Law Enforcement Legislative Updates

Response to Bill Proposal: Official Coalition Statement

November 30, 2017

Official coalition STATEMENT The labor/management coalition of Michigan police officers, firefighters, police and fire chiefs, Sheriffs and Deputies, does not support Senate Bills 686 through 701 and...

Post-Rally Legislative Update from POAM on OPEB & Pension ReformPast

November 29, 2017

OPEB & Pension Reform Update Via: Kenneth E. Grabowski, Legislative Director We are expecting bills to be introduced tomorrow (Thursday) regarding the Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) and pens...

poam rally at the capitol in lansing michigan

POAM Call to ACTION: Police and Fire Rally at the CapitolPast

November 19, 2017

POAM expects legislation to be introduced that goes further than the task force report, potentially impacting the benefits you have been promised. This rally will be co-hosted by all public safety org...

Want to Chat With Your Legislators? Here Are Their Coffee Hours.

November 17, 2017

Do you love coffee as much as we do? As POAM keeps battling upcoming legislation that will threaten our bargaining abilities as well as public employee pensions on all fronts, we need our members to a...

Urgent: Legislative Update from POAM

November 17, 2017

We support the recommendations of the Governor’s task force report on Responsible Retirement Reform which was issued in July. The recommendations were unanimously approved by ALL task force me...

November POAM Washington ReportPast

November 13, 2017

In November, U.S. House Leadership unveiled their proposal to overhaul the U.S. tax code, a major legislative priority for Congressional Leaders and the White House. The House Ways and Means Committee...

Urgent Legislative Update from POAM | Call to Action!

November 9, 2017

Urgent Legislative Update Via POAM Legislative Director, Kenneth E. Grabowski The Michigan legislature continues to look at legislative changes to Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) and pension ben...

Social Security “Fix” For Pensions

October 20, 2017

Many public safety professionals such as police and firefighters do not receive social security because the governmental entity they worked for opted out. As a result, police and firefighter retirees ...

Law Enforcement Objects To Private Policing Bill

October 4, 2017

Legislation that would allow corporations, nonprofits and other entities to set up their own policing agencies came under heavy criticism Tuesday from a variety of law enforcement groups at the Senate...

Senate Bill 594: Call to Urge a No-Vote!Past

September 29, 2017

This legislation is authorization to create a private police force. These “private” law enforcement personnel can be hired by governments. There is no prohibition against eliminating an existing ...

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