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Electric Car Push Flops: Michigan Needed 2 Million EVs, Got Just 82,000
LANSING, Mich - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s electric vehicle revolution is 4.12% of the way toward its goal.
In 2021, Whitmer promised an electric future for Michigan and sought tax breaks toward that end.
“As the auto industry zooms toward an electric future, we need to lower the up-front cost,” the governor posted on social media. “In my budget, I proposed cutting the sales tax on EVs, saving families up to $2,400. Getting this done will get more Michiganders behind the wheel of their first electric vehicle.”
Republican and Democratic lawmakers spiked the $25 million proposed subsidy, however. In her most recent State of the State address, Whitmer made a turn from her previous stance by saying, “We don’t care what you drive” as long as it comes from Michigan. Click here to read more.
This State Tried to Force a Christian Photographer to Work Same-Sex Weddings – A Judge Said 'Nope'
NEW YORK, NY - A federal judge has blocked the state of New York from forcing a Christian photographer to work same-sex weddings, which goes against her religious beliefs.
US District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. of the District Court for the Western District of New York granted Emilee Carpenter, the photographer, a preliminary injunction shielding her from being compelled to violate her religious beliefs.
Carpenter owns and operates a wedding photography business in New York. Attorney General Letitia James’s office took action to compel her to service same-sex weddings, which prompted Carpenter to file the lawsuit. Click here to read more.
Michigan Republicans introduce vaccine choice bills, cite declining trust in public health
LANSING, Mich - Republican lawmakers gathered Tuesday at the Capitol to back a package of bills aimed at protecting vaccine choice and limiting the authority of state and local health departments. Speakers at the press conference said legislation is needed to restore trust in public health and keep the government out of personal medical decisions.
“If you want to be vaccinated, if you choose to be vaccinated, that’s your choice,” said Rep. Jim DeSana, R-Carleton. “But if you choose to want to not be vaccinated, that should be your choice as well.”
DeSana is the lead sponsor of House Bill 4475, which would make it illegal to discriminate based on vaccination status in areas like employment, education, housing, and access to public services. The bill also bans immunity passports and prohibits any form of coercion to receive a vaccine. Click here to read more.
Study Shows How Many Times Cable News Outlets Referred To Violent L.A. Riots As ‘Peaceful’
A study published on Friday revealed just how many times reporters and anchors on cable news outlets CNN and MSNBC referred to the violent protests and riots in Los Angeles as “peaceful.”
The Media Research Center (MRC) evaluated coverage of the protests — targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and attempting to prevent them from carrying out raids — on the two major left-leaning cable networks ranging from June 7 to June 11, 5:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET. During that time, as rioters burned cars in the streets and threw cinder blocks at law enforcement, the protests were called “peaceful” some 211 times. Click here to read more.
Long Island teen inspired by local slain Navy SEAL hero overcomes paralysis — and now wants to join up
A paralyzed teenage Long Island wrestler says he took inspiration from a local fallen Navy SEAL to recover — and now hopes to follow in his hero’s footsteps and join the elite unit.
Finn Schiavone, 16, of Bay Shore suffered a traumatic brain injury in the eighth grade after accidentally being tossed off a wrestling mat and into a heating pipe, leading to the nightmare that no kid or parent would ever want to face.
“I wasn’t able to walk, I could barely talk, I lost lots of my vision. …I wasn’t able to do school and was focusing on basic life skills like counting to 10,” Finn recently told The Post.
The teen had to be homeschooled while confined to a wheelchair as he relearned the basic functions of his body and elementary rhetoric, such as being able to pronounce the word “firefighter.” Click here to read more.
