Who’s new in the Michigan House of Representatives
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Jan 05, 2021
The House Chamber pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake
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The new legislative session brings with it substantial turnover for the Michigan House of Representatives, which will have 28 new lawmakers serving their first full terms in office.
Most of the freshman class will fill House seats vacated by members who hit their six-year term limit serving in the state House, although some defeated incumbents or are replacing members who sought other offices last fall.
Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, and Democratic Leader-elect Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, will fill the leadership slots left open by the departures of former Reps. Lee Chatfield and Christine Greig.
Man charged in drunken boating crash on Saginaw River that killed mother of 2
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 29, 2020
The new 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid that has joined the Bay County Sheriff s Office s fleet of patrol vehicles.
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BAY CITY, MI A man police say crashed a recreational boat on the Saginaw River over the summer, killing a Saginaw woman in the process, has been charged with two felonies.
Authorities on Dec. 16 issued a warrant for Kyle S. Loiselle, 26, of Saginaw County’s Thomas Township. The next day, Loiselle appeared in Bay County District Court via Zoom for arraignment on single counts of marine safety-operating while intoxicated causing death and marine safety-operating while intoxicated causing serious injury. The charges are 15- and five-year felonies, respectively.
Michigan man files complaint against Trump attorney Sidney Powell over ‘frivolous’ Kraken lawsuit
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
BAY CITY, MI A Bay County man has filed a grievance with the State Bar of Texas against Sidney Powell, an attorney and ally of President Donald Trump.
Adam C. Reddick on Dec. 2 filed his grievance in the Lone Star State against Powell, who has filed several so-called “Kraken” lawsuits across the country in a bid to prevent President-elect Joe Biden from becoming president.
“When you file a lawsuit, you’re supposed to have some merit to it,” Reddick said. “It doesn’t have to be a slam dunk, but it at least has to be based on some sort of evidence, some facts that are arguable, and not debunked conspiracy theories, lies, and speculation. That part offended me, that she was doing something like that.”
Letter: TNR programs are cruel
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To the Editor:
It is unconscionable to even consider trapping, neutering, and re-abandoning (TNR) cats in Ubly, where snow falls much of the year (“Ubly to start cat trapping program,” 12-11-20).
Homeless cats are genetically identical to the cats who share our homes. They are not super-felines who can withstand freezing temperatures and other dangers, including contagious diseases, parasites, speeding cars, and attacks by other animals or cruel people. Recent horror stories include three cats who froze to death in Livingston County, a cat in Escanaba whose ear was badly injured by frostbite, and a “community cat” in Bangor Township who was found frozen to a porch and intentionally blinded by an unknown assailant. The average lifespan of a homeless cat is under three years, compared to 12 to 15 years for a cat who lives indoors.