LANSING, Mich - Michigan Democratic lawmakers are sponsoring bills to create statewide standards for keeping or removing books from libraries.
Democratic Reps. Veronica Paiz of Harper Woods and Carol Glanville of Walker introduced House bills 6034 and 6035 Nov. 7. The bills are tie-barred, meaning one cannot be enacted without the other.
“This bill aims to protect our libraries by establishing clear standards and processes for selecting and withdrawing materials from collections,” Glanville told Michigan Capitol Confidential in an email about her proposal. “Additionally, this bill enhances local control of libraries by setting guidelines for out-of-district requests. By protecting our libraries, we’re not just preserving books. We’re supporting freedom, community, and the values that unite us.”
The bill aims to give the district library’s chief executive employee the final responsibility for keeping or removing materials in a district library's collection. The director or chief executive employee may designate another individual to act on the director’s or chief executive employee’s behalf to assist with selection or withdrawal. Click here to read more.
WINTER HAVEN, FLA - The city of Winter Haven, Florida, is ditching fluoride in their water supply, citing, in part, warnings from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary.
According to reports, the commissioners made this determination in a 3-2 decision, removing the fluoride by January 1, according to WFLA, which detailed much of the debate:
“The government really should not be involved in healthcare, or what goes into the bodies of citizens,” Mayor Pro Tem Brian Yates said, after hinting that fluoride in the water supply and his hyperthyroidism may be correlated. “Those really should be left up to the patient and the (healthcare) provider.”
One of the two dissenters, Commissioner Clifton E. Dollison, claims that he himself was a benefactor of fluoride in water, as his mother had nine children and they grew up poor. Because of that, he never saw a dentist until he was an adult. He claims the dentist told him he had no cavities and attributed it to living in a place “where there was fluoride.” Click here to read more.
By- Sharyl Attkisson
It's amazing how many media figures remain so uninformed on the proven links between vaccines and autism. Without knowing the subject thoroughly, they keep falsely claiming the links have been "debunked."
Quite the opposite.
I understand, because I was surprised, too, at what I learned when I was first assigned to cover the subject of vaccine safety at CBS News in 2001. At the time, I knew nothing about how vaccines work, scientific studies linking them to autism and many side other effects, or the medical and industry complex set up to defend them at any cost.
As an investigative reporter looking into this topic independently for more than two decades, I have helped expose a lot of what many are desperate to cover up. Some of my work on the topic has received journalism awards, and it has been cited favorably in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The news that’s been revealed in this time period, including compelling studies, testimony, court cases, and other evidence, is now easily accessible to any reporter who knows better than to simply google and get the industry and medical establishment approved narratives; or rely upon information from the vast network of groups, organizations, and fake “fact checkers,” ultimately set up by industry to spin us all. Click here to read more.
DETROIT, Mich - General Motors is laying off another 1,000 workers, mostly at its Global Tech Center in Warren, offering the latest “unmistakable sign the auto industry is slowing.”
Patrick Anderson, CEO of Anderson Economic Group in East Lansing, told Bridge Michigan it’s also obvious “that consumers are expressing some reluctance about buying the higher-priced cars, notably electric cars.”
Anderson added: “Manufacturers are cutting back on their costs in anticipation of a further slowdown or even a recession.”
GM confirmed on Friday the 1,000 layoffs worldwide involve 507 salary and hourly employees at the Global Tech Center, including 34 working aftersales engineering, 40 in engineering operations, 26 in manufacturing engineering and two dozens in sales.
“In order to win in this competitive market, we need to optimize for speed and excellence,” GM spokesperson Kevin Kelly said in a statement cited by The Detroit News. “This includes operating with efficiency, ensuring we have the right team structure, and focusing on our top priorities as a business. As part of this continuous effort, we’ve made a small number of team reductions. We are grateful to those who helped establish a strong foundation that positions GM to lead in the industry moving forward.”
The Friday layoffs follow about three months after the carmaker let 1,000 employees go in August, including 600 at the Tech Center, as The Big Three have delayed vehicle launches, shut down factories and cut back on staff. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - A massive liberal organization filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in order to understand how the agency could be utilized for President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement goals.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the agency on Monday in an effort to obtain information about ICE Air Operations, the network of chartered flights used to repatriate thousands of illegal migrants every year after they’ve been ordered deported. The ACLU says it aims for the findings to shed light on how ICE Air Operations could be expanded to carry out Trump’s pledge for mass deportations upon entering office.
The lawsuit pertains to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request the organization submitted in August asking for details about ICE Air. However, the ACLU says it filed its lawsuit after ICE failed to respond to their request.
“Little is known about how President-elect Trump would carry out its mass deportation agenda, but what we do know is that this proposal has already instilled fear among immigrant communities,” Eva Bitran, director of immigrants’ rights at ACLU SoCal, said in a statement. “The public has a right to know how its taxpayer dollars could be used to fund deportation flights that would tear apart not only families, but also our communities.” Click here to read more.
