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Liberty Township calls state police to eject group of elderly quilters who refused to leave community hall

After 137 years helping disabled veterans, families suffering tragedies, and premature newborns in Wexford County’s Liberty Township, the Liberty Ladies Aid is struggling.

In July, township trustees dissolved a contract with the group of about a dozen elderly women who sew quilts and assemble gift baskets for folks in need, ending the Aid’s free use of the township hall that dated back to 1932, the Cadillac News reports.

Township trustees later reversed course under pressure from locals who rallied behind the ladies, though the relationship between the Aid and township remains tense.

On Thursday, the township’s elected officials called state police to force the women from the township hall as trustees reconsidered a public information request from the Aid in a closed session, WWTV reports.

Aid President Mary Hallett told the news site the group had moved to the foyer, but that wasn’t good enough. Click here to read more.

 

A 9.25 Percent Top Income Tax Rate Would Drive Jobs, Investment, and Economic Opportunity Out of Michigan

Michigan has long boasted a competitive individual income tax rate, currently at 4.25 percent. A proposed ballot measure would change that, giving the state the second-highest top rate of any state situated between New York and California. The inevitable result: fewer jobs, lower wages, further out-migration, and a heavy burden on Michigan’s small businesses.

The proposed “Invest in MI Kids” measure would amend the state’s constitution to impose a 9.25 percent top rate on earners with annual taxable incomes over $500,000 for single filers and $1 million for joint filers, effective January 1, 2027. Proponents estimate that the new marginal rate would generate an additional $1.7 billion in revenue per year, earmarked for public education.

As a tax on high earners, only a small share of Michigan’s population would pay the tax directly, as proponents are keen to point out. But the economic ramifications of such a high-rate tax would touch the lives of far more than those subject to the new rate. Click here to read more.

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What The FDA Doesn’t Tell Women About Hormone Replacement Therapy

When the Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency would be removing the black-box warning from hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, women everywhere threw their hands up in celebration.

And rightly so. America’s health agencies are finally acknowledging that women are not simply “little men,” and that research and clinical care must account for a woman’s unique biology and hormonal fluctuations across every stage of life.

But amid the cheering, some important nuance is being overlooked. The FDA’s decision to remove the black-box warning from HRT is just one example of how recommendations offered without adequate context or distinction may do more harm than good. Click here to read more.

 

National Border Patrol Council president disputes reports of ICE arresting 5-year-old, says child was rescued

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez forcefully rejected media reports on Thursday suggesting that federal agents “arrested” a five-year-old child, clarifying instead that the child was rescued after being abandoned by a parent.

In an interview on Florida’s Voice Radio, Perez characterized the report as part of a “false narrative” used by activists and media outlets to vilify law enforcement. He said the child’s parent fled from authorities, choosing their own freedom over the safety of the minor. Click here to read more.

 

Bureaucrats’ Political Donations Hint Census Bureau Overcounting for Democrats May Not Be Coincidental

Undercounting population in red states like Texas and Florida in 2020 cost Republicans at least six seats in the House of Representatives, while overcounting in blue states like California and New York contributed to 18 new Democratic seats, according to Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.

“In 2020, the Census Bureau undercounted in primarily deep-red states like Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, all red, while overcounting in radical blue states like Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island,” Hunt told a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government. Click here to read more.

The Michigan Department of Education has circulated information to school boards across the state promoting professional development workshops for school staff focused on LGBTQ+ students for the 2025–26 school year.

The Michigan Department of Education has circulated information to school boards across the state promoting professional development workshops for school staff focused on LGBTQ+ students for the 2025–26 school year.