Dave Bondy@davebondy

August 10, 2026

Gladwin mayor challenges city administrator contract clause, calls it a ‘gag order’

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Dave Bondy@davebondy

July 09, 2026

New tuition-free classical charter school to open in Midland this September

MIDLAND, Mich. — Families in the Midland area will soon have another public school option when Founders Grove Classical Academy opens Sept. 8, offering a tuition-free classical education for students beginning in kindergarten through sixth grade.

The public charter school, located on Wheeler Street, will add one grade level each year until it becomes a K-12 school.

“There is no other school in the greater Tri-City area right now that really offers a tuition-free classical education,” said Sara Ladwein, board president of Founders Grove Classical Academy.

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Dave Bondy@davebondy

June 16, 2026

200,000 Michiganders wait for tax returns

LANSING, Mich. — Thousands of Michigan taxpayers are still waiting for state income tax refunds months after filing, and state officials say a new tax processing system is a major reason why.

The Michigan Department of Treasury recently acknowledged that roughly 5% of tax returns remain unresolved, affecting an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 taxpayers. Officials told lawmakers that the delays stem from the state’s transition from a 40-year-old mainframe system to a new platform known as GenTax.

State Rep. Brad Paquette criticized Treasury officials following recent legislative testimony, arguing that taxpayers deserve better accountability and communication.

“The Michigan Department of Treasury says approximately 200,000 Michiganders still have problems with their tax returns,” Paquette wrote on social media. He questioned whether Treasury leadership has been adequately prepared to manage the new technology while implementing what officials have described as a culture of tax compliance.

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Anna Angeline Angel @Vicham

August 27, 2026

https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/dolly-parton-s-legacy-includes-a-children-s-hospital-bearing-her-name

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Anna Angeline Angel @Vicham

August 27, 2026

https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/reimbursement/122777

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Anna Angeline Angel @Vicham

August 27, 2026

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/theyre-back-far-left-nonprofits-race-back-obama/

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THEY’RE BACK: Far-Left Nonprofits Race Back to Obama Judge to Block Trump’s Postal Election Integrity Rules After Talwani Forced to Lift Nationwide Injunction * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft

Left-wing voting organizations are racing back to Obama-appointed U.S.

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Dave Bondy@davebondy

August 27, 2026

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Michigan ranks No. 6 among states for worst record in chronic absenteeism

Michigan had the sixth-worst rate among 44 states for the number of students who were chronically absent from school in 2025, according to the new report. Last year, 29% of students in the Great Lakes State were chronically absent.

The American Enterprise Institute report, “From Attendance Crisis to Chronic Condition?,” defines a chronically absent student as one who misses at least 10% of the days in a school year. Officials at the Michigan Department of Education use the same definition.

The report from the Washington, D.C.-based think tank evaluates school systems and states by the percentage of their students who are chronically absent, which amounts to 15 to 20 times per school year. Click here to read more.

University Student Sues County for Flock Camera Records

FLINT, Mich - Kettering University student Josh Tewolde has filed a lawsuit against Genesee County after the county refused to release key public records concerning its use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras.

Represented by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, Tewolde is asking the Genesee County Circuit Court to require the county to disclose records requested under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, including a map of Flock camera locations, audit logs showing who accessed the camera data and when, and records of scans involving Tewolde’s own vehicle.

Flock cameras capture images of every passing vehicle, including license plates and visible details such as make, model and color. The information is stored in a searchable database and can later be used in criminal investigations. Click here to read more.

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A Call to Power: Islamic Leaders See Ballot Box as Path to Paradise

The call to prayer is sounding across America. From Hamtramck, Michigan, to Paterson, New Jersey, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, rooftop amplifiers remind growing numbers of Muslim faithful five times a day of their duties with the Arabic message that “Allah is the Greatest! There is no god but Allah!”

The so-called “adhan” is just one sign of how Islam is transforming pockets of the nation. As more Muslims participate in the country’s political life, running for office, influencing, and in some cases, even controlling local governments, they are putting their own stamps on their communities: renaming city streets after Arab homelands and mandating Islamic holidays and halal-only lunches in public schools, while even changing noise ordinances to the consternation of many non-Muslim neighbors.

