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Updated: Watch Black Friday strikes at various Walmart stores
This post will be updated periodically with new information, live videos and recorded videos throughout the day. The video below features a worker protest in Lakewood, Colorado, published by The Associated Press on Friday, November 23, 2012. The video below features a worker protest in Dearborn, Michigan, published by The…
Appeals court finds Michigan affirmative action ban unconstitutional
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals narrowly ruled on Thursday that Michigan’s ban on affirmative action, passed by a ballot initiative in 2006, is unconstitutional. The court ruled 8 to 7 in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. University of Michigan that banning affirmative action was a violation of…
Appeals court ends Michigan ban on race-conscious admissions
An appeals court struck down a 2006 Michigan public referendum that banned public colleges and universities from allowing college admissions decisions to be influenced by race, reported the Christian Science Monitor. The Sixth U.S Circuit Court of Appeals didn’t rule on whether race-based admissions violate Michigan’s constitution; instead, the court…
Poll suggests dim future for Michigan’s emergency managers law
Michigan’s highly controversial “emergency managers” law is unlikely to survive Election Day, according to Public Policy Polling. A survey released on Saturday found that the law is only supported by 36 percent of voters, while 45 percent are opposed. With 19 percent of voters still undecided on Proposal 1, the…
Marijuana officially decriminalized in Kalamazoo, Michigan
City Commissioners in Kalamazoo, Michigan voted unanimously on Monday night to decriminalize marijuana, saying that the new ordinance will help police respond to serious crimes even faster than before. The ordinance imposes a misdemeanor charge for adults over 21 who are caught with less than one ounce of marijuana, carrying…
Ford plans to add 1,200 new jobs in Detroit
Ford said Monday it will create 1,200 new jobs next year at its Flat Rock, Michigan, plant where it plans to produce the 2013 Fusion sedan. The plant, jointly owned by Ford and Mazda but managed by Ford, produced the Mazda 6 up through last month, and currently produces Ford’s…
Police arrest prostitute after man complains about price hike
Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan said this week that they arrested a woman on prostitution charges after a man called to complain that she’d raised her prices without warning, according to AnnArbor.com. The man was not arrested, and neither person’s identity has been revealed. Police said they responded to a…
Obama ad: We don’t need a ‘Birther-in-Chief’
The campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama has released a new ad responding to Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s “birther” joke yesterday at an appearance in Michigan. The short-but-memorable ad asked viewers if they were holding out hope that Romney has a vision for the middle class, then…
U.S. launches test of Wi-Fi to prevent car accidents
WASHINGTON — A US government-funded program on Tuesday launched a test of Wi-Fi technology to help reduce road accidents. The Transportation Department said the program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will enable vehicles and infrastructure to “talk” to each other in real time to help avoid crashes and improve traffic flow.…
Canadians mock U.S. tourist who complained about not being able to carry a gun
Canadians this week ridiculed a nervous American tourist over his criticisms of Canada’s strict gun laws following what he said was “menacing” encounter with two young men in a Calgary park. Walt Wawra of Kalamazoo, Michigan detailed his account of a chance meeting in Nose Hill Park in a letter…
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