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It’s hard not to discuss the state of roads and bridges in the United States after we heard of last month’s collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It is sad and ironic that on the same day the bridge collapsed, resident Joe Biden traveled to Pittsburgh to tout the implementation of his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which only allocates $110 billion (9.17 percent) for what would be considered traditional infrastructure, U.S. roads, bridges and related projects.The Wall Street Journal recently estimated 43,000 bridges in the United States are in need of repair at an estimated cost well above the $40...

During the Michigan House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday, Cynthia Johnson was vocal about her opposition to the process. “You’re allowing people to come in here and lie,” she said to the committee chair, state Rep. Matt Hall (R). “And I know they’re lying,” she said. Johnson is the Democratic minority vice-chair of the committee. This is what we heard about Michigan state Cynthia A. Johnson from the mainstream media. A Black Michigan lawmaker who slammed Republicans for inviting President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to hold a hearing last week over unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud has become the target...

Both Whitmer and the White House are accusing the other of inciting violence. The back-and-forth between President Donald Trump and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer heightened this weekend, as both Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden made swings through the state. While Biden told a crowd in Southfield there is no better governor in the country than Whitmer, Trump spoke in front of a crowd chanting “lock her up” as he said the governor needs to open the state, and the schools. Notably, districts are open or closed at their own discretion based on local school administrator decisions. “Lock ’em all...