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'I have gotten nothing in return, you folks are literally not doing a thing for me other than taking a thousand dollars'

'I think a Democrat should be appointed'

'Many of the things the union bargained for made it harder for me'

'The past five years show that voters reward elected officials who courageously work for the people rather than special interests'

'The commission decided it did violate the employees right to refrain'

Requires letter to special PO Box

'Public sector employees at the state and local level who are union members, however, usually are not afforded this benefit'

'Each dollar these school districts spend on union lobbyists is a dollar taken from classrooms'

Two-thirds of MI voters say they favor cutting $350 million in corporate welfare to spend on roads

Corporate welfare agency seeks credit for job growth despite presiding over 174 months of above-average unemployment

'Public sector unions are required by many states to provide services to employees who are allowed to opt out of financially supporting them'

Excessive cigarette taxes encourage smuggling, reduce government revenues

Spending on tax credits for businesses dwarfs budget deficit in Michigan

See which businesses are getting your tax dolllars

'It's very telling of what worker freedom means to people'

Too expensive to fix, says superintendent

Ex-members could face harassment, retaliation