LANSING, Mich - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer admitted in her State of the State address in February that Michigan spends more on schools than most states, on per pupil basis, but gets worse results.
“I get that this is a national trend, but we invest more per pupil than most states and achieve bottom ten results,” said Whitmer in a clip from her address posted by Dave Bondy on Feb. 27.
“We spend more, and we get less,” Whitmer said. “It’s not acceptable. For our kids, let’s do better. Let’s face our literacy crisis with fierce urgency.”
In her speech, Whitmer said that just 24% of 4th graders can read proficiently and that 24% of 8th graders are proficient in math.
Democratic lawmakers intend to increase spending on education, according to the website of Senate Democrats.
“Senate Democrats are building up Michigan’s future by making significant investments in kids and families, from maternal and infant health and child care to innovative and equitable funding for students, schools, and teachers,” the plan says. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Days after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, a group of former Joe Biden and Kamala Harris staffers came together to launch an effort to arouse the public against the GOP’s looming push to cut taxes on the wealthy. Dubbed “Families Over Billionaires,” the project quickly assembled an eight-figure war chest.
“The campaign will elevate the voices of the majority of Americans who oppose more tax breaks for the rich,” the group says in its mission statement. Mia Ehrenberg, the spokeswoman for Families Over Billionaires—and an ex-Harris campaign aide—told The Free Press that the organization is teaming with “grassroots organizers” to get its message out.
In fact, like a surprising number of Trump 2.0 resistance pop-up groups, Families Over Billionaires owes its existence not to small-dollar donations from ordinary Americans, or to grassroots organizers, but to a single entity: the consulting firm Arabella Advisors, which oversees a massive “dark money” network bankrolled by the super-rich and aligned with the Democratic Party. Click here to read more.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – A couple at Disneyland allegedly left their child unattended in a stroller so they could go on a ride.
Another guest at the park caught the Feb. 18 incident on camera and posted it to TikTok.
The video shows a stroller covered with a Spider-Man blanket. The woman who posted the video said the parents left the child to ride Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!
“I’ve honestly never seen this happen,” the woman said in the video. “Why did somebody leave their baby here in a stroller while they went to go get on a ride?”
Another user left a comment on the video, pointing out that “Guardians is usually like a 60 to 80 minute wait also. So they were planning on leaving that baby for at least over an hour.”
The video later shows a security guard checking on the child, and the woman who posted the video said that security got the parents off the ride.
The parents were not named, and it’s unclear if they faced any consequences from Disneyland or are facing any criminal charges.
Multiple former Disneyland workers in the comment section of the video noted that this is sadly a common occurrence. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Egg prices in the U.S. have dipped since the Trump administration unveiled a plan to combat bird flu and reduce costs, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday.
“A good piece of news that we just got in the last day or two is that the average cost of a dozen eggs has now gone down $1.85 since we announced our plan about a week-and-a-half ago,” Rollins told reporters outside the White House.
Despite this recent dip, Rollins acknowledged that prices could rise again due to high demand during the Easter season.
The White House on Tuesday celebrated the good news but acknowledged that combating costs is a long-term effort. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the agriculture secretary was being “honest and realistic with the American people” regarding egg prices.
“It will take about three to six months to get the egg supply back where it should be,” Leavitt told reporters during Tuesday’s press briefing. Click here to read more.
ANN ARBOR, MICH - Washtenaw County’s new pansexual sheriff is “holding strong” against President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts, likening immigration status to paying taxes.
Sheriff Alyshia Dyer on Monday laid out her department’s “very strict immigration policy” during a virtual town hall hosted by state Rep. Jimmie Wilson, D-Ypsilanti, making it crystal clear she’s doing all she can to thwart the 47th POTUS.
“We have a very strict policy involving immigration that we’re not working with them, we’re not assisting them,” said Dyer, who was elected as the county’s first self-declared pansexual sheriff in November. Washtenaw is Michigan’s sixth most populated county and home to Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan. Click here to read more.
