Teachers unions need to respect teachers’ rights
By Greg McNeilly -- Chairman, Michigan Freedom Fund
School’s out, but while students and their families prepare for summer cookouts, trips to the beach or catch a little extra sleep, there’s a bullying epidemic unfolding in Michigan classrooms.
The Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, is waging a loud and devastating war against some of the state’s most dedicated educators, but thanks to a pair of recent rulings, their days of strong-arming its members may finally be numbered.
Read moreDemocrats should drop Andrew Jackson
By Greg McNeilly -- Chairman, Michigan Freedom Fund
In a little more than three weeks, Michigan Democrats will gather in Detroit for their annual fundraising gala, the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.
The event is named after the men considered the founders of their political party, presidents Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) and Andrew Jackson (Democrat).
Given Jackson’s treatment of Michiganians during his presidency, and a legacy littered with darker actions, it’s a tradition state Democrats should consider abandoning.
Read moreFree the volts, and the jobs
By Greg McNeilly -- Chairman, Michigan Freedom Fund
Paid your electric bill lately?
Wasn’t pretty, was it? Now brace yourselves, because some Lansing lawmakers and their campaign contributors are pushing policies to make it cost even more.
SIGN THE PETITION to Free the Volts!
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