Monday, July 17, 2023
The Mining Journal 7A
State/Nation
— As the six-month sprint ing the lofty expectations. His
to the Iowa caucuses begins, campaign is bullish on Iowa,
the sprawling field of Repub- banking on his long-standing
lican presidential candidates support in a state he easily
is facing growing pressure carried twice in general elec-
to prove they can become tions, combined with an ag-
serious challengers to former gressive digital outreach that
GOP White House hopefuls
work to stop Trump in Iowa
A police officer stands in the
area of a mass shooting incident
in the Southern District of Balti-
more, Sunday, July 2. Baltimore
leaders are condemning what they
called a “catastrophic breakdown”
in how city police responded to
911 calls leading up to a mass
shooting at a neighborhood block
party earlier this month. Police
received a call about hundreds of
partygoers armed with guns and
knives about three hours before
the shooting, but on-duty officers
decided no law enforcement ser-
vices were required.(AP photo)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)
Trump is eagerly embrac-
President Donald Trump.
The urgency is particularly tional conservative voters.
acute for Florida Gov. Ron Yet Trump faces some vul-
includes a focus on nontradi-
DeSantis, who entered the nerabilities, including a feud
race in May with expecta- with Iowa’s popular gover-
tions that he would quickly nor, Kim Reynolds, over her
become Trump’s top ri- refusal to formally endorse
val. For now, however, he his campaign. While many in
has struggled to generate the party view recent indict-
the enthusiasm that Trump ments of him in New York
commands from the GOP and Florida as politically
base, leaving it uncertain he motivated, they nonetheless
will become the threat to the risk becoming a liability that
former president that he was rivals may try to exploit.
Baltimore leaders slam
police after mass shooting
once billed to be.
In a memo shared last
BALTIMORE (AP)
Nearly three hours before a Day event, but this year it was shot and killed in the across Baltimore.
mass shooting turned a south slipped through the cracks, same courtyard where the re- Even after city housing
Baltimore neighborhood Worley said. During day- cent mass shooting unfolded. officials instituted a deseg-
—
cers at the annual Brooklyn friends in January when he housing segregation persisted
“That’s what DeSantis month with donors to the in-
wanted to be. It’s possible he fluential network started by
may be that still,” said Gentry Charles and David Koch, Mi-
Collins, a seasoned Iowa and chael Palmer, who leads the
national Republican strate- group’s data and polling op-
gist who ran Mitt Romney’s eration, argued against what
2008 caucus campaign. “But he called “the myth of Trump
it sure doesn’t look like that inevitability.” He wrote that a
to me — it’s become clear significant number of Trump
that there isn’t room for an- voters remain open to a Re-
block party into a scene of light hours, the party featured Bruce traveled to Baltimore regation policy in 1954,
terror and bloodshed, the pony rides and other activi- from her home in Pennsyl- Brooklyn Homes tenants suc-
city’s police department ties for children while adults vania to testify at Thursday’s ceeded in keeping out Black
received a call about hun- grilled hamburgers, mixed council hearing.
dreds of partygoers armed drinks and socialized with “If you had been policing later. Finally, facing fierce
with guns and knives — but old friends. that community the way that political pressure and a back-
on-duty officers decided no The Baltimore Police De- you should … this would not log of housing applications,
police services were required. partment has been under a have happened,” she told city officials integrated Brooklyn
The decision contributed to federal consent decree since leaders.
a “catastrophic breakdown” 2017 because a U.S. Depart-
in police communication ment of Justice investigation Bruce said she was 11 months
and response during the found a pattern of unconsti- old when her mother moved er white supremacist groups
hours leading up to the July tutional policing practices. them into Brooklyn Homes hosted rallies and burned
2 shooting, top city officials Worley said the consent de- because their previous Bal- crosses in the development,
said at a city council hearing cree monitoring team, which timore apartment was found tormenting the first Black
Thursday evening.
