Join host Gary Wellings and Ed Bonderenka as they discuss Michigan serious power outage, the problem with DTE’s monopoly and lack of service and infrastructure improvements, the Republican healthcare replacement plan, problems with Senate rules regarding filibuster, and wikileaks dump on the CIA hack Click Here for Podcast
Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget for next year would send state money intended for economically disadvantaged students to affluent school districts like Bloomfield Hills and Grosse Pointe. … more
The Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union and second-largest union in the state, is listed by one union watcher as one of the most financially precarious across the nation. … more
Illegals Hurting Schools
Having illegal immigrant children in schools is taking resources from citizen children Click Here for Details
Look at Carbon Dioxide Differently?
New EPA Chief says CO2 is NOT the main contributor to global warming Click Here for Story
The Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union and second-largest union in the state, is listed by one union watcher as one of the most financially precarious across the nation. … more
The University of Michigan is withholding some emails its president sent regarding President Donald Trump, claiming their content is protected under the Freedom of Information Act. … more
House Republicans have faced some unfair opposition to their plan to lower the state income tax, with assertions that the state budget can’t afford it. Yet the amount of state spending from state-levied taxes has grown $5.8 billion over the past six years. … more
Over seven years ago, Michigan passed a law calling for teachers to be paid based on performance. The law has been largely ignored, despite evidence that the old compensation system doesn’t work. … more
One state may be getting wise to the fact that government-funded tourism promotion is a bad bet for taxpayers and do away with two state agencies tasked with economic development and tourism promotion. … more
While Michigan strongly protects people from eminent domain, there are still cases where governments violate the private property rights of citizens. … more
Join host Gary Wellings and Ypsi Ed Bonderenka as they discuss Democrat attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Trump Administration. Allegations of wire tapping of Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign, Obama holdovers in government trying to sabotage the new administration and an update from Michigan’s 7th district Congressman Tim Walberg on Congressional Review Acts, The Reins Act, and the upcoming Repeal and Replacement of Obamacare as well as other Washington DC news Click Here for Podcast
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