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Tom Casperson

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Name: Tom Casperson

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Wolf hunt allows controversial steel-jaw traps

MoreThe wolf hunt this November and December will allow for the use of steel-jaw leg traps, raising criticism from those who consider it a cruel practice and who question allowing traps on public lands.Adam Bump, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources ... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 19 2013]

Entities: Nancy Warren, Tom Casperson, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Brandenburg, Pavlov see benefit to wolf hunting (166)

Two state senators in the area voted in favor of the bill that made gray wolves, protected under the federal Endangered Species Act for nearly 40 years until 2012, a game animal in Michigan.How did they approach the issue? What were the rationales that ... [Published Voice News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Tom Casperson, Michigan Senate, Lame Duck, Rick Snyder

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

They Don’t Care What You Think

They don’t care what you wantwiki commonsIf you want to understand the Republicans who now control our state government, remember this: They don’t care what you want; they have contempt for what you think; and they most emphatically don’t care about ... [Published MetroTimes.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Tom Casperson, Rick Snyder

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 3 reports

A Second Round for Wolves?

As we await final action from Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on the fate of the state’s awful and overreaching ag-gag bill (which the state’s attorney general yesterday called “constitutionally suspect” in a formal written opinion), Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder ... [Published Humane Society of the United States - May 10 2013]

Entities: Rick Snyder, Tom Casperson, Referendum, Species

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 4 reports

Wolf bill signed

MARQUETTE - Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Wednesday that allows the Michigan Natural Resources Commission - in addition to the state Legislature - to add species to the list of state game animals, including the gray wolf.The measure clears the way ... [Published Marquette Mining Journal - May 09 2013]

Entities: Tom Casperson, Rick Snyder, Referendum, Species, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Michigan Senate

Michigan Senate OKs wolf hunting bill, derails push for state vote

Lansing The state Senate gave final approval and immediate effect Tuesday to wolf hunting legislation designed to short-circuit efforts by opponents to ban the practice through a statewide vote in 2014.A bill giving the Michigan Natural Resources Commission ... [Published Detroit News - May 08 2013]

Entities: Michigan Senate, Natural Resources, Rick Snyder

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

The right to speak

Animal rights supporters around Michigan, including here in the Birmingham-Bloomfield area, are furious with the state Legislature.After collecting more then 250,000 signatures to have the right to vote on the issue of hunting wolves in Michigan, the ... [Published South Lyon MI Herald - May 05 2013]

Entities: Tom Casperson, Democracy, Natural Resources

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Freedom to choose

As of December 2012, Michigan became the 24th state in the United States to pass right-to-work legislation. It simply gives workers the freedom to choose whether they want to financially pay union dues, as a condition of employment.One of the main reason ... [Published The Daily News - May 04 2013]

Entities: Tom Casperson, Workers, United States

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Plan could lead to lifting of land acquisition cap

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which manages millions of acres of land across the state for conservation and recreation, plans to submit a proposal that could lead to the lifting of a state-imposed cap on its future land acquisitions.The ... [Published Holland Sentinel - May 01 2013]

Entities: Acquisition, Rick Snyder, Tom Casperson, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Controversial hunting bill could be approved today

Opponents to wolf hunt say it thwarts voter rights House Republicans are expected to vote on a set of controversial bills today that opponents say would limit voters ability to have a say in which animals can be hunted in Michigan.The bills, sponsored ... [Published Lansing State Journal - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Tom Casperson, Referendum, Species, Natural Resources

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Targeting wolves and muzzling voters

Detroit Free Press Editorial BoardFiled UnderA coalition of environmental groups spearheaded by the Humane Society of the United States has collected signatures from more than 250,000 Michigan voters who want to repeal a 2012 bill authorizing wolf hunting ... [Published Detroit Free Press - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Tom Casperson, Species, Humane Society of the United States, Environmental Stewardship

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 2 reports

Fighting for wolves ? and democracy

For Brenda Shufelt of Birmingham, it isn't just about the wolves.Shufelt, a counselor with the St. Clair Shores Schools, is a longtime animal lover and has been circulating petitions to stop the proposal to hunt wolves in Michigan.For weeks, she and some ... [Published South Lyon MI Herald - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Tom Casperson, Democracy, Natural Resources

Quotes

"These new laws reaffirm the people's desire for Michigan's wildlife to be managed using scientific, objective standards," said Casperson. "sound management through the use of methods including hunting and fishing is extremely important for the health of our natural resources and for the preservation of our way of life in michigan."

Wolf bill signed [Published Marquette Mining Journal - May 09 2013]

...Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, has said wolves are causing problems and sparking safety concerns in Ironwood. Casperson says people are "living in fear? and have to consider whether they should let their children play in backyards."

