A Michigan congressman and a constituent recently had an conversation as they they waited to board a plane at Metro Airport. After learning the constituent had not voted for him, the lawmaker told her that if she wanted a representative who would listen to her concerns she needed to move to a different congressional district.
You’re being followed. Everywhere you go and how long you stay is being tracked. It’s not paranoia, it’s reality and the spy is in your pocket. It’s your smartphone. Within every smartphone is a software that tracks you. All your data is transmitted, analyzed and exploited by Google, Apple and various apps companies. Deep within
Oakland County is suing Michigan. The lawsuit is about attorneys. More specifically, the lawsuit is, in part, about which set of taxpayers pays for attorneys. The lawyer who sued for the county is paid by Oakland County tax dollars; the one representing Michigan is being paid by state taxpayers, including Oakland County. This is not
Have you ever seen or known of a baby that was born affected by opiates? Withdrawal can be just as traumatic as for an adult, except the baby has no prior experience which would help it cope with the symptoms. Signs of Opioid-Induced Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) include: • Tremors • Convulsions • Fever •
The children of Flint were poisoned. They consumed dangerous levels of lead as a direct result of a philosophy that government should run like a business without considering the impact of its decisions on the people it was designed to serve. In order to make Michigan’s books balance, the safety of children was ignored. State
State Rep. Klint Kesto, chair of the Michigan House Law and Justice Committee, plans hearings to discuss “safe and secure rehabilitation” policies and to explore what other states have done to improve their approach to the criminal justice system. One thing Kesto and his committee need to examine is Michigan’s expensive, ineffective bail system. The
When my partners and I created the Justice Speakers Institute, the main goal was to work to improve justice throughout the world but, admittedly, I also wanted the opportunity to travel. As a result, I purchase a lot of airline tickets flying from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a Delta hub. I have had my share of
“Individual batterers or rapists or sexual harassers don’t just emerge out of a swamp; they act out larger systemic forces,” said Jackson Katz, an author and co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention. “For us to dramatically reduce domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, we have to change the social norms that underlie those behaviors.” David
The Michigan prescription drug and opiate abuse task force found that the surge in heroin use results from the growing opioid prescription drug epidemic. As this plague threatens to overwhelm the criminal justice system and fills hospitals’ emergency rooms, many people are asking what can be done. The most recent research tells us that locking