Friend, If you've paid your taxes or are about to file, thanks for doing your part. Now if only the biggest corporations could do the same. Tell Congress not to renew two tax loopholes that reward big corporations and Wall Street for shifting profits to offshore tax have... Read more
As retirees, We have witnessed the mass exodus of jobs overseas. We have seen the decline of workers’ rights and wage stagnation, while corporations enjoy larger and larger handouts and giveaways. It’s too much. For 41 years, the American Legislative Exchange Counc... Read more
President Long gave his report on MiARA activities since our last general meeting, and then called for a recess for lunch pending arrival of Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Schauer. The attendees enjoyed their catered lunch. As lunch ended, Keynote Speaker Mark Schauer arrive... Read more
By Mark Schauer, On Monday, October 13, 2014, over fifty members attended the fall General Meeting of the Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans. The group met in Warren, Michigan, at UAW Region 1 Hall. MiARA President Dick Long called the meeting to order and led the bo... Read more
Seniors Need to Vote on November 4, 2014 When turnout is huge, we win. When turnout is low, we lose. Midterm elections are as important as other elections. Everything from the governor’s office to school board seats is fought over. History shows us that in some cases,... Read more
LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is in a conflict of interest in the Detroit bankruptcy case by acting on behalf of city retirees on one side and the State of Michigan and Gov. Rick Snyder on the other, according to two legal experts. Schuette has insisted... Read more
MiARA MARCH NEWSLETTER Lame Duck Produces Bad Bills The 2012 Michigan Legislature Lame Duck session produced some of the most controversial bills in recent history. Included among these is the so-called, anti-worker “Right-to-Work” legislation”. This bill sh... Read more
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MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT ENDORSEMENTS JUDGE CONNIE MARIE KELLEY JUDGE SHELIA JOHNSON LAW PROFESSOR BRIDGET MARY McCORMACK 2012 MICHIGAN BALLOT PROPOSALS PROPOSAL - 1 (MiARA POSITION – NO) A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 4 OF 2011 – THE EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW ... Read more