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Michigan developer Jim George gave $450K to lawmakers after $5M housing grant
Bridge Michigan ^ | May 23, 2024 | Simon D. Schuster

Posted on 06/16/2024 10:43:41 PM PDT by Texan4Life

LANSING — Three weeks before Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed last year’s state budget with a $5 million grant for an undefined Mount Clemens housing project, city commissioners held a special session to award the money to a company controlled by local developer Jim George.

In the months leading up to the vote, he had become a prolific political donor.

George’s company provided the agreement to Mount Clemens officials. He would buy a disused property on the edge of downtown, demolish the notorious, condemned hotel that stood on it and build apartments in its place.

Developer Jim George had requested more than $9 million in grants for the estimated $27 million project from state and local officials. Reprinted with permission of The Macomb Daily.

The grant, which would flow to his firm without any competitive bidding, would be used to reimburse his costs.

(Excerpt) Read more at bridgemi.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: bigretch; detroit; donations; jimgeorge; michigan; whitmer
Most of $455K in political donations were to Dems...
1 posted on 06/16/2024 10:43:41 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

The city council and Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles has had several members go to jail and all the others are under investigation for this sort of bribery.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-14/a-guide-to-los-angeles-city-council-scandals


2 posted on 06/17/2024 12:52:27 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: Texan4Life

9.1% for the big guys.


3 posted on 06/17/2024 1:10:26 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: minnesota_bound

If in lawless LA the city council and Board of Supervisors laundered govt grants, and were nailed and jailed for taking govt bribes and kickbacks, that should be a cinch in Whitmer land.


4 posted on 06/17/2024 1:35:41 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name . )
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To: Texan4Life

Michigan? You mean Detroit? You mean Lansing Allahwahoo Whackbar?

THe Dems love dfeeding the animals they keep in their fascist zoo.


5 posted on 06/17/2024 2:33:43 AM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: Texan4Life

10% for the Big Guy.


6 posted on 06/17/2024 3:47:19 AM PDT by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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To: eclectic

Its the Progs tithing to their church.


7 posted on 06/17/2024 4:21:51 AM PDT by motor_racer ("Show me the man and I'll show you the crime" - Lavrentiy Beria, J. Stalin Deputy Premier)
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To: chajin
9.1% for the big guys.

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in an austerity move?

8 posted on 06/17/2024 5:37:58 AM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: thinden

Maybe their Big Guy was as big as most thought 🤔🤔🤔🤔


9 posted on 06/17/2024 5:50:16 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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To: Lockbox; chajin; Cletus.D.Yokel

Maybe their Big Guy was as big as most thought 🤔🤔🤔🤔

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isn’t the PC term for MI kick backs “the Big Gal?”

isn’t this women’s unequal pay for the gretch?


10 posted on 06/17/2024 6:03:11 AM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: thinden

🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


11 posted on 06/17/2024 10:02:35 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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