Kalamazoo city commissioner says new economic development CEO does not share the region’s values
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
FILE - Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, speaks with reporters following the House s approval of a bill that would cut auto insurance premiums on Thursday, May 9, 2019, in the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Leaders of six state legislatures in the Big Ten footprint have sent a letter to Commissioner Kevin Warren asking the conference to reconsider its decision to cancel the fall football season. The letter is written on the letterhead of Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield. It s also signed by statehouse leaders from Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)AP
‘Such immaturity’: What Michigan leaders are saying after GOP senator’s Capitol ‘hoax’ comment
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Lansing. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
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In a secretly-recorded video, the GOP’s top Michigan state senator called the Capitol insurrection a “hoax,” said he’s “spanked” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the budget and has contemplated inviting Whitmer “to a fistfight on the Capitol lawn.”
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, met personally with the Hillsdale County Republican Party leaders, but even that wasn’t enough to save him from being censured by the group for straying from “conservative values.”
Michigan senator stands by Capitol riot ‘hoax’ comment as colleagues criticize his ‘conspiracy theorizing’
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Lansing. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
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In a secretly recorded video, the GOP’s top Michigan state senator called the Capitol insurrection a “hoax,” said he’s “spanked” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the budget and has contemplated inviting Whitmer “to a fistfight on the Capitol lawn.”
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, met with the Hillsdale County Republican Party leaders, but even that wasn’t enough to save him from being censured by the group for straying from “conservative values.”
New member appointed to Hazel Park City Council
Luke Londo is the newest member of the Hazel Park City Council, appointed to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Amy Aubry after she moved to a new town.
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HAZEL PARK The city of Hazel Park has a new council member to help shape its policies.
Luke Londo, 32, has lived with his wife in Hazel Park since late 2016. He was officially appointed to the Hazel Park City Council Jan. 26, filling the vacancy that was created by the departure of Amy Aubry last December. Aubry resigned in order to move to a home in a new town, although she will continue to be involved in the city’s art scene with events such as the Art Fair.
Hearing date for Marlenaâs Bistro owner By Peg McNichol
Jan 29, 2021 6:01 PM
HOLLAND MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Marlena Pavlos has a chance to defend the license for her restaurant, Marlenaâs Bistro & Pizzeria, 909 Lincoln Ave. in Holland, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. She’s kept the restaurant open for dine-in service, despite a statewide ban. The restaurant has been in business for more than five years.
In December, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) issued a notice of license revocation to Zante, Inc., Marlenaâs Bistro & Pizzeria’s parent company, which also belongs to Pavlos.
State health officials barred dine-in service intermittently since the pandemic started last March, with the most-recent order from Jan. 16 through 31 in an effort to reverse a surge in COVID-19, attributed to Christmas and New Year’s gatherings.