Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
House Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday in response to last month’s deadly Amtrak crash in Washington state. The bill would hasten the implementation of a safety feature known as Positive Train Control (PTC). Entitled the ‘Positive Train Control Implementation and Financing Act,’ the legislation would automatically decrease the speed of trains traveling over the permissible
A Louisiana schoolteacher who was chucked out from a board meeting after questioning an official’s pay raise has said she’ll probably sue. While Deyshia Hargarve didn’t say litigation was inevitable, she seemed unsurprisingly open the prospect of pursuing a lawsuit. “We’ll see how it goes,” said the teacher, who was filmed being handcuffed and marched
When police came to arrest Randall McCrary, they found the 45-year old in an unstable state. Covered in his own waste and screaming at convenience store customers, officers took the mentally ill man into custody some four months ago. Once in jail, McCrary couldn’t afford to leave. A municipal court set his bail at $500,
Wisconsin is in settlement talks with juvenile inmates who’d been incarcerated at two juvenile detention facilities. Governor Scott Walker ordered the Lincoln Hill School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls closed, months after a judge demanded that abuse at both institutes be ended. Detainees were helped in taking legal action by the Wisconsin
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rolling out action against employers who hire illegal aliens. Last summer, reports CNN Money, Chicago’s Cloverhill Bakery lost a third of its workforce. Close to 1,000 employees were let go after ICE audited the temp agency which had signed on recruits in its processing facilities and shops around the
No matter what the administration says, immigration policies under Trump are clear-cut for men like Jorge Garcia. Midway through Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the 39-year old Detroit native was bidding a tearful farewell to his family. Standing near the security gates at the region’s largest airport, Garcia hugged his teenage daughter. His wife stood
A Connecticut woman who lost three daughters and her parents in a Christmas Day blaze is dropping a lawsuit against the city of Stamford, saying officials had followed through on amending local fire laws. The New York Times writes that documents obtained from a federal court in nearby Bridgeport records the settlement with advertising executive
Former Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar was under investigation by five different institutions during the last two and a half years of his tenure. Nassar, who worked with the university and had a longstanding career with USA Gymnastics, was suspected of sexual misconduct by five organizations and institutes. MLive.com reports the doctor was under
President Trump blasted a liberal senator, accusing him of lying about the commander-in-chief’s “shithole” countries comment. Tweeting on Monday, Trump referred to Sen. Dick Durbin as “Dicky,” alleging the politician misrepresented his remarks on immigration last Thursday. “Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the DACA meeting. Deals can’t be made when there
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is under fire for criticizing the five white men leading negotiations on DACA. According to Politico.com, her Number 2 in the House – Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, himself involved in the talks on DACA – quickly rebuked her comments, calling them “offensive.” “The five white guys I call them you,