09:26 Mitch : Hello!
09:27 Mitch : Trent TV starts in 3 minutes…
09:29 Texas Watchdog staff : Hello!
09:30 Texas Watchdog staff : We’ve got Jennifer Peebles, Trent Seibert and Lee Ann O’Neal here today
09:30 wvwatchdog : I’m hoping to watch, but newmediatv keeps crashing my browser for some odd reason
09:30 wvwatchdog : but seems ok now
09:31 wvwatchdog : or not…technical issues?
09:31 Mackinac Kathy : hey..i’m here…
09:31 wvwatchdog : you are indeed
09:31 Mitch : hi kathy
09:31 Mackinac Kathy : hey
09:31 Texas Watchdog staff : hello wvwatchdog, Kathy and Mitch!
09:32 wvwatchdog : what’s going on in michigan today
09:34 Mackinac Kathy : rain… cold… fall in MI
09:34 wvwatchdog : I hate fall
09:34 Mitch : here in Oregon too
09:34 Mackinac Kathy : my fave time of year! not long enough.. football!
09:34 Mitch : Go BEars!
09:34 wvwatchdog : it’s nearly everyone’s fav time of year
09:34 wvwatchdog : but not me
09:38 Mackinac Kathy : I have discovered this tax lien information rests with our County seats… seems most have databases that tell you EVERYTHING.. property/IRS/State income tax/et
09:38 wvwatchdog : it’s true
09:38 wvwatchdog : in WV you pretty much have to get that info from the county
09:39 Mackinac Kathy : The Detroit News is doing this also…and reporting people of note who owe money..
09:39 Mackinac Kathy : If you want to have fun, Wayne County, Michigan (Detroit) has searchable internet database..
09:40 Texas Watchdog staff : kathy, can you post the link to the detroit news series?
09:40 Mackinac Kathy : lots of famous people who live in, or have passed through Motown owe lots of $$
09:40 Mackinac Kathy : sure!
09:40 wvwatchdog : I’ve been looking into a grade changing controversy involving our state treasurer’s daughter and one of our public universities
09:41 Mackinac Kathy : *snicker* this is great http://apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/taxingdetroitblog/index.php
09:41 Texas Watchdog staff : That’s the Pacer Web site
09:41 Texas Watchdog staff : Thanks, Kathy! We’ll check it out
09:41 Texas Watchdog staff : I think it’s pacer.gov or pacer.us …. We will fin dit and post it shortly after the session to the chat room
09:42 Mackinac Kathy : I have explored Pacer.. it’s interesting, however I need a lawyer to help me navigate through the documents!
09:43 Mackinac Kathy : nodding my head…
09:44 Mackinac Kathy : oops!
09:44 Mackinac Kathy : could resonate in MI.. we’re in bowhunting right now.. firearms deer season starts Nov. 15
09:46 Mackinac Kathy : The only thing we have is a database of disciplined lawyers… it’s actually pretty comprehensive… for Michigan
09:47 Mackinac Kathy : In MI it’s ethics arm of Michigan Bar (I think) they certainly know how to look out for one another!
09:47 Texas Watchdog staff : what races are folks covering this fall?
09:48 Texas Watchdog staff : mostly local?
09:48 Mackinac Kathy : very few and far between…
09:48 wvwatchdog : Well, this isn’t streaming to me
09:48 wvwatchdog : no vid, no sound
09:48 Texas Watchdog staff : sorry, wvwatchdog.
09:49 Mackinac Kathy : We have a state senate election Nov. 3rd that’s kind of interesting…
09:49 Texas Watchdog staff : it should be archived if you have trouble watching it live
09:49 Texas Watchdog staff : is there an incumbent, kathy?
09:49 Mackinac Kathy : GOP candidate endorsed (and paid, I’m sure) by Teachers’ union…
09:50 Mackinac Kathy : Detroit City Council also Nov. 3
09:51 Mackinac Kathy : That’s been the big news with this guy…
09:51 Texas Watchdog staff : the detroit city council should be interesting
09:52 Texas Watchdog staff : trent is referencing the LM-2 form
09:52 Texas Watchdog staff : which unions must file with the federal gov’t
09:52 Texas Watchdog staff : the LM-2 is accessible online at the Dep’t of Labor’s Web site
09:52 Mackinac Kathy : Oh.. Detroit mayor election too! Big time
09:54 Mackinac Kathy : I was told future travel is a little more guarded, for safety and security reasons (governor/state legislators)
09:54 Mackinac Kathy : is that common?
09:54 Mackinac Kathy : yes
09:55 Mackinac Kathy : gotcha… thanks…
09:56 Mackinac Kathy : yay Steve!
09:57 Mackinac Kathy : lol! it is rather deflating to find an IRS lien for $50,000, only to find a few documents later, that person has been released from the lien b/c they paid it!
09:57 Texas Watchdog staff : yes, it would be
09:58 Texas Watchdog staff : but i think it would be worse not to find that second document 
09:58 Texas Watchdog staff : UCC filings
09:59 Texas Watchdog staff : Uniform Commercial Code
09:59 Mackinac Kathy : thank YOU!
09:59 Texas Watchdog staff : news@texaswatchdog.org
09:59 Texas Watchdog staff : or 713-980-9777
09:59 Texas Watchdog staff : always happy to help!
10:00 Texas Watchdog staff : here is that database where you can find the LM-2 form that unions must fill out
10:00 Texas Watchdog staff : http://www.dol.gov/esa/olms/regs/compliance/rrlo/lmrda.htm
10:00 Texas Watchdog staff : here is the link to the PACER federal court records
10:01 Texas Watchdog staff : http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/
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