Baltimore’s troubled histo- dered reform process, will be els. Like many other families cording to historian Rhonda
ry with policing was thrust heavily involved in review- struggling financially, they Williams who writes about
into the national spotlight ing the shooting response. got stuck there even as con- its history in her book “The
years ago following the 2015 He said Baltimore police ditions deteriorated, she said. Politics of Public Housing:
death of Freddie Gray in leaders are consulting with Moving out was a feat. Black Women’s Struggles
police custody. Since then, their counterparts in other The complex itself has a against Urban Inequality.”
city leaders have focused on cities that have experienced long and troubled history root- As the demographics start-
reforming the Baltimore Po- high-profile mass shootings, ed in racial discrimination. ed shifting in subsequent de-
lice Department and repair- including Las Vegas and Au- It was constructed during cades, Brooklyn Homes and
ing public trust, especially rora, Colorado. World War II to house white other public housing devel-
within the Black community. “We’re going to get to the defense workers and their opments suffered from grow-
Critics say this latest failure bottom of it, find out what families, who poured into the ing disinvestment, becoming
threatens to jeopardize recent happened and fix it,” he said. largely industrial peninsu- forgotten enclaves of mostly
progress. Residents and local leaders la after a nearby Bethlehem Black Baltimoreans, said Ni-
Two people died and 28 said they absolutely want ac- Steel plant started building cole King, an American stud-
others were wounded when countability for any officers military cargo ships. Other ies professor at the Univer-
gunshots tore through a large responsible, but the problems subsidized developments sity of Maryland, Baltimore
crowd filling the courtyard at hand extend far beyond the housed Black workers as County.
of the Brooklyn Homes pub- police department.
lic housing complex as the Brooklyn, which occu-
annual summertime celebra- pies the southwest corner
tion continued after nightfall. of Baltimore bordering the
Most victims were teenagers Patapsco River, is often
and young adults. Officials treated like an afterthought,
said there were multiple residents said. East and west
shooters but haven’t provid- Baltimore — two histori-
ed an exact number. Police cally under-resourced, ma-
arrested one teenager accused jority-Black areas — often
of bringing a gun to the event, get more attention from city
but he hasn’t been charged leaders and law enforcement,
residents until over a decade
other alternative to Trump.”
publican alternative and he
DeSantis was among cited public polling that in-
six White House hopefuls dicates DeSantis may be a
in Iowa on Friday for the stronger general election can-
Family Leadership Summit, didate against President Joe
where an audience of close Biden.
Homes and white residents
In an interview afterward, reacted with vitriol.
The Ku Klux Klan and oth-
to 2,000 conservative Chris-
But a central challenge
tians gathered to see former for Republicans is to hone a
Fox News host Tucker Carl- message that resonates with
son interview the candidates voters who have backed
individually. Trump did not Trump but are open to others
attend, though he has swung in 2024.
helps oversee the court-or- to have dangerous lead lev- families who moved in, ac-
through the state multiple
times in recent weeks and the political arm of the Koch
will return Tuesday. brothers operation, is work-
Americans for Prosperity,
DeSantis and biotech entre- ing to explicitly undermine
preneur Vivek Ramaswamy Trump in Iowa and other ear-
received the most raucous ly-voting states. Since Febru-
cheers from the packed hall ary, the group’s paid staff and
in the downtown Des Moines volunteers have been knock-
events center, notably when ing on thousands of doors a
they argued for a more limit- week in Iowa and raising
ed U.S. military role backing questions about Trump’s
Ukraine.
“Europe needs to do more. said Drew Klein, the organi-
This is their backyard,” De- zation’s state director.
Santis said to applause. That approach has con-
chances in a general election,
Yet it was Iowa Gov. Kim cerned some in the GOP.
Reynolds, choosing the event Cedar Rapids Republican
to sign the recently passed Bernie Hayes, chair of the
six-week abortion ban, who GOP in Iowa’s second most
received the loudest and populous county, said he was
most sustained standing ova- shocked when Klein told
tion when she took the stage. people last week they should
She is publicly neutral in the not back Trump in the cau-
race but has been slammed cuses.
by Trump for appearing with
“Why would you speak
DeSantis at campaign events against him where there’s a
in the state, though she also big percentage of people who
has appeared with other can- support Donald Trump?”
with shooting anyone.
though Brooklyn faces many
didates.
asked Hayes, who is also a
In the immediate after- similar challenges. Gunfire is
math, residents and com- a frequent occurrence in the
munity leaders said the trag- Brooklyn Homes complex,
ic outcome is yet another and residents often complain
symptom of a condition the about drug dealing.
