Month: March 2012

The Regional Police State…

Local and regional police departments and units combined into “multi-jurisdictional” combined of supposedly ‘elite’ cops have grown their boundaries, supposed powers, and egos rapidly across the Bay region. These ‘police’ and their local brethren exert their jurisdiction and ‘authority’ both…

Report Finds Failure to Immunize Michigan Adults Has $495 Million Annual Impact on State Economy

Michigan Primary Care Consortium Report Identifies Dramatic Negative Effects of Failure to Immunize on Patients, Pocketbooks What does a vehicle owner do to prevent engine failure?  To keep the vehicle on the road? To prevent it from being a danger…

Public Cyber Hypocrisy?

Traditional School Community Continues to Criticize Full-Time Cyber Schools – Even as They’re Operating Full-Time Cyber Schools Themselves LANSING, Michigan (March 21, 2012) – Throughout the debate on lifting the enrollment cap on cyber charter schools, officials throughout the traditional…

BREAKING – State Senate Passes Legislation To Clear Up SEIU Scam!

State Senate Passes Legislation to Define Home Health Care Providers as Private Individuals   Attorney: Ballot initiative to revive lucrative and illegal SEIU scheme would violate U.S. Constitution   MIDLAND — Senate Bill 1018 passed by the Michigan Senate today…

Excellent Schools Detroit “Report Card” Ranks Charter Schools as Among Best Options for Parents in City

As you may be able to tell by now, I have been an advocate of school choice, and unique options that are sometimes outside of the traditional school model.  Detroit is in dire need of options in education, and time…

Study: ‘Transition Costs’ No Barrier to MPSERS Reform

Study Discusses Five Ways to Close State’s Badly Underfunded Public School Employee Pension Plan Author also questions ‘transition costs’ of closing the plan and concludes legislators can disregard these at their discretion MIDLAND — In an 18-page study released today,…

Physicians to Testify on Health Care Reform that Cuts Wait Times – TUESDAY

LANSING— Michigan Physicians will testify during Tuesday’s Senate Insurance Committee hearing on Senate Bills 429 and 430, bipartisan legislation that improves patients’ access to the best care by creating a universal prior authorization form for prescription drugs.  The bills will…

In Case You Have Been Missing This

There has been an extensive series of articles chronicling the corrupt element in Michigan’s Republican Party Leadership. All of it immediately solvable with the resignation of a couple key players who refuse to acknowledge THEIR OWN RULES as well as…

Physicians Ask Congress to put Patients First

Michigan Physicians Ask Congress to put Patients First, Repeal Controversial Health Care Rationing Board. Elimination of IPAB would Support Michigan Seniors, Reestablish Transparency and Taxpayer Oversight.   LANSING—The Michigan Osteopathic Association, representing nearly 5,000 member physicians from across the state,…