Share December 23, 2020, 3:06 PM Keep your heads down, it is going to get ugly, warns a scary email sent Tuesday night to state representatives. It vows a mass execution for backers of this bogus election for president. Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, D-Livonia, tweets a screenshot of the alarming text, addressed to dozens of members, and says: This email has already been sent to the authorities. A supporter of President Trump chose to send it from his work email, notes the suburban Detroit lawmaker, who shows a name and business name while covering the email address. We re not publishing the unverified names, and she discourages amateur sleuthing:
LANSING Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she is “skeptical” of legislation passed with bipartisan support during the Legislature’s lame duck session aimed at giving significant tax breaks to Grand Rapids-based grocer Meijer for the purchase and retention of automation equipment.
Whitmer must decide whether to sign Senate Bills 1149, 1150 and 1153, which remove sales tax from the purchase of automated material handling systems and remove personal property tax from such systems, once installed.
The bills have reached Whitmer s desk as the state is facing declining revenues and increased costs during the coronavirus pandemic, and as Michigan grocers are seeing sharply increased profits. Still, the bills have support from what many would consider an unlikely source the United Food and Commercial Workers Union that represents tens of thousands of grocery workers in Michigan.
The Capitol will also be closed to the public, as was announced earlier.
Amber McCann, a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said the Senate closed its facilities for Monday based on recommendations from law enforcement. The decision was not made because of anticipated protests, but based on credible threats of violence, McCann said late Sunday.
Gideon D Assandro, a spokesman for House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, would not specify the potential threat. I can t get into the nature of the concern, D Assandro said. Have to refer you to the MSP (Michigan State Police) on that.
But Michigan State Police spokeswoman Shanon Banner said the MSP did not make the decision to close the office buildings. She referred a reporter back to the Legislature.
The Capitol will also be closed to the public, as was announced earlier.
Amber McCann, a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said the Senate closed its facilities for Monday based on recommendations from law enforcement. The decision was not made because of anticipated protests, but based on credible threats of violence, McCann said late Sunday
Gideon D Assandro, a spokesman for House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, would not specify the potential threat. I can t get into the nature of the concern, D Assandro said. Have to refer you to the MSP (Michigan State Police) on that.
But Michigan State Police spokeswoman Shanon Banner said the MSP did not make the decision to close the office buildings. She referred a reporter back to the Legislature.
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