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State Reform Spotlight: What a MESSA! Michigan’s Fight to Save Money on Teacher Health Insurance

By Ashton Ellis
Thursday, June 21 2012

Wisconsin’s Scott Walker isn’t the only Midwestern governor to facedown a recall threat after altering the balance of power between the state teachers union and local taxpayers. On September 24, 2011, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a simple reform that could save taxpayers as much as $1 billion within the next decade, but not without provoking two separate recall efforts. So far, the change has allowed several local Michigan school districts to realize hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings, with more on the horizon as current…

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Poland: Obama’s “Ignorance and Incompetence” Unacceptable

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