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Bonnie BucquerouxOn December 6, the gap between my classes allowed me only a brief window to drive to the Capitol to capture some video of the Michigan legislature’s attempts to ram through a flurry of last-minute bills.
Like an old firehorse who lunges into action when the bell rings, I hurried to the Capitol to report on stories that other reporters might miss for the Lansing Online News, the experiment in citizen journalism I co-publish.
But as I walked toward the Capitol, a speaker announced that the Michigan State Police were refusing to allow anyone to enter. Surely that couldn’t be true. Not while critical bills were still being debated and passed. Not in a democracy.
Politicians have a duty to represent the public interest, not make decisions behind closed doors.