Snyder vetoes auto repair legislation
LANSING (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed legislation that he says would have increased the cost of auto repairs in Michigan and possibly car insurance, too.
The bill won overwhelmingly approval in the Legislature.
It would have amended the law to state that when repairing certain parts during the first five years of a vehicle’s warranty, body shops could use only new or recertified original parts provided by car companies — unless the vehicle owner directed in writing to install an aftermarket part.
The Republican governor says it’s “laudable” to ensure cars are safely repaired and he supports other parts of the legislation. But he says the bill artificially sought to limit competition.
Detroit-area attorney reappointed to board of law examiners
Gov. Rick Snyder has reappointed Judge Christopher Murray of Grosse Pointe Farms to the Board of Law Examiners.
The Board of Law Examiners is responsible for the investigation and examination of anyone applying for admission to the State Bar.
Murray has served on the Court of Appeals since 2002 and is currently chief judge pro tem.He previously served as a judge on the Wayne County Circuit Court, as deputy legal counsel to Gov. John Engler, and worked as an attorney in private practice at Keller Thomas.
Murray received his law degree from the University Of Detroit School of Law.
His five-year term will expire June 30, 2021.
Group sues over rush-hour ban on DNC protest
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anti-poverty activists have sued Philadelphia, seeking the right to demonstrate during rush hour as the Democratic National Convention opens next month.
The lawsuit says the city has an unwritten ban on demonstrations during morning and evening rush hours.
The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign hopes to march from City Hall to a park near the convention site on opening day, July 25. Organizers say the city has granted exceptions for rush-hour parades and other public gatherings.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit recently on the group’s behalf.
The ACLU of Ohio sued Cleveland earlier this month, alleging the city’s rules for protests at the Republican National Convention violate free speech rights.
Someone makes off with a whole lot of beer
ATLANTA (AP) — A mystery is brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer.
A brewery in the city says nearly 3,300 cases of beer went missing when two of its trailers were stolen.
SweetWater Brewing Co. said the trailers had been loaded for a morning pickup when they were taken from the plant north of downtown early Tuesday.
A company spokeswoman said the two trailers carried 3,272 cases altogether — or more than 78,500 bottles — of SweetWater’s Summer Variety Pack.
She said both trailers were later located in the Atlanta area by using GPS, but both were empty.
The company is asking retailers to contact them if someone other than the company attempts to sell the beer, which has expiration dates of Sept. 20 or Sept. 21.
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