There’s still time for any member of the state Repub-
of the contenders to mount lican Party central committee
a more robust challenge to and publicly neutral. “That
Trump — but not a lot. Io- message is going to lose big
wa’s first-in-the-nation cau- time.”
majority-Black south Balti-
more community has been Donna Bruce, who lived in
experiencing for generations: the complex until 2012.
“It’s like an island,” said
cuses are scheduled for Jan.
15.
Candidates who are the
most blunt in knocking
Beyond DeSantis, Tim Trump are not making in-
Scott is being closely scru- roads in Iowa. Former New
tinized. The South Carolina Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,
senator has impressed many for instance, has not visited
with an agenda that is every the state as a 2024 candi-
bit as conservative as the one date and was not among the
offered by Trump or DeSan- speakers Friday. He is focus-
tis. Some say Scott is dis- ing his energy on the more
tinguishing himself with an libertarian voters in New
aggressive outreach strategy Hampshire.
neglect. They questioned
whether police would have
responded differently if the
incident unfolded in a more
affluent area.
Her adult son was visiting
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Public Service Commission
Administrative Rules for Responsibilities of
Providers of Basic Local Exchange Service that Cease to
Provide the Service Rule Set 2023-28 LR
“If the answer is yes, the
question is why,” City Coun-
cil President Nick Mosby
said during opening remarks.
Throughout the hours-long
hearing, he repeatedly asked
law enforcement leaders
to acknowledge that police
engagement varies based
on ZIP code and socioeco-
nomic status. Meanwhile the
city’s rampant gun violence
is heavily concentrated in its
poorest neighborhoods.
“All citizens … in the city
of Baltimore deserve the
same level of service,” Mos-
by said.
Acting Police Commis-
sioner Richard Worley, who
assumed leadership of the
department last month after
his predecessor resigned, said
the agency is conducting a
comprehensive review to de-
termine what went wrong the
night of July 2.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 09:00 AM
Lake Michigan Hearing Room
paired with an upbeat mes-
sage.
Another candidate critical
of Trump, former Arkansas
Scott is making inroads Gov. Asa Hutchinson, had
because “he’s doing the real an awkward exchange with
hard work of retail politics Carlson on Friday when the
in Iowa, doing small groups conservative commentator
with pastors and churches grilled Hutchinson over the
and leading to bigger and COVID-19 vaccine and his
bigger meetings and ven- veto of a 2021 law banning
ues,” said Mike Demastus, gender-affirming treatments
a Des Moines evangelical for transgender youth.
7109 W. Saginaw Hwy, Lansing MI 48909
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a public hearing to
receive public comments on proposed changes to the Responsibilities of Providers
of Basic Local Exchange Service that Cease to Provide the Service rule set.
This is a re-promulgation of existing rules with some amendments to Part 2 of the
rules addressing the roles and responsibilities of retail and wholesale providers that
are involved in interconnection disputes with each other, which may result in the
disconnection of end-user customers, and the addition of new rules to address the
information that providers of basic local exchange service seeking to discontinue
service must provide in a notice of discontinuance. The rules address the responsi-
bilities of providers of basic local exchange service that cease to provide the service
to any segment of end users or geographic area, go out of business, or withdraw
from the state, including the transfer of customers to other providers and the reclaim-
ing of unused telephone numbers. The rules will provide clarity to providers as to
the specific information that should be included in a notice to the PSC regarding a
discontinuance of service and how that notice should be provided to customers and
interconnecting providers. The rules will eliminate the ambiguity in the Michigan Tele-
communications Act and address frequently received questions from providers re-
garding notices to the PSC while maintaining consistency with the intent of the Michi-
gan Telecommunications Act and the traditional function and purpose of rulemaking.
