Update 12:41 p.m.
Michigan Education Association President Steven Cook issed a statement in response to the Michigan Supreme Court's decision to allow the recall of Rep. Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) to go forward.
In the statement, Cook said voters are "fed up with the decisions" made in Lansing this year. He cited cuts to public education, taxes on pensions, and tax breaks for businesses as reasons for the recall.
From Cook's statement:
"Today’s decision allows those constituents to hold their representative accountable for his actions. That’s what the law allows for and that’s what the courts have upheld today. We need lawmakers to stand up for our kids, not CEOs. It is our sincere hope that this recall sends that message loud and clear to politicians in Lansing."
11:37 a.m.
More from the Associated Press:
The Genesee County clerk says a recall election targeting Republican Rep. Paul Scott of Grand Blanc is back on the Nov. 8 ballot. County Clerk Michael Carr says Thursday his office received an order from the Michigan Supreme Court that puts the recall question back on the ballot. The order reverses an earlier decision from a lower court that would have allowed Scott to avoid a recall election in November. The effort to recall Scott is financed and backed by the Michigan Education Association, the state's largest teachers union. The MEA is unhappy with Scott, the chairman of the House Education Committee, for his leadership role in new laws that weaken the role of teacher tenure in the state. A Michigan lawmaker has not faced a recall election since 2008.
11:06 a.m.
This just came in from the Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta:
Michigan Supreme Court has reversed a lower court and says the recall question targeting state Representative Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) may go forward. If the question is certified, the recall question will go on the November ballot.
Michigan Radio's Steve Carmody reported on the recall campaign yesterday.
Paul Scott is among about a dozen Republican lawmakers targeted for recall by the Michigan Education Association. The Scott recall campaign is the only one that collected enough signatures to get the recall on the November ballot.
