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Scoring the debate: Background checks for gun buyers

On Tuesday, The Detroit News opinion page played host to a debate on pending legislation that would pursue gun control via universal background checks. Fighting out of the red corner is Henry Payne, who opposes background checks and questions whether they will even have an impact. A background check wouldn’t have prevented the Newtown shooting, … Continue Reading →

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Jul 5, 2012, 1:20 am Local Politics, State Politics

By Mako Yamakura

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The Teacher War of 2012

On July 1, the Detroit Public Schools contract with their teachers expired. Detroit Public Schools (DPS) Emergency Manager Roy Roberts imposed a new agreement with the remnants of the school district on Sunday, literally a day after the previous contract expired. Since the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) had already abandoned any idea of working … Continue Reading →

Tags: CBA, Collective Bargaining Agreement, contract, detroit, Detroit Federation of Teachers, Detroit Public SChools, DFT, DPS, EAA, EAS, Education Achievement Authority, Education Achievement Schools, EFM, emergency manager, Michigan, Roy Roberts, school reform, Schools, Union

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Welcome to The Detroit News Politics Blog, Michigan’s premier, 24-7 commentary forum.

We offer lively opinion across the political spectrum from the state’s best writers and opinion personalities. Our writers include Bill Johnson and Kathy Hoekstra on the right; Dawud Walid and Dale Hansen on the left; Lynn Rivers, Maria Servold, Brittany Baldwin and Gary Wolfram in academia; Charlie Owens and Tom Watkins from Lansing’s political frontlines; wordsmiths like Dan Calabrese, Jeff Hadden and James Melton; the humor of ex-Chrysler exec Jason Vines – and many more. See the full list of contributors below.

Edited by Detroit News columnist and award-winning political cartoonist Henry Payne, the Politics Blog sports original commentary ripped from the daily headlines. We welcome reader discussion in the Comments space after every article.

Contributors

Katy Bachelder: Opinions Editor, Hillsdale Collegian
Brittany Baldwin: Program Manager for the George Washington Fellowship Program at Hillsdale College
Frank Beckmann: Detroit talk radio host
Eric Brown: Detroit talk radio host
Dan Calabrese: Editor, CainTV and freelance writer, Grand Rapids (Monday, Thursday)
James Dickson: Op-ed editor Detroit News
dream Hampton: Grosse Pointe book author, journalist, musician
Jeff Hadden: Ex-Detroit News editorial page (Tuesday)
Dale Hansen: Detroit free-lance writer
Kathy Hoekstra: Media relations chief for Job Creators Network, Midland writer and videographer
Ingrid Jacques: Detroit News deputy edit page editor
Bill Johnson: Award-winning Detroit writer, Detroit consultant (Monday)
Robert Laurie: St. Clair Shores free-lance writer (Wednesday)
James Melton: Detroit free-lance writer, ex-Crain's assistant managing editor
Steve Mitchell: Pollster, Mitchell Communications, Lansing
Chuck Moss: Ex-Michigan Appropriations chair
Charlie Owens: Lansing business consultant, writer
Henry Payne: Detroit News, columnist, editorial writer, cartoonist
Joshua Pugh: Lansing free-lance writer (Friday)
Lynn Rivers: Politics Professor, U-Michigan, ex-House member (Thursday)
Maria Servold: Assistant Director, Dow Journalism Program, Hillsdale College (Wednesday)
Robert Smith: Detroit free-lance writer
Jason Vines: ex-Chrysler and Ford Communications chief, business consultant (Monday)
Dawud Walid: Activist, writer, Council on American-Islamic Relations (Tuesday)
Tom Watkins: Lansing ex-Michigan Secretary of Education, business and education consultant
Gary Wolfram: Professor of Economics, Hillsdale College (Friday)
Mako Yamakura: Detroit free-lance editor and writer

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