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Michigan school bans ‘baby bumps’ from yearbook pics
Two high school students in White Cloud, Michigan, are saying their school is discriminating against them by refusing to display their pregnancies in the school yearbook. Deonna Harris, a junior at White Cloud High, told WOOD-TV that she was pulled out of class on Tuesday by a yearbook staff member…
Multiple ‘chemical bombs’ explode at Michigan middle school
Parents in Bangor, Michigan received automated alerts on Friday that at least three explosive devices had gone off at Bangor Middle School. Bangor Public Schools Superintendent Ron Parker confirmed that at least two homemade devices had exploded in a locker at the middle school. Parker said that the simple devices…
Michigan Republican doubles down: Same sex marriage will ‘ruin this society’
David Agema, one of the two Republican National Committeemen from Michigan, on Monday continued to voice his opposition to same sex marriage and the LGBT lifestyle. Last week, Agema posted an article on his Facebook page that stated LGBT individuals were trying “to get the public to affirm their filthy…
Michigan to issue driver’s licenses to approved undocumented immigrants
Undocumented immigrants who have approval to live and work in the United States won a victory in Michigan on Friday. The Michigan Secretary of State’s office has decided to allow individuals participating in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) to apply for driver’s licenses, a reversal of previous…
Police: Michigan couple grew 206 marijuana plants ‘across the street from city hall’
A couple in Coloma, Michigan was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection to a marijuana growing operation authorities claim they found in the rear of their computer repair business, located directly across the street from the town’s city hall. In all, police said they pulled 206 marijuana plants out of…
Republican lawmaker’s proposal exempted husband from Michigan ‘right to work’ law
A Republican state representative in Michigan proposed an amendment to exempt her husband’s job from the so-called “right to work” law which limits the ability of unions to collect dues. State Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R) on Monday offered an amendment that would have added corrections officers like her husband,…
Teamsters president warns of brewing ‘civil war’ in Michigan
The fight over union rights in Michigan has some peoples’ blood absolutely boiling, and Teamsters Union President James Hoffa is chief among them. “This is just the first round of a battle that’s going to divide this state,” Hoffa told CNN on Tuesday. “We’re going to have a civil war…
Michigan Democrat on union busting bill: ‘There will be blood’
Thousands of protesters descended on Michigan’s legislature Tuesday as Republican lawmakers passed union-curbing “right-to-work” bills in a state seen as the heart of the labor movement. Once signed into law by Republican Governor Rick Snyder, the two measures will weaken unions by allowing public and private sector workers to get…
Watch: Michigan pro-union protests escalate as former congressmen gets pepper-sprayed
Former Rep. Mark Schauer (D-MI) was pepper-sprayed by police at Michigan’s capitol building amid an escalating protest against so-called “right to work” bills passed by the legislature on Tuesday that critics say will strip public and private unions of their bargaining power. Schauer said he and other protesters gathered outside the Capitol’s…
Michigan prepares for mass protests against right-to-work legislation
Union leaders in Michigan have been training members in “peaceful civil disobedience” methods in preparation for a protest on Tuesday against controversial right-to-work legislation. Supporters of the law, which among other measures would prohibit unions from collecting fees from non-union workers, are also expected to demonstrate at the state capitol…
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