Adopting formalized rules will provide consistency in terms of the information each
provider must submit in a notice of discontinuance to the PSC.
pastor who has met several
times with Scott.
“Is it treatment to prevent
him from going through the
Carlson noted reports of natural process of adoles-
increased interest in Scott, cence?” Carlson asked, in-
prompting a crack from the terrupting Hutchinson, who
senator that he hoped the tried to move on. “This is one
money would follow. of the biggest issues in the
“I’m glad to hear they’re all country.”
flocking to me,” Scott said. “I
The audience erupted in
wish they would go out and applause for Carlson, while
write the check, too, because Hutchinson tried to reinforce
we haven’t seen that yet. I’ve his position that parents, not
heard the stories myself, but the state, should be the guid-
what I haven’t seen is the ing force for children, a point
He said higher-ups weren’t
informed about the block
party, even after reports of
several hundred participants
being potentially armed and
disorderly. That call came in
around 9:40 p.m., according
to the department.
millions and millions.” met with silence from the
Trump is the undisputed crowd.
MCL 484.2202(1)(c)(iv) requires the Commission to promulgate rules pursuant to
MCL 484.2213 to establish and enforce quality standards for: “Providers of basic
local exchange service that cease to provide the service to any segment of end
users or geographic area, go out of business, or withdraw from the state, including
the transfer of customers to other providers and the reclaiming of unused telephone
numbers.” MCL 484.2213 authorizes the PSC to promulgate rules under the Admin-
istrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306.
leader in Iowa, similar to the
Similarly, former Vice
grip he holds on Republicans President Mike Pence got
nationally. That makes Iowa a tepid response when he
particularly crucial for any- told the audience he “had
one hoping to stop him. Giv- no right to reject the elec-
en the relatively early date of toral votes” on Jan. 6, 2021,
the caucuses, a strong win by when Congress was certify-
Trump in Iowa could put him ing the results of the 2020
in a commanding position election. He drew a murmur
heading into the following of jeers when he defended
Another call about possible
gunshots came about an hour
later, Worley said. The de-
partment sent its helicopter to
survey the scene and officers
determined the sounds were
actually fireworks. They
did nothing to disperse the
crowd, which had grown to
several hundred people.
MCL 484.2202(2) mandates that this ruleset shall expire within three years of its
effective date, and that the PSC “may, before the expiration of the rules, promulgate
new rules under subsection (1)(c).” Thus, these rules sunset every three years and
must be re-promulgated every three years. The rules currently sunset on March 21,
2024. These rules will take effect 3/21/2024 after filing with the Secretary of State.
igan.gov/moahr and in the Michigan Register in the 7/15/2023 issue. Copies of the
draft rules may also be obtained by mail or electronic transmission at the following
address:
contests.
his position that military
“There’s no question Don- support for Ukraine is a na-
ald Trump is winning Iowa tional security interest for
right now,” said Josie Al- the United States.
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Service Commission
Deadly gunfire broke out
around 12:30 a.m., scatter-
ing the group as victims ran
for their lives and residents
searched frantically for loved
ones in the ensuing chaos.
In years past, the police
department stationed offi-
brecht, a former top Iowa
“Anybody that says we
Executive Secretary, Case No. U-21368, Michigan Public Service Commission, P. O.
Box 30221, Lansing MI 48909 Email: mpscedockets@michigan.gov
Comments on the rules may be made in person at the hearing or by mail or electron-
ic mail until 8/14/2023 at 05:00 PM.
GOP Statehouse communi- can’t be the leader of the
cations adviser who is help- free world and solve our
ing the state party but is neu- problems at home has a pret-
tral in the 2024 campaign. ty small view of the greatest
“I think there has been a lot nation on Earth,” Pence re-
of support for him for many sponded when Carlson chal-
years, and that’s a hard wall lenged Pence’s commitment
The public hearing will be conducted in compliance with the 1990 Americans with
Disabilities Act, in accessible buildings with handicap parking available. Anyone
needing assistance to take part in the hearings due to disability may call 517-284-
8090 to make arrangements.
to crack.”
to domestic priorities.
