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Today marks the two month anniversary of Governor Whitmer’s “stay-at-home” Executive Order 2020-21. During her press conference announcing this Executive Order, she stated,“The goal here is simple stay home stay…
Confused about what happened today in Lansing?Please be aware that there are many who would prefer confusion, but it is really not all that confusing to anyone who has read…
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the surface of the moon. On August 25, 2012, Neil Armstrong left our earthly bonds for the…
On April 20, the Michigan House Republican leadership released what they call the “Comeback Roadmap” for re-opening Michigan safely. First, the good news. After standing by for weeks where they…
If you are like me, you are tired of the “timeline roulette” approach taken by many of our elected officials regarding how to address COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan, my home state,…
Resolution: Proposed Alternative to Governor Whitmer’s COVID-19 Response PATRICK COLBECK·TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020·4 MINUTES Whereas Governor Whitmer’s response to the COVID-19 has been arbitrary and capricious regarding which businesses are…
On Friday, April 17th, the MI Senate Republican Leadership released their proposal to open Michigan safely. First, the good news. 1) After standing by for weeks where they did nothing…
Whereas all political power is inherent in the people Whereas the people have delegate enumerated powers to elected officials in our Michigan and U.S. Constitution Whereas the executive authority granted…
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Resolution: Rescind Executive Order MI 2020-42 PATRICK COLBECK·TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020·2 MINUTES Whereas all political power is inherent in the people Whereas the people have delegate enumerated powers to elected…
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The State of Michigan annually collects a net of $9.7B in personal income tax payments. Wouldn't it be nice to make that $0 and join the other states that no…
There has been much discussion of the “Fiscal Cliff” in the news of late. Last year, we were spending $3.8 Trillion, but we were only collecting $2.5 Trillion. As of…
Time to Enforce Our Laws On July 13th of this year, Public Act 268 which bans the practice of straight ticket voting in our state was signed into law by…
By Senator Patrick Colbeck Thank you members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for this opportunity to testify in support of SCR 20 and 21. As Senator Schuitmaker has already addressed…
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Last week, the Senator from the 1st district issued the following statement on the Senate floor. "Over and over again this happens. Law enforcement officers use deadly force in situations…
Last year, we passed out a $53.6B budget. This year, we have before us a $54.9B budget. That represents an increase of $1.3B. How did we prioritize the spending of…
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