Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)
3 Jan 2022

Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)

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We’re starting the year with a discussion of a very important and topical issue from a different perspective. In Michigan and around the country, maps for Congressional and state district boundaries are being re-drawn, and will impact who gets elected … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves
2 Aug 2021

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves

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Learn about this complex issue in 14 slides. Links available in this document.

So … What’s the Rush?
31 May 2021

So … What’s the Rush?

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We’ve scratched our heads and asked this question several times over years of following the Michigan Legislature; but lately we’ve seen more and more of this tactic. Those of you who work on legislative matters know that things can happen … Continued

Speaking Out to Protect Alaska’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
9 Nov 2020

Speaking Out to Protect Alaska’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

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Today Attorneys for Animals responded to the latest in a long series of proposed regulations issued by the Department of Interior which weaken the Endangered Species Act; or priviledge oil and gas and other industrial uses of the land; or … Continued

They All Matter
9 Sep 2020

They All Matter

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You’ve likely never heard of the American Burying Beetle. Neither had we, until the species was downgraded from “endangered” to “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency charged with administering the Act. … Continued

The (Relative) Calm Before the Storm: Legislative Tracker™ to August 28, 2020
28 Aug 2020

The (Relative) Calm Before the Storm: Legislative Tracker™ to August 28, 2020

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As we head into the fall, the Michigan Legislature returns to work. We expect to see a flurry of activity in September and October, as the 2019-20 legislative session nears its end. We don’t expect many new bills to be … Continued