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AG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political toolAG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political tool

I'll be on First Shift this morning to discuss Bill Schuette's actions so far as Attorney General. Here's some of the research...

Wisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov WalkerWisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov Walker

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Asking for democracy is democracy in actionAsking for democracy is democracy in action

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Report shows Shiawassee unemployment rate downReport shows Shiawassee unemployment rate down

The Michigan League for Human Services has issued a report (pdf) that shows some good news for Shiawassee. The unemployment...

Average Age Of Homeless In Michigan Is 9

I was over at http://www.abc12.com looking for the story on the peace rally, when I came across this unsettling article: Children being hit hard by poverty; New ABC News study shows average age of homeless is 9.

But as some look to the future, they say it may get worse. In Mid Michigan, Genesee County doesn’t have the highest percentage of kids living in poverty.

Of counties with populations over 65,000, Saginaw County has the most, followed by Isabella and Midland counties with numbers in the teens and Shiawassee and Lapeer with more than 10 percent of their children living in poverty.

We’re in 4th place???? I guess we need to pump more money into the County Administrator’s budget … see if we can’t get that number up into the high teens …

1 comment to Average Age Of Homeless In Michigan Is 9

  • wizardkitten

    In Grand Rapids, our mayor said in the State of the City address that 51% of the homeless people in this town are children under 12.

    Congrats on getting coverage of your anti-war rally- no press here at all. None. Granted, it wasn’t some huge deal, but with the attention placed on Washington you would think there would be some “local angle” stories.

    Nope. Just me.

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