LANSING - Four law enforcement officers will be honored tonight for their roles in an incident last year involving a barricaded gunman. http://bit.ly/bfRYya
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Michigan appeals judge's ruling in deer feeding case
GAYLORD — State wildlife officials are appealing a judge's decision to throw out a case against a man charged under Michigan's ban on baiting and feeding deer in the Lower Peninsula.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment said today it would challenge a ruling this month by District Court Judge Patricia Morse that the ban is unconstitutionally vague.
Ken Borton of Otsego County was accused of illegally feeding deer from bird feeders.
He said he just wanted to feed birds. But DNRE Director Rebecca Humphries said Borton didn't do enough to keep deer away.
The department believes artificial feeding causes deer to congregate and spread diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, which has infected deer and cattle in Otsego and neighboring counties. http://bit.ly/cZNHkb
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment said today it would challenge a ruling this month by District Court Judge Patricia Morse that the ban is unconstitutionally vague.
Ken Borton of Otsego County was accused of illegally feeding deer from bird feeders.
He said he just wanted to feed birds. But DNRE Director Rebecca Humphries said Borton didn't do enough to keep deer away.
The department believes artificial feeding causes deer to congregate and spread diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, which has infected deer and cattle in Otsego and neighboring counties. http://bit.ly/cZNHkb
Canada offers $550 million for new U.S.-Canada bridge
LANSING -- The Canadian government has offered to pay up to $550 million of Michigan’s cost to build a proposed new U.S.-Canada bridge downriver from the Ambassador Bridge. http://bit.ly/aknjOb
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Workplace deaths about steady at 121 in Michigan
EAST LANSING — A new report says 121 people died from on-the-job injuries in Michigan in one year, meaning workplaces remain about as deadly as they were one year earlier.
Michigan State University released results today of the latest Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation. The deaths are for 2008, with 2009 figures still being tabulated.
The death count was 120 in 2007.
Study director Dr. Kenneth Rosenman says deaths are down since 1991's 171, but most deaths could and should have been prevented.
He says the deaths show the need for continuing education and possibly changes in regulations.
The study says the most dangerous industries in Michigan were agriculture, construction, mining, transportation and warehousing. http://bit.ly/9mmQfC
Michigan State University released results today of the latest Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation. The deaths are for 2008, with 2009 figures still being tabulated.
The death count was 120 in 2007.
Study director Dr. Kenneth Rosenman says deaths are down since 1991's 171, but most deaths could and should have been prevented.
He says the deaths show the need for continuing education and possibly changes in regulations.
The study says the most dangerous industries in Michigan were agriculture, construction, mining, transportation and warehousing. http://bit.ly/9mmQfC
Auto dealers head to the Hill to lobby for exemption from financial overhaul
WASHINGTON – More than 100 auto dealers fanned out across Capitol Hill today to lobby to win an exclusion from the financial reform bill in the Senate, fighting a strict line from the Obama administration that their lending should fall under new oversight.
The dealers are talking up an amendment by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., that would exempt auto dealers from a new consumer financial protection agency created by the bill. The White House said on Monday that it would oppose any effort to “undermine consumer and investor protection or that allow institutions to avoid oversight.”
Brownback and dealers said the exclusion would still keep auto lending from banks and finance arms regulated, that dealers already face a phalanx of federal and state laws.
“Why, why would we need to create duplicative regulations for auto dealers and regulate each dollar of each auto loan twice? The answer is we don’t … it’s simply going to drive up the price to the consumer.”
Brownback said he believed the Obama administration and the Pentagon were playing some politics with the bill by trying to sweep in auto dealers. The Department of Defense has backed the inclusion of dealers, citing car dealer scams targeting soldiers that military officials have said could affect the readiness of troops to deploy.
“They are painting all of us as unpatriotic, and that is just wrong,” said Ray Ciccolo, a dealer from Boston and Marine veteran. “Auto dealers go out of their way for veterans.”
Republicans and Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., blocked the financial reform bill from coming up for debate Monday. Senate Democrats have scheduled another vote for today, with both sides seeking compromise while hammering the other for not doing enough to stop Wall Street abuses.
Brownback said even if auto dealers were excluded from the bill, he would not support ending a filibuster or the overall bill, citing the sweep of the consumer protection agency among other objections.
Contact JUSTIN HYDE: (202) 906-8204 or jhyde@freepress.com. http://bit.ly/bq3HIm
The dealers are talking up an amendment by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., that would exempt auto dealers from a new consumer financial protection agency created by the bill. The White House said on Monday that it would oppose any effort to “undermine consumer and investor protection or that allow institutions to avoid oversight.”
Brownback and dealers said the exclusion would still keep auto lending from banks and finance arms regulated, that dealers already face a phalanx of federal and state laws.
“Why, why would we need to create duplicative regulations for auto dealers and regulate each dollar of each auto loan twice? The answer is we don’t … it’s simply going to drive up the price to the consumer.”
Brownback said he believed the Obama administration and the Pentagon were playing some politics with the bill by trying to sweep in auto dealers. The Department of Defense has backed the inclusion of dealers, citing car dealer scams targeting soldiers that military officials have said could affect the readiness of troops to deploy.
“They are painting all of us as unpatriotic, and that is just wrong,” said Ray Ciccolo, a dealer from Boston and Marine veteran. “Auto dealers go out of their way for veterans.”
Republicans and Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., blocked the financial reform bill from coming up for debate Monday. Senate Democrats have scheduled another vote for today, with both sides seeking compromise while hammering the other for not doing enough to stop Wall Street abuses.
Brownback said even if auto dealers were excluded from the bill, he would not support ending a filibuster or the overall bill, citing the sweep of the consumer protection agency among other objections.
Contact JUSTIN HYDE: (202) 906-8204 or jhyde@freepress.com. http://bit.ly/bq3HIm
Fund set for boy who got million Christmas cards
ANN ARBOR — A dying boy who got 1.2 million cards from around the world after saying he wanted to have one more Christmas is being honored with a cancer research fund at the University of Michigan.
Six-year-old Noah Biorkman died Nov. 23, 2009, at his home in South Lyon.
Today, his mother Diana Biorkman gave the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital a check for $75,000 for the Noah's Neuroblastoma Endowment Research Fund.
The money came from the 1,175,752 cards Noah got after his Christmas wish became known.
The neuroblastoma that claimed Noah's life is a juvenile cancer that develops from nerve tissue.
The family also has launched The Power of Noah Foundation, with merchandise sales and fundraisers to support neuroblastoma research. http://bit.ly/aWVO05
Six-year-old Noah Biorkman died Nov. 23, 2009, at his home in South Lyon.
Today, his mother Diana Biorkman gave the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital a check for $75,000 for the Noah's Neuroblastoma Endowment Research Fund.
The money came from the 1,175,752 cards Noah got after his Christmas wish became known.
The neuroblastoma that claimed Noah's life is a juvenile cancer that develops from nerve tissue.
The family also has launched The Power of Noah Foundation, with merchandise sales and fundraisers to support neuroblastoma research. http://bit.ly/aWVO05
9 charged with plotting against US seek release
DETROIT — Nine members of a Michigan militia are returning to court to ask a judge to release them while they fight conspiracy and weapons charges. http://bit.ly/apNdi4
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