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Six-figure salaries increase by 474% at Michigan health department

Michigan taxpayers are paying the salaries of more than 4,000 six-figure employees at the state health department, even as the agency’s failures have produced fraud and hundreds of millions in erroneous benefit payments.

The number of high-earners employed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services grew from 513 in fiscal year 2020 to 2,944 in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 474%.

The growth of high-earners in the state health department outpaces that of the rest of Michigan’s government. The number of high-end employees in Michigan’s government increased from 6,945 in fiscal year 2020 to 18,647 in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 168%. Click here to read more.

 

CBS Exploits a Murdering Mother Superior

The cultural stereotype of a Catholic nun is often very uptight—as in unmercifully swatting a child’s knuckles with a ruler—but sometimes it’s more violent. Nuns plot murders.

This happened on the CBS crime drama/dramedy “Elsbeth” on Nov. 20. The main character, Elsbeth Tascioni, is a Chicago lawyer sent to New York City to enforce a federal consent decree with the New York Police Department. But every week, she’s solving murders while she floats around in flamboyant outfits and a collection of large handbags. Click here to read more.

 

Michigan man faces 20-year felony over threats to ‘eradicate’ Oakland County GOP, burn down HQ, ‘put a bullet’ in teen leader

A Waterford man faces up to two decades in prison after he allegedly threatened to kill Republicans and burn down the party’s Oakland County office over his frustrations with the 47^th POTUS.

Ryan Lewis Vallance, 34, was arraigned in District Court on Tuesday on a count of false report – threats of terrorism, over Facebook messages to the Oakland County Republican Party and Michigan GOP Youth Vice Chair Krish Mathrani, 19, WJBK reports.

The party contacted Bloomfield Township Police on Saturday over the Facebook messages, which included threats to use “Molotov cocktails for MAGA,” and to “eradicate” members and donors, Oakland County Republicans wrote to a statement. Click here to read more.

 

Campbell’s Cans VP After Hot-Mic Insults Go Public

Campbell’s didn’t wait for a second serving of controversy: the soup company fired a Michigan executive after a leaked recording revealed him trashing the very products he was paid to promote, disparaging customers and coworkers in the process.

Martin Bally, a vice president in the company’s information-security division, was identified in a lawsuit filed by former employee Robert Garza, who says he was fired after reporting Bally’s comments to management. Garza alleges he recorded the November 2024 meeting where Bally dismissed Campbell’s food as “highly processed” and “for poor people,” and went on to make racist remarks about Indian employees. Click here to read more.

 

‘Lived under a lie’: Miami man uses dead toddler’s name to build life in the U.S.

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Miami man originally from South Africa pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft after stealing a dead toddler’s identity to gain citizenship 40 years ago.

In addition to the identity theft, he was also convicted on October 15 for making a false statement on a passport application.

According to evidence presented during the trial, 68-year-old Vasudevan Pillay first came to the United States in 1985 with a six-month tourist visa.

When Pillay arrived, prosecutors say Pillay stole the identity of a U.S. citizen who had died decades earlier as a toddler. Click here to read more.

WEXFORD COUNTY Mich. Authorities say the fiancé of a pregnant woman who vanished more than three weeks ago has been taken into custody after searchers discovered a body in the Manistee National Forest.

Investigators confirmed Tuesday that a body was located in a remote part of the forest in Boon during an ongoing search for 32 year old Rebecca Park. Park was last seen on November 4 and her disappearance prompted extensive searches across northern Michigan.

The Wexford County Sheriff’s Office said Park’s fiancé, 35 year old Christopher Huspen, was arrested earlier in the day on unrelated warrants. Detectives say he remains a person of interest as they continue processing evidence connected to the case.

Authorities said formal identification of the body is still underway and have not released a cause of death. The Michigan State Police Crime Lab is assisting with the investigation.

Search teams including volunteers had spent weeks combing through rural areas after friends and family reported that Park’s sudden disappearance was out of character. Her vehicle was later located in a wooded area near Boon which intensified the search effort.

Officials say more information will be released once the medical examiner completes the autopsy. The investigation is ongoing.

 

 

Largest battery storage facility in Great Lakes region could be forced on Ludington area thanks to ‘clean energy’ mandate

Plans are in the works for a massive 500-megawatt energy storage facility near Ludington that’s expected to dwarf the largest similar facility in the Great Lakes region by nearly double.

Amber Township Supervisor Tom Alway told Crain’s Grand Rapids Business officials are “doing our due diligence to learn more about” the proposal from NextEra Energy, the same company that owns Florida Power & Light, the largest electric utility in the country.

“We’re still trying to learn more,” Alway said. “What is the overall impact to the township and county, and just trying to understand the whole magnitude of this project.”

Zoning for the project is overseen by Mason County, though legislation approved by a Democratic government trifecta in 2023 allows the developer to circumvent local approval to apply directly to the Michigan Public Service Commission, comprised of three bureaucrats appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Click here to read more.

 

Trump Should Troll the COP30 UN Climate Conference

As we all know, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) has been running in Brazil. Conservative energy and environmental groups are urging the Trump Administration to stage a boycott, labelling these meetings as a waste of taxpayer money that fail to improve the environment while enriching China.

These groups are right–and that’s exactly why President Donald Trump should attend. Instead of letting the jet-setting climate class hobnob in peace, the president should use their own global stage to troll them for their hypocrisy while boldly promoting his much better record on the environment. Click here to read more.

 

Judge clears way for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade despite legal challenge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A circuit court judge has denied a request to halt Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, clearing the way for the controversial season to begin on Dec. 6 and run through Dec. 28.

The ruling, issued Monday by Leon County Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey, rejected a request for a temporary injunction filed by the conservation group Bear Warriors United, according to FOX13 reported. The group had sued the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, arguing that the agency’s decision to approve the hunt in August was not based on sound science. Click here to read more.

 

Child pornography warrants issued for missing high school coach, authorities say

WISE COUNTY, Va. – Officers with Virginia State Police have obtained 10 warrants for a high school football coach who mysteriously went missing during an undefeated season for his team.

According to the State Police, Union High School head football coach Travis Turner was officially listed as a missing person Sunday after he was last seen on Nov. 20.

Turner is now wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. Police said additional charges are pending. Click here to read more.

 

Biden Admin Pressured U.S. Airports To House Illegal Immigrants, Bombshell Senate Report Reveals

The Biden administration pressured at least 11 American airports to house illegal immigrants despite security warnings, a shocking new Senate report revealed Tuesday.

The Biden White House directed the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to identify airports where illegal migrants could be held and processed, according to Fox News, citing the 47-page report, entitled “Flight Risk.” In some instances, the Biden administration asked federal agencies to “divert … resources” to support the illegal migrants.

“The Biden-Harris administration made airports and aviation less secure,” the report states, “by allowing and encouraging aliens to shelter at U.S. airports, by allowing improperly vetted aliens to fly into and throughout the United States, and by diverting needed federal air marshals to the border.” Click here to read more.