Law Enforcement Legislative Updates

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Michigan Budget Vetoes Bring Unpleasant News

October 2, 2019

Road Patrol Budget Vetoes A Message From Kenneth E. Grabowski, POAM’s Legislative Director: This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer used her executive authority to line-item veto 147 state budget i...

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July 2019 POAM Washington Report

July 3, 2019

July POAM Washington Update Report Budget and appropriations negotiations have been ongoing in Washington, with the deadline of September 30th beginning to loom soon after the approaching August reces...

Legislative Report – Kenneth E Grabowski

May 30, 2019

POAM Legislative Report – May 2019 At the 2019 annual POAM convention, a panel discussion was held to provide an update on OPEB and pensions discussions, including providing a legislative update...

September 2018 POAM Washington Report

October 24, 2018

September Washington Report In September, Congressional Leaders continued to work on a number of ‘must-pass bills’ as deadlines approach. The Senate passed legislation that would authorize the Fed...

Meet the Candidates Event | OCCOA & POAM Sponsor Legislative Reception

May 17, 2018

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...

Peters, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Violent Crime

April 23, 2018

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...

March 2018 POAM Washington Report

March 28, 2018

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...

January 2018 POAM Washington Report

January 12, 2018

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...

Final OPEB Bills Published

January 10, 2018

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 ...

Articles on OPEB Senate Bills Sent to Governor Snyder

December 14, 2017

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....

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