LANSING, Mich - Left-wing election deniers want Vice President Kamala Harris to demand a recount in Michigan and other battleground states, but whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is on board is anyone’s guess.
“Under Michigan law, recounts can’t be requested until after the Board of State Canvassers certifies the election results. After that, candidates have 48 hours to request a recount,” Benson spokeswoman Angela Benander wrote in an email to The Midwesterner in response to an inquiry into whether the Secretary of State has received a recount request from Harris.
Benander clarified in a follow up email that “the deadline for state canvassers to certify is November 25,” but did not respond to two simple questions: “Does Secretary Benson believe Donald Trump won in Michigan?” and “Does Secretary Benson believe Vice President Harris should seek a recount in Michigan?” Click here to read more.'
A Georgia mother of four spoke out Saturday about her arrest over her then-10-year-old son walking one mile into town unaccompanied while she was out, Fox News reported.
Brittany Patterson and her attorney, David Delugas, joined “Fox and Friends Weekend” to discuss the Oct. 30, 2024 incident which involved a sheriff finding her son, Soren, strolling down Mineral Bluff unaccompanied. At the time, Patterson was at a medical appointment with one of her other children. Later that day, police handcuffed Patterson at her home during dinner and took her mugshot at the station in Fannin County.
Fox News co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy, who said she was “outraged,” asked the mother if her family had been traumatized by the situation.
“It’s definitely been a little traumatizing,” Patterson said. “My kids had never seen anything like that or been exposed to anything like that, so really, their first encounter with the police or law enforcement to see them taking their mother out of their home in handcuffs, I think that’s pretty traumatizing.” Click here to watch interview.
Denver Public Schools has spent $22.6 million in voter-approved bond dollars over the past four years on schools that district officials are now considering closing or downsizing, according to information obtained by Chalkbeat in an open records request.
That dollar amount only includes construction projects unique to the 10 school buildings that would be closed or partially closed if the Denver school board votes yes Thursday on a proposal by Superintendent Alex Marrero to shutter seven schools and shrink three more due to declining enrollment. It does not include districtwide projects.
Of the 10 schools, five are located in standalone buildings that would become vacant. About $4.6 million of the $22.6 million in bond money was spent at those five schools. The rest was spent on shared buildings that would continue to serve students. It’s unclear how much was spent in the parts of the buildings occupied by schools that could close.
The funding came from a $795 million bond measure approved by Denver voters in 2020. Bonds are like loans taken out by school districts to fund one-time construction projects. They are funded by local property taxes, which is why they need voter approval. Click here to read more.
Here’s a recent blog post that my colleague, Josh Antonini, wrote for publication to the Mackinac Center blog (originally published there on November 20, 2024). Josh’s piece explains how customers are rejecting EVs in favor of more reliable and/or better suited transportation options, despite the presence of government mandates and subsidies. Josh explains how automobile manufacturers are focusing on those subsidies and (at least one of them is) claiming that they are building EVs because they want to “be on the right side of history.”
They are choosing this confused view of morality over the clear market signals being sent by their customers. On the issue of businesses choosing to impose their political views on their customers, I have repeatedly returned to a quote that I wrote in a 2018 editorial I wrote for The HIll. I’ll do it again here.
When compared with the comments from Bill Ford, CEO of Ford, Marchionne comes across as more grounded and reasonable. Ford was quoted at the auto show, “We’re going to electrify even our most iconic vehicles.” He added, “The only question is, will the customer be there with us?”
Ford’s statement stands in marked contrast to his great-grandfather’s beliefs. As Henry Ford described in the commemorative edition of his 1926 book, “Today and Tomorrow”: Click here to read more.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a gun charge against an Ohio man who was illegally in the United States for almost two decades.
Carlos Serrano-Restrepo was charged in early 2024 and later indicted for possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the U.S.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated Serrano-Restrepo and conducted surveillance after he completed a purchase for at least 22 firearms. He claimed he was a U.S. Citizen on the firearms forms.
After a search of his home, agents seized approximately 170 firearms, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, and smoke/marine markers. At least one of the firearms was a .50 caliber Barret rifle.
Serrano-Restrepo said some of the weapons were for self-defense. Photos showed he kept firearms in gun safes and handguns mounted in holsters on the wall of a closet.
After the gun charge, his lawyer submitted a motion to dismiss, claiming Serrano-Restrepo has the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. Click here to read more.
