Police Reform Legislation Letter On July 7, 2021, POAM penned a letter to the members of the Michigan Delegation, including each Michigan US Senator and Congressperson. This letter discusses police re...
July 2021 POAM Washington Report Congressional Police Reform Negotiations Stall A U.S. Congress bipartisan deal to overhaul American law enforcement practices through federal legislation remained stal...
PA 312 Restores To Corrections Officers Rights On Thursday, June 24, 2021, the Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bill 4725 sponsored by Rep. Bob Bezotte, which restores PA 312 rights to ...
Gov. Whitmer Supports ‘Hero Pay’ for Frontline & Essential Workers On Thursday, June, 17, Michigan Governor Whitmer declared Hero Pay for first responders, law enforcement, and essential ...
Strong Communities Act: Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Community Policing U.S. Senator Gary Peters and his team are reintroducing the bipartisan legislation, the Strong Communities Act communit...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...