The new bill would require animal owners to get approval at a health care provider in the state of Michigan and prove that the animal helps for a specific disability. Anyone who tries to cheat the system could be charged with a misdemeanor and face fines or jail time.
This is something that's been different about the United States for a long time. We have no declared official language. France's official language is French, Mexico's is Spanish...in fact, most of the rest of the world has a declared official language. 32 states in the US have one, and a Michigan politician wants the Mitten to join them.
This is not the first time this topic has been tossed around or considered. After a failed attempt in trying to end Daylight Saving Time, in 2015, a different Michigan lawmaker is now proposing the same thing.
The bill was introduced by a group of House Representatives on Wednesday hoping to eliminate the time change...
We could be getting a new state flag in Michigan.
A State Senator introduced a bill, last week, that would create a new flag design done through a contest. The bill states that the contest would run January through July 2018 but a new design won't be chosen until January 2019...
I know we live in a land of free speech and the right to protest; but, so much has changed since that was accepted as a civil liberty in our Constitution over 100 years ago. Respect and consideration for humankind has diminished quite a bit since then, wouldn't you say...