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Tag: Macomb (page 2)

Macomb County: Thumbs up to unions, thumbs down to home owners

By Theblogprof, Section News
Posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 10:42:21 AM EST
Tags: Macomb, government, taxes (all tags)

(Promoted by Nick...)

cross-posted at theblogprof

Macomb County, still furious that one of its Council members had the audacity to propose English as the official language of the County, saving the county money they use in printing bilingual literature, got some work done. This morning, the freep reports:

When three days of voting ended Wednesday, local units of the UAW narrowly approved a contract that calls for pay freezes, six days off a year without pay, higher out-of-pocket health care costs and pension reforms.
The UAW rejected the contract last month but revoted after the county's largest union -- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees -- approved its contract last week. The vote may have saved more than 100 jobs.

Got that? The union was given a mulligan (can we revote on the POTUS now?). That aside, now onto business that a Democrat hegemony typically result in - raising taxes:

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RightMichigan Exclusive: An Interview with Representative Pete Lund (R-Shelby Township)

By Nick, Section News
Posted on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 09:33:56 AM EST
Tags: Peter Lund, House, Interview, Exclusive, MBT, bipartisanship, Macomb (all tags)

We talk so often here about the things that are going wrong in Lansing and what the tax-and-spenders are up to that I think it's important to check in with the good guys from time to time to get their take on the issues facing taxpayers and the legislature today.

The GOP House minority continues to sponsor and introduce legislation, to work behind the scenes and to try to figure out some sort of positive solution to this tax-hike / budget mess.

We rarely hear about that in the MSM.

Being a member of a legislative minority makes it tough to garner headlines. But they're working hard and they're trying to make a difference.

This week I spoke with Macomb County's freshman Representative Peter Lund. I should note, this interview was conducted prior to yesterday's budget announcement.

Interview after the break...

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