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LANSING, Mich - Michigan home health care workers might have to go back to giving up part of their paychecks to a union if two bills passed by the state Senate become law.

Senate Bills 790 and 791 aim to revive the dues skim, in which a union takes money from Michigan home health care workers — most of whom are private people who get small public reimbursements for caring for elderly or disabled family members. 

From 2004 to 2013, Care Council legislation created a fictional employment relationship between home healthcare providers and the state, allowing the Service Employees International Union to take millions of dollars from federal stipends. The practice was never popular with Michigan home healthcare providers, with only 20% voting for unionization in 2005. Over nine years, dues skimmed just from Medicaid checks totaled more than $31 million. Click here to read more.

 

LANSING, Mich - A cooperative of several small southwest Michigan farms is fighting back after the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development recently seized $90,000 worth of raw dairy products.

The Whitmer administration raided Nourish Cooperative on May 28 over the sale of raw dairy products, seizing $90,000 worth of milk and butter the government deemed dangerous for human consumption.

In a video of the seizure posted online, two overweight bureaucrats from MDARD watched with clipboards in hand as employees filled a dumpster with the products.

“The two Michigan Department of Agriculture employees watched on since they were unwilling to do the raid themselves,” Harry Gray posted to X with the video. Click here to read more.

 

WASHINGTON D.C. - President Joe Biden formally rejected on Monday a bill in Congress that would require individuals to show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in elections for federal office.

A policy statement from the Biden administration said it “strongly opposes” the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which was introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) earlier this year and is expected to get a vote in the Republican-led House as early as this week, but did not mention the prospect of a veto.

“It is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in Federal elections — it is a Federal crime punishable by prison and fines. The alleged justification for this bill is based on easily disproven falsehoods,” the statement said. “Additionally, making a false claim of citizenship or unlawfully voting in an election is punishable by removal from the United States and a permanent bar to admission.” Click here to read more.

 

MIDDLETOWN, Penn. - A Pennsylvania woman has a few more things to celebrate after finishing her radiation treatment for breast cancer.

Donna Osborne, 75, said it was bittersweet when she scratched off her lottery ticket and realized she won $5 million. Osborne added the surprise also came just in time for her birthday.

"I was at the airport with my daughter. We were on our way to see family in Florida when the flight got delayed," she told lottery officials. "Well, it was delayed so many times, I decided to go home. My daughter stayed and flew to Florida,” said Osborne. “If I didn’t leave the airport, I would have never bought that ticket!"

Osborne said after scratching the ticket at the Speedway parking lot she couldn't believe her eyes. Click here to read more.

 

ROCHESTER, Mich - In the first part of the story about parental outrage in the Rochester Community School district, the focus was on parents' reactions to what they deemed inappropriate books on gender being read to their children. Parents accused the schools of imposing personal belief systems on young children without parental consent, referring to it as "grooming."

The controversies at Delta Kelly and Brooklands exemplify ongoing conflicts between parents and the Rochester Schools' administration and teachers. At a special board meeting, parent Stephanie Van Daele criticized the school board's involvement in events like Pride in the Park, arguing that such events are inappropriate for young children.

During the board meeting, Trustee Carol Beth Litkouhi proposed suspending the rules to allow immediate responses from board members regarding the reading of inappropriate books, but the motion did not pass. Litkouhi, who has sought information on gender studies and DEI courses through FOIA requests, has received partial and redacted responses. She currently has a pending lawsuit against the school system with the Michigan Supreme Court over FOIA interpretations. Click here to read more.

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MICHIGAN — Who is Lady Budgetdown?

It’s a question that has circulated among Michigan educators, school administrators, taxpayers and social media users as a mysterious online watchdog continues digging into school district finances, superintendent salaries, bond proposals and public spending.

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Michigan school funding tops inflation since before the pandemic

Funding for public schools in Michigan has grown faster than inflation since before the pandemic.

Yet some school teachers, like Amanda Walker of Bay City Schools, have said that schools are being defunded. Walker is vice president of her district’s chapter of the Michigan Education Association.

“I do think there’s been a concerted effort to dismantle public education by defunding, by diverting funds to private schools, by tearing down teachers and accusing them of all sorts of nonsense. People see it, and they feel it, and they don’t like it,” Walker told an MEA news publication recently.

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President Donald Trump has made no secret of his support for building new data centers across the country, but candidates in both parties are trying to show voters they are listening to growing concerns about the technology. With the midterms two weeks away, the issue could help decide who voters ultimately choose.

The debate is playing out in city halls nationwide. In Memphis, Tennessee, the city council voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have halted new data center development for a year, following a heated meeting. “We demand a healthy environment, clean air, clean water, which we have a human right to. We also demand representation that chooses us, the people, over the profits of a billionaire’s experiment,” said KeShaun Pearson, who attended the meeting. Click here to read more.

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The debate is playing out in city halls nationwide. In Memphis, Tennessee, the city council voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have halted new data center development for a year, following a heated meeting. “We demand a healthy environment, clean air, clean water, which we have a human right to. We also demand representation that chooses us, the people, over the profits of a billionaire’s experiment,” said KeShaun Pearson, who attended the meeting.

In Hermantown, Minnesota, a rural community of about 10,000 people in the northeastern part of the state, the city council moved closer to approving a new Google data center. Some residents said officials haven’t pushed hard enough. Click here to read more.

 

Consumers Energy’s rate hike request comes days after $139M increase approved

Consumers Energy is looking for a rate hike on natural gas prices less than a week after the public service commission approved a $139 million increase.

The utility provider filed its notice of intent with regulators on Monday, which is required before it can submit its rate request.

The previous rate hike came out to about a 4.3% bump in monthly payments for natural gas.

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Consumers Energy has not said how much more it is asking for it its latest failing, but did say the new rate would last 12 months, ending Oct. 31, 2028.

Utility companies cannot set rates themselves. Instead, they submit a request to increase rates for either natural gas or electricity with the Michigan Public Service Commission.

After making the request, both parties and any other stakeholders weigh in on the case.

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