December 22, 2020
Electric vehicle manufacturers like Tesla, Lucid Motors, and Rivian will live on in Michigan after House Bill 6233, which aimed to ban EV companies’ direct sales and service, dissipated in the State Senate after weeks of legislating.
Teslarati reported in early December that language that would have allowed Tesla and others to operate within the state was struck from Bill 6233 in a sneaky attempt to keep electric car makers out of Michigan, the home of many legacy automakers.
In January, Tesla and lawmakers came to a long and hard-fought agreement to end a ban on company-owned stores and allow the electric automaker to open its Service Centers. Before the agreement was reached, Tesla owners in Michigan were forced to purchase their vehicles out of state by finalizing the sale on paper. If the car needed service of any kind, owners would have to drive to nearby locations that were out of state, most likely in Illinois and Ohio.
Bullard, a Republican, served in the State Legislature from 1982 to 2002.
He then was elected to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners where he served four terms, including six years as chairman.
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âI served with Bill on the Board of Commissioners and quickly grew to admire his deep knowledge and ability to get things done. We were from different parties but he was a man of his word, a genuine public servant and a friend. My sincere condolences to his loved ones,ââ Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter wrote in a Tweet.
Bullard succeeded Ruth Johnson as Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds when she was elected Secretary of State in 2010. He was defeated for re-election to a full term as county clerk in 2012 by Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown.
Dominion Whistleblower Accuses CEO of Lying During Michigan Hearing
CEO John Poulos answered questions about Dominion’s machines and software for several hours.
Melissa Carone was a contractor who worked for the company during the election. She told NTD, part of the Epoch Media Group, that Poulos misled legislators or outright lied.
Poulos told the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee on Dec. 15 there were three workers, two employees and a contractor, at the TCF Center. Carone alleged there were actually five there.
Poulos told legislators that the vote tabulator units sit atop a ballot box that is sealed during ballot counting. Carone said that may be the case elsewhere, but at the TCF Center the ballot boxes were not attached to the machines.
Michigan Senate Passes $465 Million COVID-19 Relief Package
December 18, 2020
The Michigan State Senate passed a $465 million COVID-19 relief bill of their own.
It includes $63 million in grants to small businesses, $45 million for restaurant workers who could get up to $1,600 grants, and the bill would extend 26 weeks of unemployment into 2021.
Senate Majority Leaer Mike Shirkey commented, “Recently, our governor said the state was “too strapped” to help the thousands of Michiganders harmed by her shutdowns. We disagreed. Tonight we passed assistance for those out of work through no fault of their own and for the hospitals and nursing homes on the front lines.”
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