Michigan Republicans threaten to impeach Democratic attorney general

Lansing — Michigan’s Republican-led Senate appears to be putting the squeeze on Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel and is not ruling out the possibility of pursuing impeachment if she refuses to enforce state laws to which she objects.

A 2020 budget unveiled this week by the Senate GOP proposes a 10 percent “administrative reduction” for Nessel’s office and other language attempting to limit her discretion in lawsuits.

It also proposes funding cuts for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office to pay for the creation of a new independent redistricting commission voters approved last fall.

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said in a Thursday morning radio interview that the upper chamber is working to apply “legislative pressure” on Nessel through the budget process.

The Plymouth Township Democrat has riled Republicans since taking office in January by settling a same-sex adoption lawsuit over a GOP law, issuing a legal opinion invalidating a Line 5 tunnel authority, creating a new hate crimes unit and vowing to ignore a state abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned.




https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/04/25/shirkey-gop-wont-rule-out-nessel-impeachment/3575646002/

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Biden says he asked Obama not to endorse him

ormer Vice President Biden, who announced his presidential candidacy Thursday, said he told former President Obama not to endorse him in the race.

“I asked President Obama not to endorse,” Biden said of his former boss. “Whoever wins this nomination should win it on their own merits.”

Obama on Thursday praised Biden following his campaign announcement, but stopped short of endorsing him.

“President Obama has long said that selecting Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008 was one of the best decisions he ever made,” Katie Hill, a spokeswoman for Obama, said in a statement.

“He relied on the vice president’s knowledge, insight, and judgment throughout both campaigns and the entire presidency. The two forged a special bond over the last 10 years and remain close today.”


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440643-biden-says-he-asked-obama-not-to-endorse-him

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San Francisco Supervisor Proposes 'IPO Tax' on Tech Companies

A San Francisco supervisor is introducing what he's dubbing an "IPO tax" that essentially would force tech companies worth billions of dollars to share some of the wealth.

As the Bay Area warms up for even more multibillion-dollar tech IPOs, Supervisor Gordon Mar on Wednesday proposed some of that stock money be given to the less fortunate.

With companies like Uber, Airbnb and others likely to make public offerings soon, lawmakers want to act fast because there’s also a down side to all that sudden wealth.

"We know this crisis, we feel this crisis," one man told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors during public comment Wednesday. "I walk to get on BART, and it’s packed."


https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/SF-Supervisor-Proposes-IPO-Tax-on-Tech-Companies-509032951.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand

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Joe Biden isn't perfect, but think before anyone holds the McCain endorsement against him.

Joe decided to act like a basic human being at a time of the McCain family’s time of greatest need, and while it shouldn’t give him a special leg up, it shouldn’t disqualify him, either.

The Statute of Limitations runs out on Trump in 2022.

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