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Big Labor Says: "NO CUTS!"By THE MC Mackinac Center Blog, Section News
Cross posted from The MC - The Mackinac Center Blog
By Ken Braun As I noted yesterday, there's speculation swirling about the capitol regarding whether the Republicans "have the guts" to vote for budget cuts. And as I referenced last week, one of those cuts is a $218 reduction to the K-12 budget. So it comes as little surprise that the MIRS Capitol Capsule (subscription required) now reports a "source" who claims that the Michigan Education Association is cranking up the heat on some of them to "back away" from the $218 million reduction. The list of MEA "targeted" legislators is as follows:
Tonya Schuitmaker, R-Lawton
Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge James Marleau, R-Lake Orion Cindy Denby, R-Fowlerville Tim Moore, R-Farwell Tom Pearce, R-Rockford Sharon Tyler, R-Niles Geoff Hansen, R-Hart Jim Stamas, R-Midland Tory Rocca, R-Sterling Heights Kevin Green, R-Wyoming Paul Scott, R-Grand Blanc So, this reminds me of the November/December 2008 edition of Michigan Capitol Confidential, wherein we noted that 11 of the 43 members of the House GOP caucus were "recommended" by the MEA during the most recent election cycle. It is perhaps no coincidence that this list also includes Jones, Marleau, Moore, Rocca, Green and Scott. After all, why bother "recommending" them to your membership if you can't get them on the phone when your ox is being gored, right? With the budget deadline looming within hours, it is perhaps useful to point out the others on the MEA recommendation list: Richard Ball, R-Laingsburg David Hildenbrand, R-Lowell Gail Haines, R-Lake Angelus Eileen Kowall, R-White Lake John Walsh, R-Livonia And also, quite related, here are some people keeping track of which lawmakers plan to do what when it comes time to raise taxes or not. The responses range in intensity from... "Don't waste your time calling me. I am a big NO on all tax and fee increases" -- Pete Lund, R-Shelby Township... to... When I asked if I could tell folks he would NOT raise taxes, his reply was, "I don't intend to." -- the aforementioned Tom Pearce, R-Rockford.
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