Michigan House vote leaves state a step closer to wolf hunt in Upper Peninsula [Published Michigan Live - May 02 2013]

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Residents say Michigan's wolves 'becoming more ... [Published Michigan Live - May 19 2013]
Wolf hunt allows controversial steel-jaw traps [Published Detroit Free Press - May 19 2013]
Brandenburg, Pavlov see benefit to wolf hunting... [Published Voice News - May 18 2013]
They Don’t Care What You Think [Published MetroTimes.com - May 15 2013]
State officials to discuss 'big box' store tax ... [Published The Daily News - May 13 2013]
A Second Round for Wolves? [Published Humane Society of the United States - May 10 2013]
State panel sets fall hunt dates for gray wolf ... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 10 2013]
Upper Peninsula wolf hunt authorized by Michiga... [Published Michigan Live - May 09 2013]
Natural Resources Commission approves wolf hunt... [Published WLUC TV 6 - May 09 2013]
Wolf bill signed [Published Marquette Mining Journal - May 09 2013]
Michigan: Governor Signs Pro-Hunting Reform int... [Published NRA-ILA - May 09 2013]
Mich. governor OKs bill that could allow wolf hunt [Published Beaver County Times - May 09 2013]
Snyder signs bills to better manage Michigan wi... [Published Michigan.gov - May 08 2013]
Governor Snyder signs game species bill [Published WLUC TV 6 - May 08 2013]
Michigan Senate OKs wolf hunting bill, derails ... [Published Detroit News - May 08 2013]
Senate gives final OK to bill that allows wolf ... [Published Detroit News - May 07 2013]
U.P. residents weigh in on proposed wolf hunt (... [Published Michigan Public Radio - May 07 2013]
The right to speak [Published South Lyon MI Herald - May 05 2013]
Michigan Pro-Hunting Reform Clears House of Rep... [Published NRA-ILA - May 04 2013]
Freedom to choose [Published The Daily News - May 04 2013]
Letters: Leave wolf issue up to those who have ... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 03 2013]
Eric Baerren: The tussle over Michigan's forest... [Published Michigan Live - May 03 2013]
Michigan House vote leaves state a step closer ... [Published Michigan Live - May 02 2013]
Tim Skubick: Anti-wolf hunting coalition livid ... [Published Michigan Live - May 02 2013]
Plan could lead to lifting of land acquisition cap [Published Holland Sentinel - May 01 2013]
The week in Michigan politics: Senate candidate... [Published Michigan Public Radio - May 01 2013]
DNR director supports pro-wolf hunt bill [Published Individual.com - May 01 2013]
DNR plan would lift cap on state land purchases [Published Detroit News - May 01 2013]
Senator misjudged [Published Marquette Mining Journal - Apr 30 2013]
House committee hears testimony regarding game ... [Published WLUC TV 6 - Apr 30 2013]

Blogs

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Midday open thread [Published Daily Kos - Feb 27 2013] Today's comic by Jen Sorensen is American Idle : You can soon live in IKEA, pre-assembled . Sequester could compromise reliable weather forecasts . Racist demagogue Pat Buchanan schools know-nothing Jennifer Rubin on Iran . Buchanan says Iran is not ...
Michigan GOPer Wonders Why More Time Wasn't Spe... [Published TPMMuckraker - Feb 27 2013] Michigan state Sen. Tom Casperson, a Republican who represents the state's 38th District, went on a Lansing, Mich. radio program on Tuesday and was asked right of the bat whether he believes President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. His response? ...
Re-Birther Of The Uncool, Part Eleventy Squared [Published Balloon Juice - Feb 27 2013] Oh racist Republican jackass birthers, don’t ever stop reminding the American people just which party is full of bigots and crackpots whose awful views aren’t just tolerated but are openly welcomed. Via Taegan Goddard : Michigan state Sen. Tom Casperson ...
Another GOP Lawmaker Questions Obama Birthplace [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - Feb 27 2013] Michigan state Sen. Tom Casperson (R) told a radio show he's not sure where Obama was born, according to Deadline Detroit .Said Casperson: "I don't know because it seems like that issue was dropped immediately as far as the major media went. My gut tells ...
Making It Legal to Touch Bear Cubs–and Other Un... [Published Swampland - Feb 15 2013] And now, the latest rundown of some of the more unusual bills that state lawmakers currently have on their dockets. Michigan: Go on, pet that bear cub. A Michigan measure would make it legal for people to have contact with bear cubs in the state—so long ...

Press Releases

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Michigan Association of Counties Recognizes Leg... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Apr 08 2013]
Michigan Senate Approves Legislation to Enhance... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - Mar 05 2013]