Like Polish, German, Irish, and Italian immigrants before them, American Muslims now control several small cities. These include Hamtramck, which has an all-Muslim city council, as well as midsize cities like neighboring Dearborn. Click here to read more.

Obamacare Improper Enrollment Cost US Taxpayers $65,000,000,000 In Just One Year, New Report Reveals

Improper enrollment across Affordable Care Act exchanges cost American taxpayers billions of dollars in 2024, according to a Paragon Health Institute analysis released Wednesday.

Combining Paragon’s previous estimates of improper exchange enrollment and Medicaid expansion enrollment suggests that 14.3 million individuals enrolled in these programs in 2024, or 34% of total ACA enrollees, were actually ineligible, according to the report. The analysis also projects that improper enrollment across the two ACA programs cost the federal government approximately $65 billion in 2024. Click here to read more.

FBI raids three Metro Detroit addiction treatment centers, owner’s home

Three addiction treatment centers were raided by the FBI. Quality Behavioral Health treats people recovering from addiction, but Tuesday morning, three of its locations were the target of an FBI raid.

Video captured at the scene shows investigators banging down the door at the Quality Behavioral Health on East Grand Boulevard near Mack on Detroit’s east side. They also raided the Eastpointe location, and SkyFOX flew over the raid on their facility in Troy on Tuesday morning.

However, FOX 2 also learned the feds raided the home of the owner, Naveed Syed. His attorney spoke with us Wednesday.

“Literally a year ago, August 2025, my client was told by some patients that on the way in or out of one of the facilities, they were stopped by someone who identified themselves as a federal agent,” said Arthur Weiss. Click here to read more.

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Dave Bondy@davebondy

August 24, 2026

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Monday August 24, 2026

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One of Michigan’s richest communities snags $790k from new state budget

LANSING, Mich - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has shifted the legal strategy in her fight against fossil fuel companies. Nessel’s office filed an antitrust lawsuit in January that reads less like a traditional competition case and more like an alternate history of how energy markets supposedly would have evolved but for a decades-long conspiracy. The complaint does not merely allege misconduct; it imagines an entirely different Michigan – one where electric vehicles dominate roads, renewable energy is ubiquitous, and consumers enjoy lower costs and broader choices in transportation and home energy.   

In this “but-for” world, electric vehicles would no longer be niche or luxury products. Click here to read more.

Bill Maher mocks Democrats’ ‘double standard’ on faith, saying Jewish belief isn’t welcome

WASHINGTON — Comedian Bill Maher shot at what he portrayed as the double standard of the Democratic Party on religion during a CNN show segment on Friday. Maher said that a candidate’s public faith is welcome only “as long as that faith isn’t Jewish.”

Maher’s comments came after a segment on CNN’s “Real Time” when Dana Bash discussed Texas Democrat James Talarico’s Christian faith, saying he “wears his faith on his sleeve” in a way Talarico believes could help him.

“Well, in the Democratic Party, as long as that faith isn’t Jewish, you’re good,” Maher said.

A Pew Research Center poll shows 80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have an unfavorable view of Israel. At the same time, 41% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents also hold a negative view of the Jewish state. Click here to read more.

Data Center Backlash Brings Thousands Of Projects To A Screeching Halt

Americans’ growing opposition to the prevalence of data centers has led many politicians to limit or pause their increase altogether.

Lawmakers in New York and Texas, for example, have effected stoppages of data center projects, while other states, such as Pennsylvania, have issued more restrictions on data center construction. Americans’ support for data centers has generally plummeted, as critics have linked them to higher utility bills — reflecting extraordinary water and energy usage — being experienced by local communities.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a sprawling data center moratorium in early August as residents soured on data centers. Abbott claimed his moratorium would protect Texans. Click here to read more.

New York Liberty Run Pro-Trans Scoreboard Message, Deny Paid Message from Group Supporting Women’s Sports

New York City’s WNBA team refused to take a paid scoreboard message from a woman who wanted to support the XX-XY movement to protect women’s sports from men identifying as women. Naturally, the team had no problem displaying pro-trans scoreboard messages.

