Thursday, November 18, 2010

Newly elected County Commissioner meets with Muskegon Tea Party

Newly elected County Commissioner meets with Muskegon Tea Party Muskegon News
"Alan Jager, Muskegon County Commissioner elect met last night with the Muskegon Tea Party.
Jager narrowly beat out long time commissioner Charles “Buzz” Buzzell"

Low-tax states will gain seats, high-tax states will lose them

Low-tax states will gain seats, high-tax states will lose them Washington Examiner
"“in eight of ten losers, workers can be forced to join a union as a condition of employment.

In 7 of the 8 gainers, workers are given a choice whether to join or contribute financially to a union.”"

State withholding Muskegon Heights funds due to tardy audit

State withholding Muskegon Heights funds due to tardy audit MLive.com
"No other Michigan municipality’s revenue-sharing payment is being withheld for this funding cycle, Buhs said.

“It comes up occasionally.
It happens,” Buhs said, saying that in the past Detroit’s revenue-sharing payment has been withheld by the state."

Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day

Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day « American Mustache Institute
"November 18 is “Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day.”"

US comfortable with GM IPO pricing, investors

UPDATE 1-US comfortable with GM IPO pricing, investors Reuters
"Bloom said GM has done the right thing and pricing of $33 per share is a 'fair deal' even though the partial sale represents a loss of roughly $9 billion on taxpayers' original investment.
'We're very comfortable with the way this went,' Bloom said"