The Thinkers Report

Tag: News Briefs

  • Restaurant disaster or worker boon? Tipped minimum wage debate has dominated Lansing

    For Erin Vilella, her job as a server at the Peppermill Cafe where she has worked for more than 10 years on the west side of Grand Rapids has its perks. She’s part of a tight-knit staff of servers, and working at a restaurant known for its breakfast allows her to take shifts bartending at…

  • Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan

    Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws under a Trump administration push to shrink the workforce, weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights. (Full Story)

  • There Are No More Red Lines

    In a statement posted on X, Bezos announced an overhaul of the Post’s opinion section, expressly limiting the ideology of the department and its writers: “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.  (Full Story)

  • Michigan Democrats are split on Whitmer’s pledge to compromise with Republicans

    Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made clear Wednesday she’s comfortable reaching across the aisle. Her willingness to do so is making some members of her own party uncomfortable. (Full Story)

  • As Texas measles outbreak grows, here’s what to know about the disease, vaccines and response

    An outbreak of measles in West Texas brought a grim milestone this week, when officials reported the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade — a school-age child in Lubbock who was unvaccinated. (Full Story)

  • Lansing False Arrest, A Violation of Civil Rights

    Lansing Michigan Police falsely arrested a 12 year old child violating his civil rights and the rights of his family and additionally the privacy rights of their home and the other tenants.

  • Newswire July 12, 2006

    ================= THE THINKERS REPORT ================== The e-mail edition newswire July 12, 2006 A Publication of HOOD RESEARCH Your neighborHOOD RESEARCH group and Think Tank Henry Teutsch – Editor http://www.hoodresearch.org/ =======================================================                         CONTENTS ======================================================= 1)  Trick and No Treat on Michigan Citizens 2)  The Fight to Save Affirmative…

  • Newswire June 23, 2004

    ================= THE THINKERS REPORT ================== The e-mail edition newswire. June 23, 2004 A Publication of HOOD RESEARCH Your neighborHOOD RESEARCH group and Think Tank =======================================================                         CONTENTS ======================================================= 1)  HOOD RESEARCH IS COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD 2)  Online Discussion site for Hood Research 3) …