Tag Archives: kevin daley

politics, politics

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Republican candidate for the US Senate, Pete Hoekstra, will present at the next Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots meeting on Tuesday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at Maple Grove Church. Hoekstra gained notoriety for his offensive Super Bowl ad, and … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Southern Links, Uncategorized, vision | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Lapeer County Farm Bureau hosts County Leaders Lunch

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Just back from the Lapeer County Farm Bureau’s annual County Leaders Lunch at Gallery 194 in Lapeer. Each year the local Farm Bureau invites county leaders to get together to present information and policy views, and to have an opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, government, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Immediate effect”

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Michigan Democrats in the House of Representatives recently won a short-lived temporary injunction preventing House leadership from “ignoring oral and/or written demands for a record roll call vote on whether bills should be passed with ‘immediate effect’ when such demands … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Lapeer County, Michigan | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Road commission frustrated by deaf ear in Lansing

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Governor Rick Snyder put transportation issues on the table last fall, and 30 bills were quickly drafted and sent to committee as part of a hefty transportation package in January. Lapeer County Road Commission officials, however, don’t seem particularly impressed … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, transportation | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

State legislature: they’re a busy bunch

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Holy cow Toledo there’s about a gazillion tadpoles roosting down at the pond. Some of those little dudes are beefy, too, churning up the water when you step in close. Was this a heaven-sent day or what, with the blue … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan | Tagged | 2 Comments

Right To Work Town Hall draws expressive crowd in Lapeer

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

“Quite a lively bunch,” was Lapeer County Road Commissioner Joe Suma’s polite description of the crowd that turned out for State Rep. Kevin Daley’s (R-Lum) town hall meeting on the topic of Right To Work in Lapeer Monday night. Daley … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, employment, government, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Daley hosts Right To Work Townhall March 12

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

The Protect Our Jobs campaign launched this week in Michigan, seeking a constitutional amendment that would “enshrine” workers’ rights to collectively bargain. It would upend a number of pieces of legislation that were passed since Governor Rick Snyder took the … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, employment, government, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Freedom for whom?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I see that House Rep. Kevin Daley was among the sponsors of House Resolution 185, and voted for it. It passed 67-39 yesterday. HR 185 is a resolution “to memorialize Congress to enact the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Lapeer County, Michigan | Tagged | Leave a comment

Bullying exemptions?

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

Last week, Michigan state senators approved a bill on school bullying, but not before Republican legislators, ahem, amended it. What started out as Matt’s Safe School Law, aimed at stemming the bullying problems we are witnessing in our schools, became … Continue reading →

Posted in education, government, Michigan | Tagged , | Leave a comment

state rep kevin daley

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

Ubiquitous This guy is everywhere. Yup, it’s our ‘new’ state representative, Kevin Daley. He shows up at events far and wide around Lapeer county, in addition to his gig in Lansing three days a week. He just laughs when asked … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Lapeer County | Tagged | Leave a comment