Litigation Section to ‘Bury the Hatchet’ at networking event
The Litigation Section of the State Bar of Michigan will host “Bury the Hatchet—Axe-Throwing Networking Event” on Tuesday, March 31, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Detroit Axe in Ferndale.
The event is free to this Litigation Section members only event.
To register, visit http://connect.michbar.org/litigation/home.
For additional information, contact R.J. Cronkhite at 734.558.5809 or rj.cronkhite@dinsmore.com.
State wins lawsuit over license suspension but offers help
LANSING (AP) — State officials say they want to help poor people avoid a driver's license suspension for unpaid traffic tickets.
A federal appeals court last year rejected a challenge to the suspension policy. But the attorney general's office said a line will be added to tickets and court forms, telling people to contact the local court to arrange an alternative if they can't afford to pay a fine.
The language will be added no later than mid-February 2021.
“I am proud that we are working to stop penalizing poverty,” Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said. “There is a disconnect of logic in this law, and all Michiganders benefit when we make the justice system more fair.”
A task force that studied Michigan's jail population recommends that licenses shouldn't be suspended for reasons unrelated to safe driving.
Michigan school district finds new way to raise runds
BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP (AP) — A Michigan school district has launched a GoFundMe-style fundraising campaign for school upgrades after residents voted against a bond proposal in 2018.
Northwest Community Schools District started the Invest in Northwest donation portal in January, MLive reported. It allows people to pick which projects they want their donations to go to. Projects include new tennis courts, drumline equipment and risers for the choir.
“Sometimes (bond proposals) are successful and sometimes they’re not,” Superintendent Geoff Bontrager said. “But that doesn't mean that the needs go away.”
The district hopes to encourage people to give by sharing success stories on the website.
Kelly Grygiel is the marketing and communications manager in charge of finding and sharing such stories. She said she hopes the stories show “the community that we're innovative.”
“Just because we may have failed a bond in the past, it doesn't mean we're going to stop improving and moving toward a direction of greatness,” Grygiel added.
The online portal does not have a timeline or total price tag. Some projects have money goals, while others don't.
Although people are donating through the portal, Bontrager said he’s not against a bond proposal in the future.
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