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Volunteer Police Officers Banned Under Anthony Bill

By: POAM, June 3, 2021

Anthony Bill: Volunteer Police Officers Banned Use of volunteer law enforcement in police and sheriff’s departments would be prohibited in Michigan under the legislation, Anthony Bill, introduce...

May 2021 POAM Washington Report

By: POAM, May 28, 2021

May 2021 POAM Washington Report In March 2021, the U.S. House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (HR 1280), essentially the same bill it passed last year and failed to move in the...

POAM Adds Testimony to PA 312

By: POAM, May 26, 2021

House Commerce and Tourism Committee Takes Testimony from POAM on adding Corrections Officers to PA 312 On the morning of Tuesday, May 25, 2021, POAM Legislative Director Kenneth E. Grabowski joined C...

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Police Legislation Introduced in the Michigan State Senate

By: POAM, May 25, 2021

Sweeping Changes To The Practice Of Policing in Michigan Proposed Earlier today, 12 bills were introduced in the Michigan Senate making broad and sweeping changes to the practice of policing in Michig...

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Announcement: Republicans’ $80M Plan To Support Local Police

By: POAM, May 17, 2021

Training Plan to Support Local Police On Thursday, May 13, 2021, House Speaker Jason Wentworth, Representative Mike Mueller (former Livingston County and Washtenaw County Sheriff Deputy), Representati...

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Congressional Budget Office Provisions’ for the Policing Act Bill

By: POAM, March 17, 2021

Additional George Floyd Policing Bill Updates for Implementation The Congressional Budget Office has written a letter to lawmakers about the budget amount needed to implement the George Floyd policing...

Letter to the Michigan Congressional Delegations on the HR 7120 Policing Act

By: POAM, March 2, 2021

Policing Act Ramifications Update Posted on May 6, 2021 POAM Legislative Director penned a letter to the Michigan members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives about the upcoming federal pol...

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Attorney General Nessel Warns Consumers to be on Alert for Law Enforcement Scam Calls

By: POAM, February 4, 2021

Be on Alert for Law Enforcement Scam Calls This law enforcement scam calls press release was originally posted on the Department of Attorney General’s website. Please read more about what to do ...

Press Release: Stauber Reintroduces Commonsense Police Reform Legislation

By: POAM, February 4, 2021

Congressman Stauber Reintroduces Police Reform Legislation On Monday, February 1, 2021, the police reform legislation, the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Ac...

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January POAM Washington Report

By: POAM, January 28, 2021

January 2021 Federal Update Following the November elections, Congress returned to Washington to take up a number of critical issues prior to year-end deadlines. On December 21st, both the House and S...

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COVID-19 Workers Compensation Emergency Order

POAM has made requests to cover members in case of COVID-19 illness. The State of Michigan has issued a Workers Compensation Emergency Order below that offers our union protection.