford’s new electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Michigan over its links to China. Last month, Ford announced it was building a battery park in Marshall, a small township 100 miles west of Detroit, under a licensing agreement with Chinese firm Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL),…
Michigan Governor Admits Some COVID-19 Restrictions Didn’t ‘Make a Lot of Sense’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer admitted over the weekend that Democrat leadership in the state imposed more COVID-19 lockdown measures than were actually needed. In April 2020, Whitmer issued an executive order that barred most stores from selling gardening supplies, including seeds and plants, to Americans growing their own fruits and vegetables. In a sit-down with…
Michigan State Legislators Reject Tax Benefits to Ford’s New Battery Plant
March 11, 2023
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MARSHALL, Mich.—Michigan House Freedom Caucus held a press conference on Saturday to object to using taxpayer dollars to fund the new Ford electric vehicle battery plant. Two days ago, the state appropriated $630 million for the project that sees Ford partnered with a Chinese EV battery maker with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)….
LIVE 10 AM ET: Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests
March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …
LIVE NOW: Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests
March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …
Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests
March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …
Michigan Locals Say ‘No’ to Ford’s EV Battery Plant with Chinese Partner
March 9, 2023
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Michigan locals are mounting resistance against Ford’s new battery plant partnered with a Chinese company. The factory will be owned by Ford through a wholly-owned subsidiary without foreign investment; Chinese EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) will provide the battery technology, some equipment, and Chinese workers. The plant is expected to start…
Judge: Oxford Schools, Staff Immune From Shooting Lawsuits
PONTIAC, Mich.—A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded. Oakland County Circuit Judge Mary Ellen Brennan also dismissed Oxford Community Schools from civil lawsuits related to the shooting, stating that the district and staff are…
Michigan Attorney General Says She Was a Target in Plot to Kill Jewish Elected Officials
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said on March 2 that she was one of the targets in an assassination plot against Jewish elected state officials. “The FBI has confirmed I was a target of the heavily armed defendant in this matter. It is my sincere hope that the federal authorities take this offense just as…
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