I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
State Reps. Bill Rogers (R-Genoa Township) and Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) have introduced bills to fine the Michigan Education Association and penalize teachers in the event of a strike.
According to House Republicans:
HB 4466, sponsored by Scott, will fine the Michigan Education Association $5,000 per teacher for each full or partial day that public school employees are engaged in a strike or strike like activities. The bill also orders employees to pay a fine in the amount equal to one day of pay for every day or partial day in which an employee participates in a strike.
House Bill 4465, sponsored by Rogers, directs state superintendents to suspend a teacher’s license for a period of two years or permanently revoke their license, if caught breaking existing strike laws.
The bills were referred to the House Committee on Education.
In a recent letter to teachers MEA President Iris Salters asked locals to vote by April on whether the union should “initiate crisis activities up to and including job action.”
“The legislation being considered on a daily basis at the Capitol (emergency managers, step freezes, mandatory privatization, mandatory health insurance payments, budget cuts, etc.) are outright attacks on our students, our members, our communities and our future,” she wrote. “And we must take action accordingly.”
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter