DETROIT, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Albert Garrett, President of Michigan Council 25 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, issued the following statement: "The members of AFSCME Local 1499, Ingham County Road Commission, have endured very difficult negotiations spanning the last two labor agreements and problems continue into these talks for a third contract, a one-year deal," stated Garrett.
House Judiciary Hears Testimony at Unfunded Mandates Reform Hearing
LANSING, Mich., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Under legislation discussed today, the state would no longer be able to push down new costs to people in local communities for state programs.
House Bills 5797, 5799-5801, were all up for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, May 5, which would address the habit of adopting unfunded mandates in the state of Michigan.
Tornadoes rip through Arkansas
SCOTLAND, Ark. - Leveled homes, overturned vehicles and uprooted trees were scattered across central Arkansas on Saturday after several tornadoes ripped through the state, killing a woman and injuring two dozen others, authorities said.
