Brad O'Donnell

Councilman in Utica, MI. Progressive believer in fiscal sanity. @CMUniversity alum. Lover of sarcasm; hater of tomatoes.

[Brad O'Donnell @bradodonnell]

I’m constantly trying to recruit people to run for office and they always reply with some version of “nothing ever changes, why waste my time?”

…and it’s hard to argue with that.

[Chris Hall @challreporter]

Michigan officials: Tough getting people to seek office, sit on boards https://t.co/ooqs5hy3uq via @freep

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Governance is tolerated only when the law protects us and provides justice.

If enforcement of a law leads to less safety (ex. enforcers killing innocents), it’s a bad law.

ICE should be repealed, and its duties returned to pre-ICE agencies.

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Americans on average like their health insurance coverage... Until they don't.

Crypto rug pulls got nothin' on health insurance rug pulls.

And once Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act, it'll get even worse.

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My new 2025 Blue Care Network plan costs way more and covers way less than my current 2024 one. No similar plan is available.

Astounding coming from the "nonprofit" health insurance company. @mibcn @BCBSM

[Brad O'Donnell @bradodonnell]

I'm not ready to give up on nonviolence.

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$250mm in corporate welfare to prop up an ugly building while GM lays off my neighbors is gonna be a no from me.

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[Chris Hall @challreporter]

My Free Press colleagues are bargaining a new contract with ⁦@Gannett⁩ starting today. #FairContract2024

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Nessel brings charges against St. Clair Shores voters, election workers accused of fraud https://t.co/JLSK2GK3Rv via @freep

[Chris Hall @challreporter]

New Michigan law: Labels on packages to indicate wipes aren't flushable https://t.co/EKxRaUHlrP via @freep

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She was wonderful.

[Shelby-Utica News @ShelbyUticaNews]

Carmella Sabaugh, who spent decades serving the public as the Macomb County clerk/register of deeds, died June 8 at the age of 85. https://t.co/XRTeblGG1t

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Wait wait wait. We know these roads are dangerous, and we know the methods to make roads less dangerous (many were listed in the article!).

Why does this need to be a study? Govt does a whole lot more talking about problems than solving them.

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@StrongTowns @clmarohn Merch idea: 1970s lettering saying Legalize It, with a silhouette of a duplex

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@DE_Gifford This is always frustrating as a local elected. A pricey "study" has to be done so we can learn what is already known, then pricey engineering plans are written up that totally exclude any incremental test changes so the project cost is higher.

[Dave @DE_Gifford]

But we have huge tracts of parking lots, low paying manufacturing jobs and everything is just a 1-6 hour drive away on wide, crumbling roads! What’s not to love?

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@StrongTowns A perfect case study. A city can't afford their 5-lane stroad, but they can't choose a more-affordable option without losing funding:

Eastpointe retracts road diet for East 9 Mile after letters from state traffic regulators threaten funding

https://t.co/fHHPsEeAqV

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@MikeR_SH @bhamgov "Your trees suck, your landscaping doesn't matter, and we own it all anyway so sit down and shut up" is the message being received by residents. I'd be upset too.

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How many people have to die before we talk about bad road design? Because plan A is (apparently) to let people keep getting killed.

[Shelby-Utica News @ShelbyUticaNews]

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Candice Miller proves one can be a competent administrator without having an ounce of policy smarts

[Shelby-Utica News @ShelbyUticaNews]

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