President Obama, Governor Romney Tied in Latest Poll
In the most recent EPIC/MRA poll of 600 likely voters conducted June 2nd through 6th, U.S. President Barack Obama and the presumptive GOP nominee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, are in a statistical dead-heat in Michigan. With a 4-percent margin of error, the poll showed a 46-45 Romney favorable on the basic question of support and a 46-45 Obama favorable after basic positions were outlined.
House Moves Bill to Increase Retired Legislator Health Insurance Premiums
The House of Representatives moved House Bill 5548 this week, legislation to require retired legislators to pay 20-percent of their health care premiums. The bill, sponsored by Representative Andrea LaFontaine (R-Richmond) passed 100-8.
No Financial Review Team for Pontiac Schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan has recommended that Governor Snyder not appoint a review team for Pontiac Schools. Following his preliminary review of the District’s finances, Flanagan found that the District is following an approved deficit reduction plan which has, more recently, included the closure of two schools, the laying off of 30 teachers, and a new agreement with existing teachers for a 6 percent pay cut.
Jackson Back on 13th District Ballot
After initially being rejected for the Democratic Primary ballot in the 13th Congressional District, State Representative Shanelle Jackson (D-Detroit) is back on after winning her appeal to the Wayne County Bureau of Elections. The clerk who had previously ruled that Rep. Jackson was 10 signatures shy of the 1,000 needed was able to approve signatures that had previously been rejected. State Senator Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park), State Senator Glenn Anderson (D-Westland) and current U.S. Representative John Conyers (D-Detroit) are the other notables on the ballot.