The Ottawa County Corrections Officer Association (OCCOA) President Joe Walker and his wife Angel were instrumental in the success of this event. Elected officials and candidates from local and state...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize funding for the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, a nationwide partnership...
The House and Senate passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending measure that would boost funding for defense and domestic programs early in the morning on Friday, March 23rd, almost 24 hours before the d...
In January, the U.S. House and Senate returned from their weeklong holiday recess. The two Chambers finished negotiations and passed a final version of tax reform legislation on Friday, December 22, j...
The final OPEB bills have been published! After a long, arduous and hard-fought battle the Governor’s Task Force recommendations as they related to our pensions and more were finally negotiated ...
Below are two articles that ran in Gongwer and MIRS regarding the passage of the OPEB bills. HOUSE, SENATE SEND PENSION, OPEB REFORMS OFF TO GOVERNOR “Just say haste makes waste” was Rep....
Brief Summary of the Senate Bills Senate Bill 686 would create the Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act (the proposed Act) in Michigan law. The bill states that it is intended to re...
POAM Secures Significant Legislative Victory; Governor’s Task Force Recommendations Adopted Via Kenneth E. Grabowski, POAM Legislative Director After several weeks of discussion and negotiations, th...
Dear Michigan State Senators and State Representatives, The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) absolutely opposes the legislation as written. The bills are being rushed through without pro...
Latest Pension and HealthCare Legislative Update Via Kenneth E. Grabowski, POAM Legislative Director Both the House and Senate Michigan Competitiveness Committees voted on and passed the 16-bills impa...