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Wednesday Nov 12, 205
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Rochester school board censures trustee for exposing secret tax hike plan to taxpayers
Rochester Community Schools Board Trustee Carol Beth Litkouhi recently wrote an editorial for the Detroit News about a secret plan to impose 1.5 mills on Oakland County taxpayers.
On Monday, her fellow board members voted to censure Litkouhi for violating Board Bylaw 1001, which states “Board members will take no private action that might compromise the Board of administration and will not share any document or information that has not already been shared by the District, including but not limited to confidential or privileged information.”
The resolution of censure references Litkouhi’s editorial, alleging it contained “confidential information shared by the Superintendent that had not been approved for release.” Click here to read more.
Trump to Sign Groundbreaking Executive Order Bolstering Foster Care
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order strengthening the foster care system, The Daily Signal has learned.
The executive order, which the president will sign Thursday, will be focused on supporting foster youth transitioning out of the system to adulthood by expanding and enhancing access to education, workforce and career development, digital resources, and other supports. This will be accomplished by leveraging federal and private sector commitments, according to an administration official.
The order will also launch the first lady’s “Fostering the Future” initiative and develop new resources for supporting kids in the foster care system. Click here to read more.
Judge May Release Thousands of Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE in Chicago
A Biden-appointed federal judge in Chicago says he is considering forcing immigration officers to release thousands of the illegal migrants that Immigration and Customs Enforcement have arrested during its “Operation Midway Blitz.”
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings claims he intends to provide “equitable relief” by ordering the Department of Homeland Security to release any criminal already on ankle monitors or other court-ordered monitoring programs, WLS-TV reported.
Pro-migrant activists claim that ICE and DHS are violating a so-called “Consent Decree” that limits how agents can make warrantless arrests of criminal illegal migrants.
The decree was signed in 2022 when President Joe Biden’s deputies agreed to accept curbs drafted by the ACLU. Judges allow consent decrees to bind future administrations. Click here to read more.
Lawmakers divided after federal complaint targets student mental health screening law
Illinois lawmakers are responding after America First Legal (AFL) filed a federal complaint urging the U.S. Department of Education to investigate Illinois’ new law requiring annual student mental health screenings without parental consent, a move the group calls a “clear violation of federal law.”
State Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, who voted against the bill, said she’s not surprised by the legal challenge.
“As a mom, I’m concerned about the growing number of mandates coming out of Springfield that are removing parents from decisions about our own children,” Deering said. “Whether the issue has been curriculum or, in this case, mental health screenings, parents deserve to know what’s happening and to give their consent, not an opt-out.” Click here to read more.
Tariff Stimulus Checks Are an Unserious Idea
President Donald Trump’s proposal to deliver huge stimulus checks to many American households is the latest bit of fiscal fantasy to emerge from the White House.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump promised checks of $2,000 to low- and middle-income Americans, supposedly to be funded out of tariff revenue. It’s not the first time Trump has floated the idea of a “tariff dividend,” but the latest announcement comes as the administration grasps wildly for a solution to Americans’ perfceived affordibility issues.
After delivering the checks, the remaining tariff revenue would be used to pay down the national debt, Trump wrote in a post on Monday.
All of this is quite unserious. Let’s do the math. Click here to read more.
Tariffs are hurting all of us. I got a bill for $10.31 for tariff tax and administrative fees. I paid it. Then I got an email from the company that said I didn't have to pay the tariff and tax fee as they were taking care of it on their end. I told them I had paid it. I had a refund within the hour. I hadn't asked for it. They reached out to the shipped and told them what was going on and the shipper refunded it. It's the only company I know of who does this. It's a subscription package I get monthly from Ireland.
This is wrong. Kids between 12 1/2 and 20 are in the schitzofreakic years. Their bodies are changing, their brain is evolving and what might look like something is going on could be nothing more than puberty. Leave them alone. Mention something to the parents in private to keep an eye on their child. They're trying to figure out their place in the school pecking order. They all just want to fit in and be accepted. Let them develop. If you have watched the behaviors change drastically and you don't see anything at home that has changed, talk to the parents, no threats, just talk. I ha student who missed a lot of school in elementary. It carried over into 5th and 6th grade. She was an all A student so no one mentioned the absenses She made up the work. Her mother was terminally ill. She died when her daughter was in the 6th grade. There were days when there was no one there to help take care of her mom. She stayed home. She had an aunt who came in as often as she could. This child did cooking and laundry by second grade. Hospice came in a couple days a week in the last few month, but they didn't stay. They took vitals and made sure mom was getting her meds. I think she had an older half brother who checked in once in a while. If any child should have had emotional issues it was this one, but she didn't. She knew which teachers she could talk to if she needed to. If you child has one adult they are comfortable speaking to about things that bother them, they will be fine. This child had her pick of teachers because we all knew what was going on.