By Dawson Bell
Free Press Lansing Bureau
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox’s legal challenge to sweeping federal health care legislation is a “serious constitutional claim” that has been too airily dismissed by law scholars, according to a Georgetown University law professor recruited by Cox to speak to reporters today.
Randy Barnett, a Carmack Waterhouse legal theory professor, said …

“Reform of the Day” Web Feature Highlights Cox Effort to Make State Government More Transparent, Open to Taxpayers
LIVONIA, MI— Mike Cox today renewed his call to place all state contracts and spending online in an easy-to-use, searchable database during his latest “Reform of the Day” web video at MikeCox2010.com.
“By placing all of Lansing’s spending and …

Granholm Battles to Raise Taxes on Graduates while Cox Fights for Tax Cut to Keep Young Families, Entrepreneurs In-State
LIVONIA, MI— Mike Cox today discussed his plan to keep new graduates of Michigan colleges and universities in-state by giving them a pass on the income tax for three years after graduation in a new “Reform of …

Granholm’s Record, Renewed Calls for Massive Tax Hikes Sends Terrifying Signal to Prospective Job Makers, Investors
LIVONIA, MI— Mike Cox today discussed his plan to repeal the Granholm-Cherry income tax hike of 2007 in a new “Reform of the Day” web video at MikeCox2010.com.
“Michigan families know how to spend their money better than Jennifer Granholm and …

LIVONIA, MI— Mike Cox today responded to Governor Granholm’s nationally televised call for higher taxes, telling the Governor there are better ways to fund education than by killing Michigan jobs.
“Michigan can’t afford another tax increase,” said Cox.  “Unfortunately, Governor Granholm’s only answer to Lansing’s problems is one tax hike after another.
“Michigan businesses and families have …

LIVONIA, MI— Mike Cox today discussed his plan to cut the Michigan Business Tax- the “Jobs Tax”- in half, then eliminate it in a new “Reform of the Day” web video at MikeCox2010.com.
“With the highest unemployment rate in the nation, the first priority for Michigan’s next governor must be bringing jobs and job providers back …

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox says the landmark health care overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama exceeds the limits of what Washington can force Americans to do.
The Republican attorney general and gubernatorial candidate joined attorneys general from 12 other states Tuesday in suing the federal government. The lawsuit filed …

By Dawson Bell
Free Press Lansing Bureau
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is warning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Michigan would join in a constitutional challenge to health care reform legislation if it is adopted without a recorded vote.
Cox, in a letter to Pelosi released this afternoon, said use of the “deem and pass” …

LIVONIA, MI— Mike Cox 2010 Campaign Manager Stu Sandler today criticized Pete Hoekstra for being one of only three Republican members of Congress to miss a critical vote that would have prevented Democrats from using a parliamentary trick called “Deem and Pass” to approve nationalized health care. 
With Hoekstra absent, Democrats narrowly prevailed on a vote …

LIVONIA, MI— Mike Cox 2010 Campaign Manager Stu Sandler today called on Pete Hoekstra to explain to Michigan voters his support for runaway pork barrel spending.  Yesterday, Hoekstra’s campaign claimed that any attack on his spending record is “misguided” but his voting record tells the real story.
The following pork barrel spending votes illustrate Hoekstra’s true …