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 legal battle between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Duck Rescue and Sanctuary has come to an end. with all charges dismissed against the couple who run the operation.
Matthew and Teresa Lyson, founders of the Salem Township sanctuary, had faced six criminal charges each after state officials accused them of keeping and caring for waterfowl without proper permits. This week, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office dismissed the cases in their entirety, following months of public scrutiny and growing political pressure.
“This is great news,” Lyson told Keeping It Real. “All charges against me and Teresa are 100 percent gone. It’s a done deal, and we get to start new.”
Background of the Case
The Michigan Duck Rescue and Sanctuary has operated for nearly two decades, caring for injured or abandoned ducks, geese, and other waterfowl — many of which suffer from “angel wing,” a deformity often caused by people feeding them improper food. The Lysons say their work ...
BREAKING: Air Force One, carrying President Trump en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, turned back to Joint Base Andrews after takeoff due to a minor electrical issue identified by the crew. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed it's precautionary—everyone on board is safe, and the team will switch to a backup aircraft to continue the trip.
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.
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Stephen and Deborah Gmeiner, property owners in Antrim County, Michigan, have filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, challenging a district court’s ruling that dismissed their lawsuit against Keri Kent, an environmental quality analyst with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
The case, Gmeiner v. Kent, centers on allegations that EGLE officials said they would not issue the Gmeiners a wetlands permit unless they promised to release state officials from any legal liability that might arise from the property for which they seek a permit. This condition, the lawsuit alleges, violates constitutional principles and exceeds the department’s authority. Click here to read more.
Virginia Democrats are once again tinkering with criminal law, this time under the soothing language of “conforming,” but the substance of HB 244 tells a far more troubling story.
Introduced earlier this month by Democratic delegate Vivian Watts and now sitting in the House Courts of Justice Committee, HB 244 purports to update statutory references to robbery so they align with the tiered robbery system enacted in 2021. But buried inside the bureaucratic phrasing is a sweeping reworking of how robbery is treated across sentencing, parole, and early release laws — changes that consistently tilt in one direction: lighter consequences for criminals.
The bill narrows the definition of “acts of violence” to include only the two highest degrees of robbery, excluding the lower degrees from that category. It alters how robbery offenses are scored under sentencing guidelines, potentially reducing recommended prison time. Click here to read more.
LANSING, Mich.—Today, the Michigan Supreme Court agree to hear Robert Reeves’s case against Wayne County over retaliatory criminal charges he faced after he sued the county over its unconstitutional forfeiture of his car. Robert was twice dragged through baseless criminal proceedings after he stood up for his rights under the U.S. Constitution. The Institute for Justice (IJ) represents Robert in both his case challenging the county’s forfeiture machine and this case challenging the retaliation by county prosecutors.
“When a government official violates a Michigander’s constitutional rights, the harm is the same whether that official works for the state or a local government,” said IJ Senior Attorney Kirby Thomas West. “We look forward to establishing that, in either case, victims deserve to be compensated for violation of their rights.”
Last year, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a Wayne County prosecutor must face Robert’s lawsuit but that he could not bring a suit for money damages against Wayne County or its employees for violations of his rights under the Michigan Constitution. Click here to read more.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation that would exempt certain unpaid volunteers from state licensing requirements when providing armed security at houses of worship, reflecting growing concerns over safety at religious sites.
The bill, SB 52 titled “Security Services at Places of Worship,” sponsored by Sen. Don Gaetz, and co-introduced by Sen. Rosalind Osgood, cleared the committee on a 9-0 vote. It previously passed the Criminal Justice Committee 8-0 and now awaits consideration by the Rules Committee. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON - A major teacher’s union funneled millions of dollars in union funds to left-wing groups, federal labor filings show.
According to a Form L-2 disclosure from November from the National Education Association, millions of dollars were given to social justice groups and left-wing causes in 2024, first reportedby FOX News.
The NEA reportedly gave $300,000 to a progressive dark money group called the Sixteen Thirty Fund.
The NEA also reportedly gave money to the Tides Foundation Network, which has had involvement in anti-Israel protests. Click here to read more.
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A highly acclaimed Nigerian professor at Aquinas College is facing two decades in prison after she admitted to swindling more than $1 million from taxpayers and poor minority children in West Michigan.
Nkechy Ezeh, founder and CEO of the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, pleaded guilty last week to wire fraud and tax evasion in a scheme that forced the nonprofit to shut down after a dozen years preparing about 8,000 preschoolers for kindergarten in Kent County, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, WOOD reports.
Ezeh worked with ELNC bookkeeper Sharon Killebrew to create nearly $500,000 in fake invoices, as well as created fake daycare businesses to siphon off hundreds of thousands of dollars more, which Ezeh used for personal travel to Hawaii, Nigeria and Liberia, according to court documents cited by the news site. Click here to read more.
MOrtgage Rates dipped again this week, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 6.18%, down from 6.24% last week and the lowest level since September 2022, according to Bankrate’s latest lender survey.
The national median family income for 2025 was $104,200, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the median price of an existing home sold in December 2025 was $405,400, according to the National Association of Realtors. Based on a 20% down payment and a 6.18% mortgage rate, the monthly payment of $1,982 amounts to about 23% of the typical family’s monthly income.
“With more housing inventory coming online and home prices starting to level off, this remains a promising environment for those looking to buy or refinance,” says Samir Dedhia, CEO of One Real Mortgage. Click here to read more.
On March 15th, 2021, an anonymous Twitter user asked Harvard Medical professor Martin Kulldorff a question. “Do you think younger age groups and or people who have already had the virus need to be vaccinated?”
Who is Martin Kulldorff? He’s a Harvard Medical School professor for 21 years, a well-known Swedish biostatistician who developed widely used software for disease mapping, the co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration on how to deal with the COVID pandemic, and an advisor to the world’s leading health organizations.
What he said was that “Thinking that everyone must be vaccinated is as scientifically flawed as thinking that nobody should get COVID. Vaccines are important for older high-risk people and their caretakers. Those with prior natural infection do not need it, nor do children.” Click here to read more.
Fired CNN host Don Lemon might get prosecuted by the Justice Department for joining anti Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters who stormed a Minnesota church service Sunday because the pastor is allegedly tied to ICE, Civil Rights Division Chief Harmeet Dhillon implied Sunday night.
The assistant attorney general had already confirmed her division was investigating potential violations of the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act by the church crashers, a rare but statutorily permissible use of the 1994 law. The law has overwhelmingly been used to prosecute pro life activists who sought to blockade abortion clinics, with President Trump pardoning 23 in his first week back in office.
“A house of worship is not a public forum for your protest,” Dhillon wrote, sharing quotes from Todd Starnes of Don Lemon, now an independent video journalist, who explained to viewers that crashing the church was justified by “the freedom to protest” and that “protests are not comfortable.” Click here to read more.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Three people were gunned down at a Florida rental home Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon said at 12:14 p.m., his deputies responded to a shots fired call at the the Indian Point subdivision near Kissimmee, Florida.
When the first deputy got to the scene, he found all three victims dead from apparent gunshot wounds in front of the home.
“We lost three people, which is sad because it’s three tourists that come here to visit our area,” Blackmon said. “It’s cold-blooded. It was premeditated. There was absolutely no issues. There was no conflict between these people. This was random, and this happened to be the person that lived next door.”
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies located the suspect — Ahmad Jihad Bojeh, 29, of Kissimmee — in a house next to the rental property and arrested him. Click here to read more.