Julie Potter, a lesbian hip-hop performer, says the New York Liberty tried to alter her message, which she paid to display at Barclays Center during the Liberty’s game against the Indiana Fever.

Potter says she has a receipt showing she paid $100 for the scoreboard message to be shown during the August 22 game, OutKick reports. Click here to read more.

17-year-old high school quarterback dies after football game injury

ALMA CENTER, Wis. – A high school senior in Wisconsin died from an injury suffered during Thursday night’s football game.

Superintendent Drew Semingson said 17-year-old Adam Massman was hurt during the game and received medical care from emergency personnel on the field before being taken to the hospital.

The district learned Saturday afternoon that Massman had died from the injury, Semingson said.

“This loss touches our Lincoln family in many ways,” Semingson said.

The superintendent said Massman was active throughout the Lincoln community and participated in multiple sports, clubs and activities.

Adam Massman as a student-athlete. Click here to read more.

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Dave Bondy@davebondy

August 20, 2026

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University Student Sues County for Flock Camera Records

FLINT, Mich. — Kettering University student Josh Tewolde has filed a lawsuit against Genesee County after the county refused to release key public records concerning its use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras.

Represented by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, Tewolde is asking the Genesee County Circuit Court to require the county to disclose records requested under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, including a map of Flock camera locations, audit logs showing who accessed the camera data and when, and records of scans involving Tewolde’s own vehicle.

Flock cameras capture images of every passing vehicle, including license plates and visible details such as make, model and color. The information is stored in a searchable database and can later be used in criminal investigations. Click here to read more.

Data center boom targets Texas’ most productive farmland, fueling power clashes

WASHINGTON — Texas is at the center of a rapidly growing fight over the expansion of data centers, as farmland is converted into industrial server sites and rural communities compete for water and power resources that support the state’s $900 billion agriculture industry.

The debate has cut across party lines, with Republicans divided, Democrats raising concerns and rural communities pushing back over whether Texas and other states should prioritize long-term protection of land, water and electricity infrastructure over continued growth.

Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller said the projects often target the “very best, most productive farmland” because it is flat and already has key infrastructure such as water, electricity and roads. Click here to read more.

Sheriff Dar Leaf: Jocelyn Benson employee provided evidence noncitizens automatically registered to vote

Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf says an employee of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson provided evidence that the state’s computer system automatically registers noncitizens to vote when they change their address.

Leaf announced the allegations in a video statement Tuesday and said his office has referred the matter to the U.S. Department of Justice for investigation.

“An employee of the Michigan Secretary of State’s office reported to me that noncitizens are automatically registered to vote when they change their address,” Leaf said in a video posted on X.

Leaf said the confidential informant provided evidence involving the Customer and Automotive Record System, or CARS, which the Secretary of State uses to process driver’s license and state identification transactions. Click here to read more.

Illinois among worst in U.S. for population growth, job growth, wage growth

Illinois ranks among the worst in the country on several economic metrics.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is up for re-election Nov. 3.

Illinois still is suffering from people moving out. Since 2018, the state’s has lost more than 168,000 residents, or over 1% of its population.

Illinois ranks 48^th among the 50 states in both population growth rate and total population growth.

Pritzker’s second term has seen a slight uptick, largely because of international migration. Without that boost, Illinois’ population would have declined in 2025. Even so, Illinois ranks only 39^th in population growth rate from 2023 to 2025.

Poor job growth in part explains the large number of Illinoisians who can’t find work. Illinois’ unemployment rate was 5.1% in June, when over 300,000 residents were looking for work. Click here to read more.

North Carolina: Biden-Released Illegal Alien Accused of Killing 51-Year-Old Man in Hit-and-Run

An illegal alien, released into the United States by former President Joe Biden’s administration, is now accused of killing 51-year-old James Bagley III in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Sylva, North Carolina.

This month, illegal alien Mauricio Josue Alberto Sarmiento of Honduras was arrested by the Sylva Police Department and charged with felony hit-and-run resulting in death, no liability insurance, driving with a revoked license, speeding, and failure to reduce speed.

According to police, on August 2, Sarmiento was speeding when he allegedly struck Bagley, a pedestrian, around 3 a.m. before fleeing the scene. Bagley was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene. Click here to read more.

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