The above list isn’t exhaustive, but a great places to start. And of course, you can also talk to someone like you already in office.
3/3 (fin.)
P.s. Elected positions (at least in Michigan) include school board, city council/trustee township boards, county commissions, state legislature, federal legislature, sheriffs, some judicial positions, exec branch, & other local gov. offices depending upon your municipality.
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Let me take off my earrings and address this nonsense. Y’all wanna play? Let’s play.
Yes, @MISenate, I’ll be glad to reduce my salary AND yours from $71K/year before taxes to $53,250/year before taxes when you do ALL of the following: 🧵
1.Take the exact amount that you spent last year in lawsuits challenging the Governor—what was it, something like $500K—on life-saving covid19 protocols and put that amount directly into the pockets of the restaurant workers. Not the owners’ pockets—the WORKERS pockets 2/x
2.Pass legislation that raises the wage of tipped workers to a goddamned LIVING WAGE. 3/x
CommUNITY PSA for parents/guardians: (Long, but please read.) A thread.
The next few weeks of the COVID-19 school hiatus are going to be a challenge for us all. I’ve got 2 school-aged kids, so I’m in the thick of this with you. Unlike some though, 1/___
Unlike some though, I have a background in Ed.) Here are some tips & resources (take them or leave them) that you may find useful.
First & foremost, check with your school, your child’s teacher(s) (children’s teachers) & district for their plans over the next few weeks & 2/___
follow that guidance. Your kid’s (kids’) teachers are also vested in making sure their kids stay up-to-date.
However, if you’re looking for other ideas & inspiration, here are some useful tools. 3/___