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Public Employee Benefit Fight<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Governor Snyder is threatening to veto a bill that would would ban benefits for same-sex and domestic partners for public workers at Michigan's public universities. The Bill has passed both houses of the Michigan Legislature and has gone on to the Governor&rsquo;s desk. <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click on the following story link to read about the controversy and the threatened veto by the Governor.<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/public-employee-benefit-fight">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/public-employee-benefit-fight</a><br />
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Not Teaching On The Taxpayer's Dime<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In Michigan there are currently 39 school districts that have paid teachers to work on union activities. Twenty-five of those districts paying for full release time. The cost to the taxpayers for these 39 districts was at least $2,700,000 million.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With the MEA being so flush with cash that they can pay for targeting legislators for recall maybe it's time that they foot the bill for their union members on union business instead of putting the cost on the back of the taxpayer. <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Read the details by clicking on the following story link:<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/not-teaching-taxpayers-dime">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/not-teaching-taxpayers-dime</a><br />
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To vote in our poll on the issue click on the following poll link:<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-teachers-spending-their-time-union-business-get-paid-it-part-their-wage-school-distri">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-teachers-spending-their-time-union-business-get-paid-it-part-their-wage-school-distri</a><br />
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The President's Policies<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Barry Sternlicht, the chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital, a privately held global investment firm, appeared on Squawk Box on CNBC this morning.&nbsp; He was asked to comment about the economy, unemployment and the direction President Obama is taking the country.&nbsp; He also makes some comments about the Republican field for 2012. <br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After about the first three minutes, he gets into his opinions about the president's campaign strategy, and how his policies and rhetoric are affecting the country.&nbsp; Check out the entire video at:<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/presidents-policies">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/presidents-policies</a><br />
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CCRP Executive Committee Monthly Meeting in St. Johns - Thursday January 19, 2012<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/ccrp-executive-committee-monthly-meeting-st-johns">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/ccrp-executive-committee-monthly-meeting-st-johns</a><br />
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Steve Willis, Chairman<br />
Clinton County Republican Party<br />
517-281-4458<br />
sgwillis1945@gmail.com<br />
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