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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

Wisconsin's anti-union, anti-middle class, anti-99% governor is about to have his hat handed to him.  The people of...

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

Say what? Well I was checking out this article on the MLK march on Snyder's residence, and found this tidbit here:"We elect...

‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State

Based on what we've seen of Snyder & the GOP legislature so far, this is definitely going to pass:Among the legislation...

Welcome to cbdcWelcome to cbdc

Hello listeners of First Shift. Thanks for stopping by. This blog is about to be rebooted and will have new posts again in a...

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...

McAvoy On Sick Leave

The Argus Press reported today that Margaret McAvoy has been on sick leave for several weeks and it is unknown when she will return. (She is rumored to be returning on June 4)

I heard about this some time ago, but I don’t blog the personal business of county employees, and personal health seems like [...]

Shiawassee Infant Death Rate Higher Than State, National Averages

I was messing around on the Michigan Community Health Site — because what else are you going to do at 7:00 in the morning? — and I see that the infant death rate in Shiawassee has increased the last few years. The three year average in 2005 was 9.2, compared to 8.0 for the state [...]

How One House Democrat Raised Taxes And Was Re-Elected Anyway

Note: I haven’t written on the budget compromise because it’s a compromise based on lies and cowardice, and I can’t find anything nice to say. It’s silly to believe the Republican ‘promise’ to raise taxes later … they’re the ones who defunded our government in the first place. Didn’t they ‘promise’ to replace the SBT [...]

To Our Shiawassee Veterans On Memorial Day

Dear Shiawassee Veterans,

I don’t usually write about veterans, war, or military issues. I’ve smacked around commissioners, prosecutors, administrators, and all for good reasons, but never on your behalf.

It’s not that you’ve been far from my mind. I’ve seen your funds get shifted to other departments. Departments that I know are less important but [...]

What’s Up With The Shiawassee Sheriff Dept?

So I’ve been meaning to write about this grievance that was filed by Seargent Harkness (Road Patrol), regarding a schedule change. The grievance went before the board last week. Apparently the Department changed some work schedules in violation of the union contract. Sgt Harkness was required to go to training on a Friday, which would [...]

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