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School Millage Whack-A-Mole: How to Convince Voters Every Time to Vote NO Pretending to Be a Local Property Owner
Sunday , 10, November 2019 Section 16 Leave a commentAnother election day in Michigan fades from memory and people are either celebrating or trying to figure out what went wrong. In Baldwin, Michigan, dismally low voter turnout sank yet another millage vote for an aging school building with a leaky roof and crumbling infrastructure that would be cheaper to replace than repair. Baldwin Community […]
Shell Game The CSA Way: Chuck and Maria’s Partners Properties
Monday , 14, October 2019 Section 16 2 CommentsThe best thing with sharing warm and fuzzy stories about Michigan’s for-profit charter schools and the hi-jinks they get themselves into is when a voice in the crowd is eager to share their experiences. Up North Progressive early this morning received an anonymous comment. Some time in the mid-2000’s Chuck wanted to build a […]
Keeping Your Children Safe The CSA Way: Pay No Attention to the Threat Behind the Curtain
Tuesday , 1, October 2019 Section 16 Leave a commentOne of the unfortunate realities of attending school in the United States is putting the burden of protecting children from threats of violence while they attend school on everyone but the people responsible. Any instance of any person claiming they want to shoot up a school or bomb a school must be taken as a […]
Extorting Money The CSA Way: New Middle School Bait and Switch
Saturday , 28, September 2019 Section 16 3 CommentsFor-profit Charyl Stockwell Academy likes to call itself a school district even though they don’t have boundaries, an elected school board, nor can they hold elections to approve bonds or millages. Those are methods of funding reserved for real public school districts that have real boundaries and real elected school boards. Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy […]
Do You Support Recreational Marijuana Sold in Cadillac? Let the City Council Know Today at 6 PM
Tuesday , 3, September 2019 Community, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana Leave a commentCadillac City Council will consider an ordinance to allow recreational marijuana businesses to hang their shingle in the city tonight at Cadillac City Hall. Recreational marijuana became legal in Michigan after a citizens ballot referendum was approved overwhelmingly by the voters of Michigan in the 2018 election. Provided local cities and townships approve recreational marijuana […]
Todd “Fivehead” Courser Pleads No Contest for Being a Really Crappy Public Servant
Wednesday , 28, August 2019 Michigan Republicans, Tea Party 2 CommentsAttorney General Dana Nessel announced today in Lansing that former Michigan State House Rep Todd Courser (R – Probably still grousing about the seats) finally plead no contest to Willful Neglect of Duty by a Public Officer. He now faces sentencing on September 16, 2019, where he could receive a fine of $1000 and up […]
Voters Not Politicians Files Motion to Intervene in Response to Republican Lawsuit Designed to Undermine the Will of the People of Michigan
Monday , 12, August 2019 Elections Leave a commentRepublicans made another last-ditch effort to override the will of Michigan voters on July 30, 2019, when they filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the claim the law infringed on their 1st and 14th constitutional rights. On Monday, August 13, 2019, Voters Not Politicians, the non-profit organization […]
Today is the LAST DAY to Offer Feedback on Language and Guidelines for the Citizens Redistricting Commission
Friday , 9, August 2019 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Michigan Republicans Leave a commentThe Citizens Redistricting Commission is all about putting the power of elections in Michigan back into the hands of the people where it belongs. The period for providing feedback on language and guidelines ends today, August 9, 2019. You can read a draft of the proposed application here and offer feedback by emailing the Secretary […]
49 out of 83 Counties Are Holding Off-Election Year Votes on August 6, 2019: Yours Could Be One of Them!
Saturday , 27, July 2019 Elections Leave a commentIt’s the summer of 2019 and the last thing you’re thinking about is heading to the polls in a little over a week to vote. Guess again! There are numerous townships, school districts, libraries, cities, and other important local elections coming up and you need to go vote if you live in one of these […]